Nikon · camera stats

Nikon Z f

How 642 real photos from this camera were shot — and how they were edited in Lightroom.

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

#48
most analyzed of 105 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,500
1/250s
median shutter
64%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z f photos are shot

642 all-time photos · 468 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 14%
  2. f/1.8 22%
  3. f/2.8 29%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 10%

ISO

  1. <=200 43%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 12%
  5. 3200 3%
  6. 6400+ 3%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,500.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 25%
  2. 1/500s 12%
  3. 1/250s 29%
  4. 1/125s 23%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 6%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 28%
  2. 28mm 15%
  3. 35mm 11%
  4. 40mm 10%
  5. 58mm 10%
  6. 85mm 6%
  7. 26mm 3%
  8. 24mm 3%
  9. 75mm 1%
  10. 70mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 64%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 35%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
16:00 · 14%
Flash fired
13%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2023-2026

  1. 2023 2%
  2. 2024 35%
  3. 2025 49%
  4. 2026 14%

What's mounted on the Nikon Z f

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

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 18% flat
  2. 2 NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 12% flat
  3. 3 NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2 10% flat
  4. 4 NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 10% flat
  5. 5 58mm f/1.4G 6% flat
  6. 6 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 5% flat
  7. 7 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S 5% flat
  8. 8 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 5% flat
  9. 9 NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 4% flat
  10. 10 TAMRON 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 A063Z 3% flat
  11. 11 NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 3% flat
  12. 12 NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon Z f photos are edited

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

from 468 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Nikon Z f edit

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

  • Exposure +0.36
  • Contrast -19
  • Highlights -37
  • Shadows +19

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon Z f tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
59%
lower whites
58%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 96%
  2. Exposure 91%
  3. Shadows 88%
  4. Contrast 85%
  5. Whites 84%
  6. Green saturation 84%
  7. Blue saturation 83%
  8. Yellow hue 83%
  9. Yellow saturation 81%
  10. Blacks 81%
  11. Orange saturation 79%
  12. Orange luminance 78%
  13. Green luminance 76%
  14. Green hue 73%
  15. Purple saturation 73%
  16. Magenta saturation 72%

White balance & profiles

Custom
73%
As Shot
26%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,320K
Median tint
+13
  1. Adobe Standard 84%
  2. TAP Natural 10%
  3. Group: Camera Standard 2%
  4. Camera Portrait 1%
  5. DVLOP X 1%

The Nikon Z f 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
4%
Grain
38%
Vignette
16%
Cropped
93%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 50% · sat 65% · lum 50%
  • Orange hue 71% · sat 79% · lum 78%
  • Yellow hue 83% · sat 81% · lum 52%
  • Green hue 73% · sat 84% · lum 76%
  • Aqua hue 46% · sat 72% · lum 38%
  • Blue hue 56% · sat 83% · lum 64%
  • Purple hue 55% · sat 73% · lum 48%
  • Magenta hue 53% · sat 72% · lum 24%

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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. Every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated September 21, 2026.