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Nikon D850 sample images

Sample images from the Nikon D850, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 4,277 real photos.

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

#12
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,000
1/319s
median shutter
85%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D850 photos are shot

4,277 all-time photos · 2,552 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 6%
  2. f/1.8 17%
  3. f/2.8 32%
  4. f/4 21%
  5. f/5.6 12%
  6. f/8+ 13%

ISO

  1. <=200 45%
  2. 400 23%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 2%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 32%
  2. 1/500s 15%
  3. 1/250s 29%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 5%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 38%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 85mm 7%
  4. 24mm 6%
  5. 58mm 4%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 28mm 1%
  8. 105mm 1%
  9. 60mm 1%
  10. 32mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 85%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 13%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 11%
Flash fired
12%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2017-2026

  1. 2017 2%
  2. 2018 3%
  3. 2019 8%
  4. 2020 5%
  5. 2021 10%
  6. 2022 13%
  7. 2023 20%
  8. 2024 24%
  9. 2025 14%
  10. 2026 2%

What's mounted on the Nikon D850

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

Last 90 days · 627 photos

  1. 1 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 30% up
  2. 2 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 24% up
  3. 3 Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032 (Nikon F) 9% up
  4. 4 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 8% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 6% down
  6. 6 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 5% down
  7. 7 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art (Nikon F) 5% up
  8. 8 Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A012) 5% up
  9. 9 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II 3% up
  10. 10 Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM (Nikon F) 3% down
  11. 11 Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 2% up
  12. 12 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D850 photos are edited

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

from 377 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon D850 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.05
  • Contrast -8
  • Highlights -29
  • Shadows +20
  • Blacks +15

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon D850 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
50%
lower whites
52%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 96%
  2. Highlights 95%
  3. Contrast 94%
  4. Exposure 94%
  5. Blacks 91%
  6. Whites 88%
  7. Blue saturation 84%
  8. Orange saturation 78%
  9. Saturation 78%
  10. Aqua saturation 77%
  11. Aqua hue 76%
  12. Green saturation 73%
  13. Green hue 73%
  14. Yellow saturation 73%
  15. Yellow luminance 72%
  16. Blue hue 69%

White balance & profiles

Custom
81%
As Shot
18%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,876K
Median tint
+2
  1. Adobe Standard 91%
  2. DVLOP X 8%
  3. Camera Standard 1%
  4. Embedded 1%

The Nikon D850 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
15%
Grain
43%
Vignette
1%
Cropped
90%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 56% · sat 56% · lum 62%
  • Orange hue 54% · sat 78% · lum 69%
  • Yellow hue 64% · sat 73% · lum 72%
  • Green hue 73% · sat 73% · lum 66%
  • Aqua hue 76% · sat 77% · lum 36%
  • Blue hue 69% · sat 84% · lum 65%
  • Purple hue 60% · sat 65% · lum 24%
  • Magenta hue 60% · sat 63% · lum 41%

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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.