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EOS R6 Mark III

How 148 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

#90
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 2,500
1/319s
median shutter
76%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How EOS R6 Mark III photos are shot

148 all-time photos · 73 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 1%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 39%
  4. f/4 26%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 12%

ISO

  1. <=200 57%
  2. 400 14%
  3. 800 8%
  4. 1600 14%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,500.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 26%
  2. 1/500s 21%
  3. 1/250s 28%
  4. 1/125s 18%
  5. 1/60s 5%
  6. slower 1%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 19%
  2. 28mm 17%
  3. 50mm 10%
  4. 70mm 6%
  5. 24mm 3%
  6. 30mm 3%
  7. 32mm 3%
  8. 36mm 3%
  9. 40mm 3%
  10. 46mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 76%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 24%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 13%
Flash fired
14%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2000-2026

  1. 2000 1%
  2. 2025 5%
  3. 2026 94%

What's mounted on the EOS R6 Mark III

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

Last 90 days · 118 photos

  1. 1 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM 43% up
  2. 2 RF28-70mm F2.8 IS STM 16% up
  3. 3 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM 6% down
  4. 4 Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM 6% up
  5. 5 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM 6% up
  6. 6 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 4% flat
  7. 7 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 3% down
  8. 8 Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM 3% flat
  9. 9 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM 3% flat
  10. 10 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 2% flat
  11. 11 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM 2% flat
  12. 12 RF85mm F1.4 L VCM 2% flat

Adapted EF lenses still account for 10% of the top recent pairings.

The edit fingerprint

How EOS R6 Mark III photos are edited

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

from 57 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical EOS R6 Mark III edit

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

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Contrast -3
  • Highlights -10
  • Shadows +20
  • Whites +13
  • Blacks +8
  • Clarity -8
  • Texture -3
  • Saturation -5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The EOS R6 Mark III tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
58%
lower whites
63%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Green saturation 100%
  2. Orange saturation 100%
  3. Shadows 100%
  4. Contrast 98%
  5. Blue saturation 98%
  6. Orange luminance 98%
  7. Blacks 97%
  8. Highlights 97%
  9. Yellow saturation 96%
  10. Whites 95%
  11. Green luminance 94%
  12. Blue luminance 94%
  13. Purple saturation 92%
  14. Red hue 92%
  15. Orange hue 92%
  16. Green hue 92%

White balance & profiles

Custom
86%
As Shot
14%
Median temperature
5,950K
Median tint
+10
  1. Adobe Standard 100%

The EOS R6 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
11%
Grain
81%
Vignette
0%
Cropped
98%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 92% · sat 89% · lum 87%
  • Orange hue 92% · sat 100% · lum 98%
  • Yellow hue 90% · sat 96% · lum 90%
  • Green hue 92% · sat 100% · lum 94%
  • Aqua hue 80% · sat 90% · lum 87%
  • Blue hue 81% · sat 98% · lum 94%
  • Purple hue 54% · sat 92% · lum 27%
  • Magenta hue 54% · sat 83% · lum 35%

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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 August 31, 2026.