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Professional photography camera data

Nikon D700 usage in real photographs

Observed settings and classified photography genres from public portfolios of professional photographers.

Current dataset

Sample and data quality

Photographs
1,872
Professional photographers
44
Public albums
160
Settings completeness
99.0%

The largest contributor accounts for 24.1% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2008-03-09 to 2024-11-13.

Data summary

Key observations

  • The sample contains 1,872 photographs from 44 professional photographers across 160 public albums.
  • ISO 101–200 is the most frequently observed ISO bucket by both photo count and photographer-balanced share.
  • These are observed metadata patterns, not recommended settings.

Observed settings

Settings distributions

Bars show photo-weighted frequency. The table separates photo counts from photographer-balanced share.

Photographer-balanced share gives every professional photographer equal total influence across a distribution, then reports the percentage assigned to each bucket. This reduces the effect of unusually large portfolios.

ISO

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ISO distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
ISO 51–100 102 12 5.9%
ISO 101–200 551 32 33.4%
ISO 201–400 310 32 22.3%
ISO 401–800 247 25 10.8%
ISO 801–1,600 248 24 15.6%
ISO 1,601–3,200 264 19 10.0%
ISO 3,201–6,400 120 10 1.9%
ISO 6,401–12,800 1 1 0.1%

Aperture

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Aperture distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
f/1.4 40 9 1.3%
f/1.8 79 6 1.3%
f/2.8 364 26 19.4%
f/3.2 68 15 5.2%
f/3.5 79 16 2.7%
f/4 221 23 9.7%
f/4.5 88 19 7.1%
f/5 70 16 2.5%
f/5.6 165 26 9.6%
f/6.3 62 22 6.1%
f/7.1 64 15 3.2%
f/8 151 20 7.0%
f/9 42 15 2.8%
f/10 54 15 2.4%
f/11 90 20 9.0%
f/16 73 11 3.5%

Shutter speed

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Shutter speed distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
1/2048 s 38 10 1.7%
1/1625 s 46 12 3.3%
1/1290 s 53 14 1.8%
1/1024 s 58 16 3.3%
1/813 s 65 15 3.3%
1/645 s 62 14 2.8%
1/512 s 139 23 6.9%
1/406 s 113 21 4.4%
1/323 s 75 18 2.9%
1/256 s 310 23 11.1%
1/203 s 129 22 5.6%
1/161 s 106 23 7.6%
1/128 s 149 23 8.8%
1/102 s 74 12 2.0%
1/81 s 42 15 2.4%
1/64 s 61 20 5.4%

Focal length

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Focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
14 mm 65 9 3.1%
16 mm 36 7 2.8%
17 mm 36 11 4.1%
20 mm 45 5 0.9%
24 mm 321 24 14.0%
26 mm 28 10 1.3%
28 mm 38 12 2.4%
32 mm 35 11 1.4%
35 mm 153 14 5.0%
50 mm 184 17 8.8%
55 mm 94 4 1.0%
70 mm 99 21 8.7%
85 mm 208 9 4.8%
105 mm 38 12 3.7%
200 mm 42 13 3.0%
400 mm 29 5 1.8%

35mm-equivalent focal length

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35mm-equivalent focal length distribution data
Bucket Photos Professional photographers Photographer-balanced share
14 mm 64 9 3.6%
16 mm 34 6 1.7%
17 mm 36 11 4.7%
20 mm 45 5 0.9%
24 mm 320 24 13.9%
26 mm 28 10 1.3%
28 mm 38 12 2.4%
32 mm 35 11 1.4%
35 mm 153 14 5.1%
50 mm 184 17 8.8%
55 mm 94 4 1.0%
70 mm 99 21 9.0%
85 mm 208 9 4.9%
105 mm 37 12 3.6%
200 mm 42 13 3.2%
400 mm 29 5 1.8%

Classified photography genres

Genre associations come from deterministic public album-name classification.

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NamePhotosProfessional photographers
Portrait 134 10