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M (Typ 240) sample images

Sample images from the M (Typ 240), with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 465 real photos.

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

#51
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 1,600
1/500s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How M (Typ 240) photos are shot

465 all-time photos · 322 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 37%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 16%
  4. f/4 14%
  5. f/5.6 5%
  6. f/8+ 13%

M (Typ 240) shooters live wide open: 52% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 50%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 14%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 1%
  6. 6400+ 0%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 47%
  2. 1/500s 18%
  3. 1/250s 17%
  4. 1/125s 13%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 46%
  2. 50mm 45%
  3. 21mm 4%
  4. 18mm 3%
  5. 28mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 86%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 14%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 15%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2008-2026

  1. 2008 1%
  2. 2014 1%
  3. 2016 2%
  4. 2017 9%
  5. 2018 44%
  6. 2019 4%
  7. 2020 4%
  8. 2021 1%
  9. 2022 7%
  10. 2023 6%
  11. 2024 17%
  12. 2025 1%

What's mounted on the M (Typ 240)

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

  1. 1 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 36% flat
  2. 2 Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 23% flat
  3. 3 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 10% flat
  4. 4 Summicron-M 1:2/35 8% flat
  5. 5 Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 5% flat
  6. 6 Summicron-M 1:2/50 4% flat
  7. 7 Summarit-M 1:2.5/50 3% flat
  8. 8 Tri-Elmar-M 1:4/16-18-21 ASPH. 3% flat
  9. 9 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 2% flat
  10. 10 Super-Elmar-M 1:3.4/21 ASPH. 2% flat
  11. 11 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 2% flat
  12. 12 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 ASPH. 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How M (Typ 240) photos are edited

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

from 322 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical M (Typ 240) edit

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

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Highlights -40
  • Shadows +31
  • Whites -18
  • Clarity -5
  • Saturation -12

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The M (Typ 240) tone curve

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

Custom curve
98%
lift blacks
92%
lower whites
79%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 99%
  2. Highlights 99%
  3. Green saturation 98%
  4. Whites 95%
  5. Orange luminance 94%
  6. Red saturation 94%
  7. Blue luminance 93%
  8. Blue saturation 93%
  9. Purple saturation 93%
  10. Magenta saturation 92%
  11. Yellow saturation 91%
  12. Red hue 89%
  13. Aqua hue 89%
  14. Orange saturation 88%
  15. Green luminance 86%
  16. Magenta luminance 85%

White balance & profiles

Custom
52%
As Shot
46%
Auto
2%
Median temperature
5,200K
Median tint
-7
  1. Kodak Max 800 - L 43%
  2. Adobe Standard 37%
  3. Embedded 6%
  4. Elite Chrome 160T - L 3%
  5. Fuji 800Z L 3%

The M (Typ 240) 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.

  • Midtones 47° · sat +7 used in 55% of edits
Black & white
1%
Grain
94%
Vignette
7%
Cropped
45%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 89% · sat 94% · lum 82%
  • Orange hue 40% · sat 88% · lum 94%
  • Yellow hue 45% · sat 91% · lum 45%
  • Green hue 47% · sat 98% · lum 86%
  • Aqua hue 89% · sat 45% · lum 76%
  • Blue hue 83% · sat 93% · lum 93%
  • Purple hue 74% · sat 93% · lum 80%
  • Magenta hue 76% · sat 92% · lum 85%

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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.