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Sony a1 II

How 682 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

#48
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.5
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 3,200
1/400s
median shutter
66%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a1 II photos are shot

682 all-time photos · 394 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 34%
  3. f/2.8 26%
  4. f/4 17%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 9%

Sony a1 II shooters live wide open: 42% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 48%
  2. 400 16%
  3. 800 10%
  4. 1600 14%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 5%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 3,200.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 35%
  2. 1/500s 19%
  3. 1/250s 25%
  4. 1/125s 11%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 7%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 21%
  2. 35mm 10%
  3. 50mm 7%
  4. 24mm 6%
  5. 14mm 5%
  6. 70mm 5%
  7. 33mm 3%
  8. 34mm 3%
  9. 31mm 3%
  10. 40mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 66%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 28%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 7%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 14%
Flash fired
4%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2024-2026

  1. 2024 2%
  2. 2025 67%
  3. 2026 31%

What's mounted on the Sony a1 II

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

Last 90 days · 118 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 33% down
  2. 2 FE 50-150mm F2 GM 14% up
  3. 3 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM 13% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 5% up
  5. 5 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 5% down
  6. 6 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports 023 5% up
  7. 7 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 5% down
  8. 8 FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II 3% up
  9. 9 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS 3% up
  10. 10 FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 3% up
  11. 11 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% up
  12. 12 ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 2% up

The edit fingerprint

How Sony a1 II photos are edited

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

from 66 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a1 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.32
  • Contrast -16
  • Highlights -40
  • Shadows +37
  • Blacks +5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Sony a1 II tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
74%
lower whites
41%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Contrast 96%
  2. Highlights 96%
  3. Shadows 94%
  4. Exposure 94%
  5. Blacks 86%
  6. Yellow saturation 83%
  7. Green saturation 80%
  8. Orange saturation 80%
  9. Whites 77%
  10. Saturation 75%
  11. Vibrance 74%
  12. Red saturation 72%
  13. Orange hue 67%
  14. Aqua saturation 65%
  15. Blue saturation 62%
  16. Clarity 59%

White balance & profiles

Custom
82%
As Shot
18%
Median temperature
5,796K
Median tint
+5
  1. Adobe Standard v2 80%
  2. Adobe Standard 11%
  3. Camera ST 3%
  4. DVLOP X 3%
  5. Camera BW v2 2%

The Sony a1 II 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
2%
Grain
23%
Vignette
14%
Cropped
86%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 59% · sat 72% · lum 49%
  • Orange hue 67% · sat 80% · lum 47%
  • Yellow hue 39% · sat 83% · lum 33%
  • Green hue 53% · sat 80% · lum 52%
  • Aqua hue 55% · sat 65% · lum 42%
  • Blue hue 46% · sat 62% · lum 53%
  • Purple hue 43% · sat 49% · lum 22%
  • Magenta hue 42% · sat 45% · lum 8%

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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 October 12, 2026.