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Sony a1 II

How 635 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

#49
most analyzed of 105 cameras
f/2.5
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 4,000
1/400s
median shutter
65%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Sony a1 II photos are shot

635 all-time photos · 383 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 7%
  2. f/1.8 35%
  3. f/2.8 24%
  4. f/4 19%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 9%

Sony a1 II shooters live wide open: 41% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 47%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 10%
  4. 1600 14%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 5%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 36%
  2. 1/500s 19%
  3. 1/250s 25%
  4. 1/125s 10%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 7%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 21%
  2. 35mm 11%
  3. 24mm 6%
  4. 50mm 6%
  5. 14mm 5%
  6. 70mm 5%
  7. 33mm 4%
  8. 31mm 2%
  9. 34mm 2%
  10. 40mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 65%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 29%
  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 68%
  3. 2026 30%

What's mounted on the Sony a1 II

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

Last 90 days · 130 photos

  1. 1 Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM 39% down
  2. 2 FE 50-150mm F2 GM 16% up
  3. 3 FE 24-50mm F2.8 G 10% up
  4. 4 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 6% down
  5. 5 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS 5% up
  6. 6 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II 3% down
  7. 7 FE 16-25mm F2.8 G 3% up
  8. 8 Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM 2% down
  9. 9 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS 2% up
  10. 10 FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 2% up
  11. 11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM 2% flat
  12. 12 FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II 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 82 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Sony a1 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.45
  • Contrast -9
  • Highlights -31
  • Shadows +26
  • Whites -12
  • Blacks +7
  • Clarity -2
  • Vibrance +2

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
69%
lower whites
47%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 98%
  2. Highlights 96%
  3. Blacks 96%
  4. Exposure 93%
  5. Green saturation 92%
  6. Contrast 92%
  7. Whites 88%
  8. Vibrance 84%
  9. Orange saturation 84%
  10. Orange hue 81%
  11. Orange luminance 79%
  12. Yellow saturation 79%
  13. Aqua hue 76%
  14. Green luminance 73%
  15. Clarity 72%
  16. Saturation 72%

White balance & profiles

Custom
82%
As Shot
18%
Median temperature
5,683K
Median tint
+7
  1. Adobe Standard v2 68%
  2. Adobe Standard 17%
  3. Camera ST 11%
  4. DVLOP X 2%
  5. Camera ST v2 1%

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
4%
Grain
39%
Vignette
9%
Cropped
95%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 67% · sat 45% · lum 49%
  • Orange hue 81% · sat 84% · lum 79%
  • Yellow hue 56% · sat 79% · lum 59%
  • Green hue 70% · sat 92% · lum 73%
  • Aqua hue 76% · sat 60% · lum 40%
  • Blue hue 46% · sat 56% · lum 60%
  • Purple hue 43% · sat 54% · lum 15%
  • Magenta hue 40% · sat 58% · lum 9%

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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.