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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 10,265 real photos.

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

#7
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 2,000
1/500s
median shutter
95%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Nikon Z6 II photos are shot

10,265 all-time photos · 6,378 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 22%
  3. f/2.8 38%
  4. f/4 20%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 6%

ISO

  1. <=200 39%
  2. 400 23%
  3. 800 19%
  4. 1600 13%
  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+ 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 4%
  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 · 11%
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 28%
  6. 2025 28%
  7. 2026 4%

What's mounted on the Nikon Z6 II

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

Last 90 days · 1,888 photos

  1. 1 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S 45% up
  2. 2 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S 17% up
  3. 3 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S 11% up
  4. 4 TAMRON 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD A058Z 11% up
  5. 5 NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 4% flat
  6. 6 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S 3% down
  7. 7 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S 3% down
  8. 8 NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 1% flat
  9. 9 TAMRON 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 A063Z 1% flat
  10. 10 NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S 1% flat
  11. 11 NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S 1% flat
  12. 12 NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2 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 1,144 Lightroom edits · last 90 days

The typical Nikon Z6 II edit

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

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Contrast -9
  • Highlights -32
  • Shadows +25
  • Blacks +6
  • 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
59%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 95%
  2. Shadows 95%
  3. Yellow saturation 93%
  4. Blacks 92%
  5. Green saturation 92%
  6. Exposure 91%
  7. Contrast 88%
  8. Whites 87%
  9. Green hue 87%
  10. Blue saturation 82%
  11. Orange saturation 80%
  12. Yellow luminance 73%
  13. Green luminance 71%
  14. Aqua saturation 71%
  15. Yellow hue 70%
  16. Orange hue 70%

White balance & profiles

Custom
81%
As Shot
19%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,478K
Median tint
+3
  1. Adobe Standard 94%
  2. Camera Standard 4%
  3. CF Z6II Standard V3 1%
  4. Embedded 1%
  5. DVLOP X 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
8%
Grain
49%
Vignette
6%
Cropped
95%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 59% · sat 54% · lum 57%
  • Orange hue 70% · sat 80% · lum 69%
  • Yellow hue 70% · sat 93% · lum 73%
  • Green hue 87% · sat 92% · lum 71%
  • Aqua hue 59% · sat 71% · lum 46%
  • Blue hue 57% · sat 82% · lum 68%
  • Purple hue 51% · sat 67% · lum 31%
  • Magenta hue 52% · sat 64% · lum 25%

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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.