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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 4,482 real photos.

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

#12
most analyzed of 98 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,000
1/319s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon D850 photos are shot

4,482 all-time photos · 2,730 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 6%
  2. f/1.8 17%
  3. f/2.8 34%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 12%
  6. f/8+ 12%

ISO

  1. <=200 45%
  2. 400 23%
  3. 800 16%
  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+ 31%
  2. 1/500s 16%
  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 40%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 85mm 6%
  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 86%
  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 7%
  4. 2020 5%
  5. 2021 11%
  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 · 697 photos

  1. 1 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 29% up
  2. 2 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR 23% up
  3. 3 TAMRON SP 35mm F1.8 Di VC USD F012N 9% up
  4. 4 Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032 (Nikon F) 9% up
  5. 5 Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032) 7% flat
  6. 6 Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon F) 6% down
  7. 7 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 4% down
  8. 8 Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (A012) 4% 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) 1% flat
  12. 12 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon D850 photos are edited

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

from 458 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 -10
  • Highlights -28
  • Shadows +25
  • Blacks +20

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
55%
lower whites
60%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 98%
  2. Blacks 96%
  3. Highlights 96%
  4. Contrast 94%
  5. Exposure 93%
  6. Whites 92%
  7. Orange saturation 86%
  8. Blue saturation 86%
  9. Aqua hue 82%
  10. Aqua saturation 81%
  11. Green hue 80%
  12. Yellow saturation 79%
  13. Yellow luminance 79%
  14. Green saturation 79%
  15. Blue hue 76%
  16. Orange luminance 75%

White balance & profiles

Custom
76%
As Shot
23%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,792K
Median tint
+2
  1. Adobe Standard 95%
  2. DVLOP X 3%
  3. Camera Standard 1%
  4. Embedded 0%

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
50%
Vignette
1%
Cropped
90%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 61% · sat 64% · lum 67%
  • Orange hue 62% · sat 86% · lum 75%
  • Yellow hue 73% · sat 79% · lum 79%
  • Green hue 80% · sat 79% · lum 73%
  • Aqua hue 82% · sat 81% · lum 46%
  • Blue hue 76% · sat 86% · lum 73%
  • Purple hue 58% · sat 70% · lum 29%
  • Magenta hue 60% · sat 67% · lum 40%

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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.