Leica · camera stats

M10-R

How 137 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

#96
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.4
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 3,200
1/500s
median shutter
93%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How M10-R photos are shot

137 all-time photos · 60 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 12%
  2. f/1.8 29%
  3. f/2.8 20%
  4. f/4 30%
  5. f/5.6 4%
  6. f/8+ 5%

M10-R shooters live wide open: 41% of photos are at f/2 or brighter.

ISO

  1. <=200 42%
  2. 400 37%
  3. 800 5%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 3,200.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 37%
  2. 1/500s 20%
  3. 1/250s 16%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 5%
  6. slower 7%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 38%
  2. 35mm 37%
  3. 50mm 22%
  4. 21mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 93%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 7%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
10%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2016-2026

  1. 2016 1%
  2. 2021 1%
  3. 2022 25%
  4. 2023 22%
  5. 2024 20%
  6. 2025 30%
  7. 2026 2%

What's mounted on the M10-R

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

  1. 1 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 30% flat
  2. 2 Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 14% flat
  3. 3 Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 13% flat
  4. 4 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 12% flat
  5. 5 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 10% flat
  6. 6 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 Leitz 6% flat
  7. 7 Noctilux-M 1:1.2/50 3% flat
  8. 8 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 3% flat
  9. 9 Noctilux-M 1:0.95/50 ASPH. 3% flat
  10. 10 Summicron-M 1:2/50 2% flat
  11. 11 Apo-Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 1% flat
  12. 12 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 ASPH. 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How M10-R photos are edited

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

from 60 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical M10-R edit

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

  • Exposure +0.09
  • Contrast +9
  • Highlights -37
  • Shadows +37
  • Whites -21
  • Blacks +11

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The M10-R tone curve

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

Custom curve
96%
lift blacks
64%
lower whites
66%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Whites 97%
  2. Shadows 95%
  3. Blue saturation 90%
  4. Exposure 90%
  5. Contrast 90%
  6. Blacks 88%
  7. Blue luminance 88%
  8. Green saturation 84%
  9. Highlights 80%
  10. Green luminance 78%
  11. Blue hue 78%
  12. Purple saturation 78%
  13. Orange luminance 76%
  14. Red saturation 76%
  15. Green hue 76%
  16. Magenta saturation 74%

White balance & profiles

Custom
62%
As Shot
37%
Tungsten
2%
Median temperature
5,550K
Median tint
-5
  1. Adobe Standard 83%
  2. LEICA M10-R 13%
  3. Embedded 3%

The M10-R 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
28%
Grain
85%
Vignette
15%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 74% · sat 76% · lum 53%
  • Orange hue 52% · sat 68% · lum 76%
  • Yellow hue 59% · sat 62% · lum 63%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 84% · lum 78%
  • Aqua hue 65% · sat 74% · lum 61%
  • Blue hue 78% · sat 90% · lum 88%
  • Purple hue 72% · sat 78% · lum 63%
  • Magenta hue 51% · sat 74% · lum 59%

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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.