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Nikon D810 sample images

Sample images from the Nikon D810, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 778 real photos.

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

#36
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/3.5
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 1,250
1/319s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D810 photos are shot

778 all-time photos · 377 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 21%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 12%
  6. f/8+ 23%

ISO

  1. <=200 52%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 2%
  6. 6400+ 0%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,250.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 24%
  2. 1/500s 21%
  3. 1/250s 23%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 10%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 19%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 85mm 16%
  4. 24mm 7%
  5. 19mm 4%
  6. 70mm 4%
  7. 58mm 3%
  8. 29mm 2%
  9. 28mm 2%
  10. 105mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 86%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 13%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
20:00 · 10%
Flash fired
8%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2014-2026

  1. 2014 8%
  2. 2015 6%
  3. 2016 15%
  4. 2017 9%
  5. 2018 8%
  6. 2019 13%
  7. 2020 8%
  8. 2021 5%
  9. 2022 4%
  10. 2023 8%
  11. 2024 10%
  12. 2025 3%

What's mounted on the Nikon D810

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

  1. 1 19mm (f/4.0) 16% flat
  2. 2 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 11% flat
  3. 3 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58 mm 1.4G 11% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 10% flat
  5. 5 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 9% flat
  6. 6 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 6% flat
  7. 7 AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 5% flat
  8. 8 0 mm f/-- 5% flat
  9. 9 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 4% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art (Nikon F) 4% flat
  11. 11 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 4% flat
  12. 12 Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED 3% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D810 photos are edited

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

from 377 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon D810 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.07
  • Highlights -54
  • Shadows +25
  • Whites -18
  • Blacks +10

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon D810 tone curve

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

Custom curve
91%
lift blacks
70%
lower whites
66%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 97%
  2. Shadows 92%
  3. Blacks 92%
  4. Whites 92%
  5. Green saturation 91%
  6. Exposure 88%
  7. Orange saturation 85%
  8. Blue saturation 84%
  9. Red saturation 80%
  10. Red luminance 80%
  11. Orange luminance 79%
  12. Yellow saturation 79%
  13. Green hue 78%
  14. Contrast 76%
  15. Red hue 75%
  16. Blue hue 73%

White balance & profiles

Custom
73%
As Shot
27%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,968K
Median tint
0
  1. Adobe Standard 79%
  2. Fuji Superia 400 N 4%
  3. Camera Standard 3%
  4. Camera Neutral 3%
  5. Kodak Portra 160 2N 2%

The Nikon D810 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
3%
Grain
37%
Vignette
13%
Cropped
64%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 75% · sat 80% · lum 80%
  • Orange hue 64% · sat 85% · lum 79%
  • Yellow hue 71% · sat 79% · lum 62%
  • Green hue 78% · sat 91% · lum 70%
  • Aqua hue 52% · sat 72% · lum 53%
  • Blue hue 73% · sat 84% · lum 69%
  • Purple hue 49% · sat 72% · lum 48%
  • Magenta hue 58% · sat 72% · lum 36%

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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.