Nikon · camera stats

D5

How 583 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

#53
most analyzed of 113 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 4,000
1/400s
median shutter
90%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How D5 photos are shot

583 all-time photos · 303 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 20%
  3. f/2.8 32%
  4. f/4 27%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 7%

ISO

  1. <=200 37%
  2. 400 16%
  3. 800 20%
  4. 1600 15%
  5. 3200 7%
  6. 6400+ 6%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 36%
  2. 1/500s 17%
  3. 1/250s 23%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 5%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 17%
  2. 50mm 13%
  3. 85mm 13%
  4. 105mm 9%
  5. 24mm 4%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 400mm 3%
  8. 58mm 3%
  9. 500mm 2%
  10. 200mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 90%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 8%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 13%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2016-2026

  1. 2016 3%
  2. 2017 5%
  3. 2018 9%
  4. 2019 14%
  5. 2020 6%
  6. 2021 5%
  7. 2022 16%
  8. 2023 21%
  9. 2024 5%
  10. 2025 9%
  11. 2026 6%

What's mounted on the D5

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

  1. 1 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 19% flat
  2. 2 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G 19% flat
  3. 3 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G 13% flat
  4. 4 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED 13% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM 6% flat
  6. 6 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED 6% flat
  7. 7 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II 6% flat
  8. 8 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58 mm 1.4G 6% flat
  9. 9 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G 6% flat
  10. 10 Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon F) 6% flat

The edit fingerprint

How D5 photos are edited

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

from 303 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical D5 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.25
  • Highlights -31
  • Shadows +27
  • Whites -10

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The D5 tone curve

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

Custom curve
95%
lift blacks
69%
lower whites
46%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 94%
  2. Blacks 91%
  3. Exposure 89%
  4. Highlights 88%
  5. Whites 80%
  6. Green saturation 70%
  7. Green hue 69%
  8. Contrast 69%
  9. Orange saturation 67%
  10. Red hue 67%
  11. Orange luminance 63%
  12. Blue saturation 62%
  13. Red saturation 61%
  14. Yellow saturation 61%
  15. Clarity 58%
  16. Orange hue 58%

White balance & profiles

Custom
81%
As Shot
19%
Auto
0%
Median temperature
5,350K
Median tint
+7
  1. Adobe Standard 81%
  2. Camera Standard 7%
  3. Embedded 5%
  4. DVLOP FILM II 4%
  5. Kodak Portra 400 2N 1%

The D5 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
1%
Grain
29%
Vignette
12%
Cropped
79%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 67% · sat 61% · lum 53%
  • Orange hue 58% · sat 67% · lum 63%
  • Yellow hue 44% · sat 61% · lum 42%
  • Green hue 69% · sat 70% · lum 51%
  • Aqua hue 48% · sat 55% · lum 42%
  • Blue hue 44% · sat 62% · lum 51%
  • Purple hue 40% · sat 45% · lum 36%
  • Magenta hue 39% · sat 48% · lum 31%

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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 26, 2026.