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D5 sample images

Sample images from the D5, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 474 real photos.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#54
most analyzed of 98 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 4,000
1/400s
median shutter
88%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How D5 photos are shot

474 all-time photos · 238 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 10%
  2. f/1.8 16%
  3. f/2.8 31%
  4. f/4 29%
  5. f/5.6 8%
  6. f/8+ 7%

ISO

  1. <=200 40%
  2. 400 15%
  3. 800 17%
  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+ 38%
  2. 1/500s 17%
  3. 1/250s 19%
  4. 1/125s 17%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 19%
  2. 105mm 11%
  3. 85mm 11%
  4. 50mm 10%
  5. 24mm 4%
  6. 400mm 3%
  7. 70mm 3%
  8. 500mm 3%
  9. 58mm 2%
  10. 200mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 88%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 10%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 14%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2016-2026

  1. 2016 2%
  2. 2017 4%
  3. 2018 10%
  4. 2019 15%
  5. 2020 7%
  6. 2021 6%
  7. 2022 13%
  8. 2023 22%
  9. 2024 6%
  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 238 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical D5 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.3
  • Highlights -37
  • Shadows +25
  • 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
96%
lift blacks
74%
lower whites
48%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 96%
  2. Blacks 93%
  3. Shadows 92%
  4. Exposure 90%
  5. Whites 87%
  6. Green saturation 79%
  7. Orange saturation 79%
  8. Red hue 77%
  9. Green hue 74%
  10. Orange luminance 73%
  11. Contrast 72%
  12. Yellow saturation 70%
  13. Red saturation 68%
  14. Blue saturation 67%
  15. Orange hue 66%
  16. Clarity 64%

White balance & profiles

Custom
83%
As Shot
17%
Median temperature
5,375K
Median tint
+7
  1. Adobe Standard 74%
  2. Camera Standard 9%
  3. Embedded 7%
  4. DVLOP FILM II 5%
  5. Kodak Portra 400 2N 2%

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
0%
Grain
34%
Vignette
17%
Cropped
77%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 77% · sat 68% · lum 60%
  • Orange hue 66% · sat 79% · lum 73%
  • Yellow hue 56% · sat 70% · lum 47%
  • Green hue 74% · sat 79% · lum 59%
  • Aqua hue 57% · sat 63% · lum 47%
  • Blue hue 49% · sat 67% · lum 56%
  • Purple hue 50% · sat 50% · lum 41%
  • Magenta hue 42% · sat 53% · lum 34%

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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. Gallery previews are reduced thumbnails from attributed public sources; every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated August 10, 2026.