Professional photography lens data

Canon EF24–70mm f/2.8L II USM usage in real photographs

Camera pairings, settings and classified genres observed in public portfolios of professional photographers for one specific EXIF lens identity.

Current dataset

Sample and data quality

Photographs
2,453
Professional photographers
70
Public albums
298
Settings completeness
100.0%

The largest contributor accounts for 8.0% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2000-01-01 to 2026-05-03.

Data summary

Key observations

  • The sample contains 2,453 photographs from 70 professional photographers across 298 public albums.
  • ISO 201–400 has the highest ISO photo count, while ISO 101–200 has the largest photographer-balanced share.
  • The most frequently observed camera pairing is Canon EOS 5D Mark III, appearing in 784 photographs from 32 professional photographers.
  • These are observed metadata patterns, not recommended settings.

Observed settings

Settings distributions

Bars show photo-weighted frequency. The table separates photo counts from photographer-balanced share.

Photographer-balanced share gives every professional photographer equal total influence across a distribution, then reports the percentage assigned to each bucket. This reduces the effect of unusually large portfolios.

ISO

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ISO distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
ISO 50 or lower 35 9 1.2%
ISO 51–100 378 39 11.4%
ISO 101–200 381 49 18.7%
ISO 201–400 509 55 18.5%
ISO 401–800 371 51 16.3%
ISO 801–1,600 341 48 11.7%
ISO 1,601–3,200 279 46 16.3%
ISO 3,201–6,400 118 24 4.8%
ISO 6,401–12,800 25 7 0.8%
ISO above 12,800 13 4 0.4%

Aperture

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Aperture distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
f/2.8 732 50 25.1%
f/3.2 130 33 8.4%
f/3.5 150 36 8.8%
f/4 227 45 9.5%
f/4.5 133 33 4.4%
f/5 142 36 4.7%
f/5.6 257 42 9.6%
f/6.3 121 30 3.3%
f/7.1 89 31 3.6%
f/8 154 37 6.4%
f/9 67 29 3.8%
f/10 48 22 1.9%
f/11 59 28 4.8%
f/14 29 14 1.1%
f/16 35 16 1.2%
f/22 35 14 1.2%

Shutter speed

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Shutter speed distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
1/2048 s 59 22 2.0%
1/1625 s 79 24 3.4%
1/1290 s 97 32 7.2%
1/1024 s 112 29 3.3%
1/813 s 86 25 3.2%
1/645 s 92 28 2.9%
1/512 s 138 37 5.6%
1/406 s 97 32 3.4%
1/323 s 103 30 3.9%
1/256 s 168 42 8.5%
1/203 s 228 45 11.1%
1/161 s 287 37 9.6%
1/128 s 209 34 5.9%
1/102 s 112 33 3.5%
1/81 s 69 29 2.8%
1/64 s 84 28 5.2%

Focal length

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Focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
24 mm 696 59 28.3%
28 mm 134 40 5.8%
30 mm 51 27 1.9%
33 mm 65 28 3.1%
35 mm 153 41 5.1%
38 mm 71 26 2.0%
39 mm 59 32 2.9%
41 mm 60 31 3.0%
42 mm 56 28 2.1%
44 mm 44 25 1.6%
47 mm 61 31 2.6%
50 mm 146 40 5.8%
53 mm 55 28 2.3%
59 mm 54 25 4.6%
67 mm 48 22 1.2%
70 mm 359 54 14.4%