Leica · camera stats

M (Typ 240)

How 519 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

#57
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/1.7
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 1,600
1/500s
median shutter
90%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How M (Typ 240) photos are shot

519 all-time photos · 335 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 39%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 15%
  4. f/4 12%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 14%

M (Typ 240) shooters live wide open: 54% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 45%
  2. 400 25%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 12%
  5. 3200 1%
  6. 6400+ 2%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 44%
  2. 1/500s 17%
  3. 1/250s 18%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 49%
  2. 50mm 34%
  3. 28mm 11%
  4. 21mm 3%
  5. 18mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 90%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 10%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 14%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2008-2026

  1. 2008 1%
  2. 2014 2%
  3. 2016 2%
  4. 2017 7%
  5. 2018 39%
  6. 2019 3%
  7. 2020 9%
  8. 2021 1%
  9. 2022 8%
  10. 2023 10%
  11. 2024 15%
  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. 29% flat
  2. 2 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 21% flat
  3. 3 Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 20% flat
  4. 4 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 10% flat
  5. 5 Summicron-M 1:2/35 5% flat
  6. 6 Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 3% flat
  7. 7 Summicron-M 1:2/50 3% flat
  8. 8 Tri-Elmar-M 1:4/16-18-21 ASPH. 3% flat
  9. 9 Summarit-M 1:2.5/50 1% flat
  10. 10 Super-Elmar-M 1:3.4/21 ASPH. 1% flat
  11. 11 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 1% 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 335 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 +30
  • Whites -30
  • Clarity -5
  • Saturation -7

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
96%
lift blacks
94%
lower whites
79%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 99%
  2. Green saturation 99%
  3. Highlights 98%
  4. Red saturation 96%
  5. Purple saturation 95%
  6. Whites 95%
  7. Magenta saturation 91%
  8. Blue saturation 91%
  9. Blue luminance 91%
  10. Yellow saturation 89%
  11. Orange luminance 89%
  12. Orange saturation 89%
  13. Red hue 88%
  14. Aqua hue 87%
  15. Green luminance 84%
  16. Magenta luminance 83%

White balance & profiles

Custom
48%
As Shot
48%
Auto
4%
Median temperature
5,150K
Median tint
-7
  1. Adobe Standard 45%
  2. Kodak Max 800 - L 40%
  3. Embedded 4%
  4. Fuji 800Z L 2%
  5. Elite Chrome 160T - L 2%

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.

No reliable color grading sample yet.

Black & white
3%
Grain
93%
Vignette
6%
Cropped
51%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 88% · sat 96% · lum 78%
  • Orange hue 42% · sat 89% · lum 89%
  • Yellow hue 45% · sat 89% · lum 41%
  • Green hue 49% · sat 99% · lum 84%
  • Aqua hue 87% · sat 49% · lum 75%
  • Blue hue 77% · sat 91% · lum 91%
  • Purple hue 76% · sat 95% · lum 78%
  • Magenta hue 80% · sat 91% · lum 83%

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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.