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Nikon D780 sample images

Sample images from the Nikon D780, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 597 real photos.

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

#43
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.5
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 2,000
1/400s
median shutter
75%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D780 photos are shot

597 all-time photos · 448 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 34%
  3. f/2.8 32%
  4. f/4 16%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 5%

Nikon D780 shooters live wide open: 41% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 43%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 18%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 2%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 37%
  2. 1/500s 15%
  3. 1/250s 37%
  4. 1/125s 8%
  5. 1/60s 1%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 37%
  2. 50mm 19%
  3. 85mm 10%
  4. 24mm 7%
  5. 58mm 5%
  6. 28mm 4%
  7. 70mm 3%
  8. 17mm 2%
  9. 20mm 1%
  10. 55mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 75%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 24%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
18:00 · 15%
Flash fired
13%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 1%
  2. 2021 8%
  3. 2022 19%
  4. 2023 30%
  5. 2024 23%
  6. 2025 13%
  7. 2026 5%

What's mounted on the Nikon D780

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

  1. 1 35mm f/1.4G 29% flat
  2. 2 AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 12% flat
  3. 3 50mm f/1.4G 10% flat
  4. 4 58mm f/1.4G 6% flat
  5. 5 17-55mm f/2.8G 6% flat
  6. 6 85mm f/1.8G 4% flat
  7. 7 50mm f/1.8G 3% flat
  8. 8 24-70mm f/2.8G 3% flat
  9. 9 85mm f/1.4G 3% flat
  10. 10 24mm f/1.8G 3% flat
  11. 11 35mm f/1.8G 2% flat
  12. 12 28mm f/1.4E 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D780 photos are edited

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

from 448 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon D780 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.11
  • Highlights -49
  • Shadows +28
  • Whites -18
  • Blacks +25
  • Clarity -1
  • Saturation -8

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon D780 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
71%
lower whites
81%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 98%
  2. Blacks 96%
  3. Shadows 95%
  4. Whites 95%
  5. Exposure 90%
  6. Green saturation 89%
  7. Yellow saturation 88%
  8. Contrast 86%
  9. Orange saturation 84%
  10. Orange luminance 83%
  11. Blue saturation 82%
  12. Yellow luminance 78%
  13. Green hue 77%
  14. Orange hue 76%
  15. Green luminance 76%
  16. Blue luminance 76%

White balance & profiles

Custom
84%
As Shot
13%
Auto
2%
Median temperature
5,400K
Median tint
+5
  1. Adobe Standard 96%
  2. Embedded 1%
  3. Camera Standard 1%
  4. 400H⁺¹ - N 0%
  5. Camera Flat 0%

The Nikon D780 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
60%
Vignette
18%
Cropped
93%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 71% · sat 74% · lum 73%
  • Orange hue 76% · sat 84% · lum 83%
  • Yellow hue 72% · sat 88% · lum 78%
  • Green hue 77% · sat 89% · lum 76%
  • Aqua hue 64% · sat 64% · lum 48%
  • Blue hue 64% · sat 82% · lum 76%
  • Purple hue 60% · sat 65% · lum 35%
  • Magenta hue 63% · sat 69% · lum 32%

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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 July 20, 2026.