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Nikon Z f

How 679 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

#49
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 2,500
1/250s
median shutter
62%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z f photos are shot

679 all-time photos · 510 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 13%
  2. f/1.8 23%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 11%

ISO

  1. <=200 44%
  2. 400 23%
  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+ 26%
  2. 1/500s 12%
  3. 1/250s 27%
  4. 1/125s 22%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 7%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 28%
  2. 28mm 14%
  3. 35mm 11%
  4. 40mm 10%
  5. 58mm 8%
  6. 85mm 8%
  7. 24mm 4%
  8. 26mm 3%
  9. 75mm 1%
  10. 70mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 62%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 37%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
16:00 · 14%
Flash fired
12%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2023-2026

  1. 2023 2%
  2. 2024 33%
  3. 2025 49%
  4. 2026 17%

What's mounted on the Nikon Z f

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

Last 90 days · 120 photos

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 26% up
  2. 2 NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 17% up
  3. 3 NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2 10% flat
  4. 4 TYPOCH 9% up
  5. 5 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 8% up
  6. 6 NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 7% down
  7. 7 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 4% down
  8. 8 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S 4% up
  9. 9 NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S 3% up
  10. 10 NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S 3% up
  11. 11 NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S 3% up
  12. 12 NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 2% down

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon Z f photos are edited

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

from 96 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon Z f edit

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

  • Exposure +0.45
  • Contrast -12
  • Highlights -38
  • Shadows +19
  • Whites -10
  • Blacks +6
  • Clarity -6
  • Vibrance +9

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
71%
lower whites
69%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 98%
  2. Contrast 95%
  3. Yellow hue 95%
  4. Shadows 89%
  5. Exposure 87%
  6. Whites 85%
  7. Blue saturation 84%
  8. Blacks 82%
  9. Green hue 76%
  10. Orange saturation 76%
  11. Yellow saturation 75%
  12. Orange hue 73%
  13. Clarity 71%
  14. Vibrance 71%
  15. Orange luminance 70%
  16. Saturation 69%

White balance & profiles

Custom
63%
As Shot
34%
Auto
3%
Median temperature
5,562K
Median tint
+14
  1. Adobe Standard 81%
  2. TAP Natural 12%
  3. Group: Camera Standard 3%
  4. Camera Vivid 2%
  5. Camera Flexible Color 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
2%
Grain
39%
Vignette
33%
Cropped
87%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 28% · sat 61% · lum 35%
  • Orange hue 73% · sat 76% · lum 70%
  • Yellow hue 95% · sat 75% · lum 54%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 68% · lum 61%
  • Aqua hue 41% · sat 68% · lum 41%
  • Blue hue 56% · sat 84% · lum 59%
  • Purple hue 39% · sat 60% · lum 40%
  • Magenta hue 34% · sat 58% · lum 17%

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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 October 12, 2026.