Leica · camera stats

SL2-S

How 395 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 99 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 250
median · p95 5,000
1/250s
median shutter
82%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL2-S photos are shot

395 all-time photos · 182 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 14%
  2. f/1.8 16%
  3. f/2.8 24%
  4. f/4 23%
  5. f/5.6 11%
  6. f/8+ 12%

ISO

  1. <=200 50%
  2. 400 16%
  3. 800 11%
  4. 1600 11%
  5. 3200 6%
  6. 6400+ 6%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 5,000.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 21%
  2. 1/500s 16%
  3. 1/250s 28%
  4. 1/125s 22%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 8%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 28mm 17%
  2. 50mm 16%
  3. 24mm 14%
  4. 35mm 8%
  5. 70mm 5%
  6. 65mm 3%
  7. 85mm 3%
  8. 90mm 3%
  9. 34mm 2%
  10. 45mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 82%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 18%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
17:00 · 11%
Flash fired
2%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2020-2026

  1. 2020 5%
  2. 2021 5%
  3. 2022 12%
  4. 2023 19%
  5. 2024 31%
  6. 2025 22%
  7. 2026 7%

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. 23% flat
  2. 2 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/28 ASPH. 11% flat
  3. 3 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 9% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | A (L-Mount) 9% flat
  5. 5 LUMIX S 50/F1.8 6% flat
  6. 6 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 6% flat
  7. 7 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. 4% flat
  8. 8 LUMIX S 24-105/F4 3% flat
  9. 9 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 3% flat
  10. 10 45mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary 019 2% flat
  11. 11 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art 2% flat
  12. 12 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How SL2-S photos are edited

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

from 182 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL2-S edit

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

  • Exposure +0.1
  • Contrast -11
  • Highlights -42
  • Shadows +25
  • Whites -8
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -7
  • Saturation -1

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
59%
lower whites
66%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 96%
  2. Highlights 95%
  3. Whites 92%
  4. Blue saturation 92%
  5. Yellow saturation 92%
  6. Blacks 90%
  7. Orange saturation 89%
  8. Green hue 87%
  9. Contrast 87%
  10. Green saturation 86%
  11. Yellow hue 85%
  12. Blue luminance 85%
  13. Orange luminance 84%
  14. Exposure 84%
  15. Orange hue 81%
  16. Magenta saturation 79%

White balance & profiles

Custom
81%
As Shot
14%
Auto
4%
Median temperature
5,650K
Median tint
+18
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Embedded 8%

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
5%
Grain
52%
Vignette
16%
Cropped
93%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 67% · sat 72% · lum 78%
  • Orange hue 81% · sat 89% · lum 84%
  • Yellow hue 85% · sat 92% · lum 74%
  • Green hue 87% · sat 86% · lum 75%
  • Aqua hue 57% · sat 77% · lum 46%
  • Blue hue 69% · sat 92% · lum 85%
  • Purple hue 74% · sat 73% · lum 65%
  • Magenta hue 71% · sat 79% · lum 36%

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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. No photos are shown — every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 04, 2026.