LEICA M11 · camera stats

LEICA M11

How 149 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

#89
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 8,000
1/180s
median shutter
60%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How LEICA M11 photos are shot

149 all-time photos · 77 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 8%
  2. f/1.8 17%
  3. f/2.8 28%
  4. f/4 18%
  5. f/5.6 16%
  6. f/8+ 15%

ISO

  1. <=200 41%
  2. 400 22%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 10%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 7%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 8,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 20%
  2. 1/500s 12%
  3. 1/250s 28%
  4. 1/125s 34%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 3%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 56%
  2. 50mm 23%
  3. 28mm 13%
  4. 21mm 8%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 60%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 40%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 20%
Flash fired
5%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2022-2026

  1. 2022 10%
  2. 2023 10%
  3. 2024 51%
  4. 2025 16%
  5. 2026 13%

What's mounted on the LEICA M11

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

  1. 1 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 28% flat
  2. 2 Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH. 21% flat
  3. 3 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 16% flat
  4. 4 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 8% flat
  5. 5 Summicron-M 1:2/50 7% flat
  6. 6 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 7% flat
  7. 7 Summicron-M 1:2/35 6% flat
  8. 8 Summilux-M 1:1.4/28 ASPH. 3% flat
  9. 9 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 Leitz 2% flat
  10. 10 uncoded lens 2% flat
  11. 11 Zeiss C Biogon T* 2,8/35 ZM 2% flat
  12. 12 Noctilux-M 1:0.95/50 ASPH. 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How LEICA M11 photos are edited

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

from 77 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical LEICA M11 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.05
  • Contrast -9
  • Highlights -43
  • Shadows +25
  • Whites -11
  • Blacks +15
  • Clarity -4

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The LEICA M11 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
79%
lower whites
66%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Whites 97%
  3. Shadows 96%
  4. Blacks 95%
  5. Green hue 93%
  6. Blue saturation 93%
  7. Contrast 92%
  8. Green luminance 81%
  9. Red saturation 80%
  10. Green saturation 78%
  11. Blue luminance 78%
  12. Orange saturation 77%
  13. Exposure 77%
  14. Red hue 70%
  15. Yellow luminance 70%
  16. Aqua saturation 68%

White balance & profiles

Custom
64%
As Shot
36%
Median temperature
5,450K
Median tint
+14
  1. Adobe Standard 83%
  2. LEICA M11 Neutral 8%
  3. PROFILE M11 5%
  4. Embedded 3%
  5. LEICA M11 Linear Recipe 1%

The LEICA M11 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
0%
Grain
40%
Vignette
5%
Cropped
96%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 70% · sat 80% · lum 67%
  • Orange hue 59% · sat 77% · lum 68%
  • Yellow hue 51% · sat 64% · lum 70%
  • Green hue 93% · sat 78% · lum 81%
  • Aqua hue 54% · sat 68% · lum 54%
  • Blue hue 64% · sat 93% · lum 78%
  • Purple hue 51% · sat 58% · lum 41%
  • Magenta hue 55% · sat 64% · lum 48%

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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 August 31, 2026.