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Nikon Z6 II sample images

Sample images from the Nikon Z6 II, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 10,754 real photos.

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

#7
most analyzed of 98 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 2,500
1/500s
median shutter
95%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z6 II photos are shot

10,754 all-time photos · 6,825 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 21%
  3. f/2.8 39%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 6%

ISO

  1. <=200 40%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 19%
  4. 1600 12%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 2%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 40%
  2. 1/500s 20%
  3. 1/250s 26%
  4. 1/125s 10%
  5. 1/60s 2%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 34%
  2. 50mm 18%
  3. 24mm 10%
  4. 85mm 8%
  5. 58mm 3%
  6. 70mm 3%
  7. 28mm 2%
  8. 40mm 1%
  9. 105mm 1%
  10. 30mm 1%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 95%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 5%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
10%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 1%
  2. 2021 4%
  3. 2022 10%
  4. 2023 24%
  5. 2024 29%
  6. 2025 27%
  7. 2026 5%

What's mounted on the Nikon Z6 II

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

Last 90 days · 2,015 photos

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 49% up
  2. 2 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S 15% flat
  3. 3 TAMRON 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD A058Z 10% up
  4. 4 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 9% flat
  5. 5 NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 4% flat
  6. 6 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S 3% down
  7. 7 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 2% down
  8. 8 AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR 1% flat
  9. 9 VR 70-200mm f/2.8E 1% flat
  10. 10 NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 1% flat
  11. 11 TAMRON 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 A063Z 1% flat
  12. 12 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Nikon Z6 II photos are edited

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

from 1,343 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon Z6 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.2
  • Contrast -12
  • Highlights -28
  • Shadows +24
  • Whites -9
  • Vibrance +2
  • Saturation -1

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Nikon Z6 II tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
54%
lower whites
58%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 97%
  2. Highlights 95%
  3. Green saturation 93%
  4. Blacks 93%
  5. Yellow saturation 92%
  6. Contrast 91%
  7. Exposure 90%
  8. Green hue 88%
  9. Whites 88%
  10. Blue saturation 79%
  11. Orange saturation 77%
  12. Vibrance 74%
  13. Saturation 73%
  14. Yellow hue 73%
  15. Green luminance 69%
  16. Orange hue 68%

White balance & profiles

Custom
80%
As Shot
20%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,500K
Median tint
+3
  1. Adobe Standard 94%
  2. Camera Standard 5%
  3. Embedded 0%
  4. DVLOP X 0%
  5. CF Z6II Standard V3 0%

The Nikon Z6 II 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
12%
Grain
50%
Vignette
7%
Cropped
95%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 61% · sat 50% · lum 48%
  • Orange hue 68% · sat 77% · lum 63%
  • Yellow hue 73% · sat 92% · lum 67%
  • Green hue 88% · sat 93% · lum 69%
  • Aqua hue 54% · sat 68% · lum 41%
  • Blue hue 54% · sat 79% · lum 58%
  • Purple hue 49% · sat 64% · lum 28%
  • Magenta hue 45% · sat 60% · 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. Gallery previews are reduced thumbnails from attributed public sources; every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated August 10, 2026.