Leica · camera stats

SL2-S

How 522 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

#55
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 200
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
80%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL2-S photos are shot

522 all-time photos · 228 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 14%
  2. f/1.8 19%
  3. f/2.8 22%
  4. f/4 19%
  5. f/5.6 10%
  6. f/8+ 17%

ISO

  1. <=200 53%
  2. 400 19%
  3. 800 11%
  4. 1600 9%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 5%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 25%
  2. 1/500s 13%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 21%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 13%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 18%
  2. 28mm 15%
  3. 35mm 14%
  4. 24mm 12%
  5. 70mm 4%
  6. 34mm 3%
  7. 30mm 2%
  8. 45mm 2%
  9. 65mm 2%
  10. 85mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 80%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 20%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 12%
Flash fired
2%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 5%
  2. 2021 5%
  3. 2022 16%
  4. 2023 17%
  5. 2024 33%
  6. 2025 16%
  7. 2026 9%

What's mounted on the SL2-S

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

  1. 1 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 21% flat
  2. 2 Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | A (L-Mount) 15% flat
  3. 3 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/28 ASPH. 12% flat
  4. 4 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 9% flat
  5. 5 LUMIX S 50/F1.8 8% flat
  6. 6 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 3% flat
  7. 7 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 3% flat
  8. 8 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art 2% flat
  9. 9 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% flat
  11. 11 50mm F1.4 DG DN | Art 023 2% flat
  12. 12 45mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 019 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How SL2-S photos are edited

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

from 228 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL2-S edit

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

  • Exposure +0.1
  • Contrast -10
  • Highlights -44
  • Shadows +25
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -5

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The SL2-S tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
58%
lower whites
60%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 94%
  2. Highlights 92%
  3. Blue saturation 88%
  4. Yellow saturation 88%
  5. Blacks 87%
  6. Contrast 87%
  7. Whites 86%
  8. Orange saturation 84%
  9. Green saturation 84%
  10. Orange luminance 83%
  11. Exposure 83%
  12. Green hue 82%
  13. Yellow hue 81%
  14. Blue luminance 81%
  15. Orange hue 76%
  16. Red luminance 76%

White balance & profiles

Custom
75%
As Shot
20%
Auto
4%
Median temperature
5,589K
Median tint
+16
  1. Adobe Standard 96%
  2. Embedded 4%
  3. DVLOP FILM II 0%

The SL2-S 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
10%
Grain
54%
Vignette
12%
Cropped
90%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 61% · sat 72% · lum 76%
  • Orange hue 76% · sat 84% · lum 83%
  • Yellow hue 81% · sat 88% · lum 69%
  • Green hue 82% · sat 84% · lum 72%
  • Aqua hue 46% · sat 73% · lum 41%
  • Blue hue 64% · sat 88% · lum 81%
  • Purple hue 66% · sat 68% · lum 57%
  • Magenta hue 65% · sat 74% · lum 26%

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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.