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Leica M10 sample images

Sample images from the Leica M10, with camera settings and source attribution, plus shooting and editing patterns aggregated from 957 real photos.

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

#31
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/2.4
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 2,000
1/350s
median shutter
76%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How Leica M10 photos are shot

957 all-time photos · 627 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 21%
  2. f/1.8 19%
  3. f/2.8 20%
  4. f/4 28%
  5. f/5.6 7%
  6. f/8+ 5%

Leica M10 shooters live wide open: 40% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 48%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 2%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 2,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 27%
  2. 1/500s 25%
  3. 1/250s 29%
  4. 1/125s 12%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 2%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 53%
  2. 50mm 33%
  3. 16mm 5%
  4. 21mm 4%
  5. 90mm 2%
  6. 28mm 2%
  7. 24mm 1%
  8. 75mm 0%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 76%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 24%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 11%
Flash fired
4%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2016-2026

  1. 2016 1%
  2. 2017 1%
  3. 2018 1%
  4. 2019 2%
  5. 2020 6%
  6. 2021 6%
  7. 2022 24%
  8. 2023 33%
  9. 2024 16%
  10. 2025 10%
  11. 2026 1%

What's mounted on the Leica M10

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

  1. 1 Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 42% flat
  2. 2 Noctilux-M 1:1/50 15% flat
  3. 3 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 12% flat
  4. 4 Noctilux-M 1:0.95/50 ASPH. 6% flat
  5. 5 Tri-Elmar-M 1:4/16-18-21 ASPH. 5% flat
  6. 6 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 4% flat
  7. 7 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 4% flat
  8. 8 Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 4% flat
  9. 9 Summicron-M 1:2/50 2% flat
  10. 10 Apo-Summicron-M 1:2/90 ASPH. 2% flat
  11. 11 Summicron 1:2/50 Leitz 1% flat
  12. 12 Summicron-M 1:2/35 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How Leica M10 photos are edited

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

from 627 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical Leica M10 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.2
  • Contrast -15
  • Highlights -50
  • Shadows +24
  • Whites -15
  • Blacks +15

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The Leica M10 tone curve

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

Custom curve
99%
lift blacks
61%
lower whites
58%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 99%
  2. Highlights 99%
  3. Shadows 97%
  4. Blue luminance 95%
  5. Blue saturation 95%
  6. Magenta saturation 94%
  7. Yellow saturation 93%
  8. Exposure 93%
  9. Green saturation 92%
  10. Orange luminance 92%
  11. Purple saturation 91%
  12. Contrast 90%
  13. Magenta hue 90%
  14. Green luminance 89%
  15. Purple hue 88%
  16. Purple luminance 86%

White balance & profiles

Custom
77%
As Shot
22%
Auto
1%
Median temperature
5,200K
Median tint
+13
  1. Adobe Standard 72%
  2. Embedded 23%
  3. LEICA M10 3%
  4. Kodak Portra 400 NC L 2%
  5. Kodak Portra 160 NC L 0%

The Leica M10 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
2%
Grain
61%
Vignette
28%
Cropped
70%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 67% · sat 67% · lum 64%
  • Orange hue 70% · sat 63% · lum 92%
  • Yellow hue 63% · sat 93% · lum 41%
  • Green hue 68% · sat 92% · lum 89%
  • Aqua hue 36% · sat 82% · lum 56%
  • Blue hue 63% · sat 95% · lum 95%
  • Purple hue 88% · sat 91% · lum 86%
  • Magenta hue 90% · sat 94% · lum 55%

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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.