Leica · camera stats
SL2-S
How 449 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 102 cameras
- f/2.8
- median aperture
- ISO 200
- median · p95 4,000
- 1/250s
- median shutter
- 75%
- shot in Manual mode
Shooting DNA
How SL2-S photos are shot
449 all-time photos · 198 with Lightroom edits
Aperture
ISO
Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 4,000.
Shutter speed
Focal length
Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.
Exposure mode
Time of day
When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.
- Peak hour
- 17:00 · 13%
- Flash fired
- 2%
Capture year
When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026
What's mounted on the SL2-S
Lens pairings from the last 90 days, compared with the all-time share.
- 1 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 28% flat
- 2 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/28 ASPH. 12% flat
- 3 LUMIX S 50/F1.8 9% flat
- 4 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 8% flat
- 5 Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | A (L-Mount) 7% flat
- 6 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 4% flat
- 7 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 3% flat
- 8 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% flat
- 9 45mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 019 2% flat
- 10 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art 2% flat
- 11 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% flat
- 12 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
The edit fingerprint
How SL2-S photos are edited
Median Lightroom develop settings across every analyzed edit — data nobody else has.
from 198 Lightroom edits · all time
The typical SL2-S edit
Dot = median · band = Middle 50% of edits. Neutral sliders are hidden.
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
- 57%
- lower whites
- 62%
Most-touched sliders
Share of edits where each Lightroom slider was moved away from neutral.
White balance & profiles
- Custom
- 76%
- As Shot
- 20%
- Auto
- 5%
- Median temperature
- 5,589K
- Median tint
- +16
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
- 8%
- Grain
- 54%
- Vignette
- 9%
- Cropped
- 88%
Color mixer activity
How often each HSL channel gets adjusted, with the hue/sat/lum split.
- Red hue 60% · sat 73% · lum 78%
- Orange hue 76% · sat 86% · lum 84%
- Yellow hue 82% · sat 87% · lum 72%
- Green hue 84% · sat 84% · lum 73%
- Aqua hue 46% · sat 74% · lum 41%
- Blue hue 67% · sat 89% · lum 82%
- Purple hue 66% · sat 68% · lum 58%
- Magenta hue 66% · sat 74% · lum 27%
Shoot with a SL2-S?
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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.