Canon · camera stats

EOS-1D X Mark III

How 130 real photos from this camera were shot — and how they were edited in Lightroom.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#95
most analyzed of 105 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 4,000
1/500s
median shutter
82%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How EOS-1D X Mark III photos are shot

130 all-time photos · 31 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 17%
  2. f/1.8 5%
  3. f/2.8 39%
  4. f/4 10%
  5. f/5.6 15%
  6. f/8+ 15%

ISO

  1. <=200 40%
  2. 400 11%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 15%
  5. 3200 11%
  6. 6400+ 7%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 4,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 35%
  2. 1/500s 22%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 9%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 9%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 19%
  2. 35mm 17%
  3. 24mm 13%
  4. 70mm 9%
  5. 45mm 8%
  6. 400mm 6%
  7. 85mm 5%
  8. 100mm 3%
  9. 200mm 2%
  10. 28mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 82%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 17%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 16%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 12%
  2. 2021 14%
  3. 2022 15%
  4. 2023 22%
  5. 2024 24%
  6. 2025 4%
  7. 2026 10%

What's mounted on the EOS-1D X Mark III

Lens pairings from the last 90 days, compared with the all-time share.

  1. 1 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 28% flat
  2. 2 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 15% flat
  3. 3 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 9% flat
  4. 4 Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 8% flat
  5. 5 Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II 5% flat
  6. 6 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 5% flat
  7. 7 Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM 4% flat
  8. 8 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 3% flat
  9. 9 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM 3% flat
  10. 10 Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM 3% flat
  11. 11 Canon 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 015 2% flat
  12. 12 TS-E50mm f/2.8L MACRO 2% flat

Adapted EF lenses still account for 84% of the top recent pairings.

The edit fingerprint

How EOS-1D X Mark III photos are edited

Median Lightroom develop settings across every analyzed edit — data nobody else has.

from 31 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical EOS-1D X Mark III edit

Dot = median · band = Middle 50% of edits. Neutral sliders are hidden.

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Highlights -63
  • Shadows +26
  • Vibrance -5
  • Saturation -2

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The EOS-1D X Mark III tone curve

Median curve across all custom tone curves, with the middle 50% band.

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
61%
lower whites
58%

Most-touched sliders

Share of edits where each Lightroom slider was moved away from neutral.

  1. Yellow saturation 93%
  2. Green saturation 90%
  3. Vibrance 90%
  4. Highlights 87%
  5. Green hue 87%
  6. Purple saturation 79%
  7. Shadows 77%
  8. Contrast 77%
  9. Exposure 77%
  10. Blacks 77%
  11. Orange hue 77%
  12. Magenta saturation 77%
  13. Orange luminance 77%
  14. Yellow hue 74%
  15. Orange saturation 74%
  16. Blue hue 70%

White balance & profiles

Custom
77%
As Shot
19%
Auto
3%
Median temperature
7,350K
Median tint
+17
  1. Adobe Standard 97%
  2. DVLOP X 3%

The EOS-1D X Mark III color profile

Rendered from aggregate color grading and HSL data — never from photos.

Color grading

Median hue and saturation per layer, shown as the color it produces.

No reliable color grading sample yet.

Black & white
0%
Grain
42%
Vignette
10%
Cropped
52%

Color mixer activity

How often each HSL channel gets adjusted, with the hue/sat/lum split.

  • Red hue 67% · sat 67% · lum 50%
  • Orange hue 77% · sat 74% · lum 77%
  • Yellow hue 74% · sat 93% · lum 39%
  • Green hue 87% · sat 90% · lum 53%
  • Aqua hue 43% · sat 63% · lum 54%
  • Blue hue 70% · sat 67% · lum 70%
  • Purple hue 67% · sat 79% · lum 57%
  • Magenta hue 57% · sat 77% · lum 50%

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Methodology

Stats are aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper, capped per contributor so no single uploader can dominate a page. Shooting values come from EXIF metadata; editing values come from Lightroom XMP develop settings when present. Every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated September 21, 2026.