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EOS-1D X Mark III

How 127 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

#88
most analyzed of 99 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

127 all-time photos · 32 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 18%
  2. f/1.8 5%
  3. f/2.8 37%
  4. f/4 10%
  5. f/5.6 15%
  6. f/8+ 15%

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 12%
  3. 800 17%
  4. 1600 16%
  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+ 34%
  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. 35mm 18%
  2. 50mm 17%
  3. 24mm 13%
  4. 70mm 9%
  5. 45mm 8%
  6. 400mm 6%
  7. 85mm 6%
  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 · 17%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 12%
  2. 2021 13%
  3. 2022 15%
  4. 2023 23%
  5. 2024 25%
  6. 2025 4%
  7. 2026 9%

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 29% flat
  2. 2 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 16% flat
  3. 3 Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 8% flat
  4. 4 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 7% flat
  5. 5 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 5% flat
  6. 6 Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II 5% flat
  7. 7 Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM 4% flat
  8. 8 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM 3% flat
  9. 9 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II 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 85% 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 32 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical EOS-1D X Mark III edit

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

  • Exposure +0.45
  • Highlights -63
  • Shadows +23
  • Vibrance -5

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
63%
lower whites
59%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Yellow saturation 94%
  2. Vibrance 90%
  3. Green saturation 90%
  4. Green hue 87%
  5. Highlights 84%
  6. Purple saturation 79%
  7. Exposure 78%
  8. Contrast 78%
  9. Shadows 78%
  10. Blacks 78%
  11. Orange hue 78%
  12. Magenta saturation 77%
  13. Orange luminance 77%
  14. Yellow hue 75%
  15. Orange saturation 72%
  16. Blue luminance 68%

White balance & profiles

Custom
75%
As Shot
19%
Auto
6%
Median temperature
7,025K
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
44%
Vignette
9%
Cropped
53%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 65% · sat 65% · lum 48%
  • Orange hue 78% · sat 72% · lum 77%
  • Yellow hue 75% · sat 94% · lum 38%
  • Green hue 87% · sat 90% · lum 52%
  • Aqua hue 42% · sat 61% · lum 52%
  • Blue hue 68% · sat 65% · lum 68%
  • Purple hue 65% · sat 79% · lum 55%
  • Magenta hue 55% · sat 77% · lum 48%

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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. No photos are shown — every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 04, 2026.