Leica · camera stats

SL2-S

How 540 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 113 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

540 all-time photos · 239 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 13%
  2. f/1.8 20%
  3. f/2.8 21%
  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+ 24%
  2. 1/500s 13%
  3. 1/250s 24%
  4. 1/125s 20%
  5. 1/60s 6%
  6. slower 13%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 19%
  2. 28mm 15%
  3. 35mm 14%
  4. 24mm 11%
  5. 70mm 4%
  6. 34mm 2%
  7. 30mm 2%
  8. 45mm 2%
  9. 65mm 2%
  10. 85mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 80%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 19%

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 16%
  5. 2024 32%
  6. 2025 17%
  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. 20% 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 LUMIX S 50/F1.8 9% flat
  5. 5 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 9% 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 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 2% flat
  11. 11 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 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 239 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 -43
  • Shadows +22
  • 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
57%
lower whites
62%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Shadows 91%
  2. Highlights 90%
  3. Yellow saturation 86%
  4. Blue saturation 86%
  5. Blacks 85%
  6. Contrast 85%
  7. Orange saturation 83%
  8. Whites 83%
  9. Exposure 83%
  10. Green saturation 82%
  11. Orange luminance 81%
  12. Green hue 80%
  13. Yellow hue 80%
  14. Blue luminance 79%
  15. Orange hue 75%
  16. Red luminance 74%

White balance & profiles

Custom
76%
As Shot
20%
Auto
4%
Median temperature
5,587K
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
9%
Grain
52%
Vignette
11%
Cropped
90%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 60% · sat 70% · lum 74%
  • Orange hue 75% · sat 83% · lum 81%
  • Yellow hue 80% · sat 86% · lum 68%
  • Green hue 80% · sat 82% · lum 71%
  • Aqua hue 46% · sat 72% · lum 38%
  • Blue hue 63% · sat 86% · lum 79%
  • Purple hue 65% · sat 67% · lum 57%
  • Magenta hue 64% · sat 72% · lum 25%

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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 November 02, 2026.