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LEICA SL3

How 107 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

#97
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/3.8
median aperture
ISO 280
median · p95 1,600
1/200s
median shutter
79%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How LEICA SL3 photos are shot

107 all-time photos · 30 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 4%
  2. f/1.8 9%
  3. f/2.8 31%
  4. f/4 24%
  5. f/5.6 8%
  6. f/8+ 25%

ISO

  1. <=200 44%
  2. 400 29%
  3. 800 9%
  4. 1600 13%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 1%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 1,600.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 21%
  2. 1/500s 18%
  3. 1/250s 18%
  4. 1/125s 13%
  5. 1/60s 12%
  6. slower 19%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 24mm 20%
  2. 35mm 14%
  3. 45mm 6%
  4. 28mm 5%
  5. 39mm 5%
  6. 34mm 4%
  7. 42mm 4%
  8. 50mm 4%
  9. 70mm 3%
  10. 80mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 79%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 19%
  3. Program AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 15%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2023-2026

  1. 2023 4%
  2. 2024 52%
  3. 2025 40%
  4. 2026 5%

What's mounted on the LEICA SL3

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

  1. 1 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 33% flat
  2. 2 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 21% flat
  3. 3 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 12% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 6% flat
  5. 5 SUPER-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/14-24 ASPH. 4% flat
  6. 6 SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 1:3.5-4.5/16-35 ASPH. 3% flat
  7. 7 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 3% flat
  8. 8 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 3% flat
  9. 9 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN | Art 024 3% flat
  10. 10 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L 2% flat
  11. 11 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/28-70 ASPH. 2% flat
  12. 12 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art 025 1% flat

The edit fingerprint

How LEICA SL3 photos are edited

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

from 30 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical LEICA SL3 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.35
  • Contrast +7
  • Highlights -16
  • Shadows +46
  • Whites -20
  • Blacks -19

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The LEICA SL3 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
92%
lower whites
46%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 97%
  2. Highlights 97%
  3. Shadows 93%
  4. Whites 87%
  5. Exposure 87%
  6. Red hue 86%
  7. Orange saturation 75%
  8. Contrast 73%
  9. Orange luminance 71%
  10. Yellow saturation 64%
  11. Green saturation 61%
  12. Clarity 60%
  13. Red luminance 57%
  14. Orange hue 57%
  15. Dehaze 57%
  16. Red saturation 54%

White balance & profiles

Custom
85%
As Shot
15%
Median temperature
6,254K
Median tint
+25
  1. Adobe Standard 80%
  2. Embedded 20%

The LEICA SL3 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
7%
Grain
33%
Vignette
27%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 86% · sat 54% · lum 57%
  • Orange hue 57% · sat 75% · lum 71%
  • Yellow hue 39% · sat 64% · lum 43%
  • Green hue 50% · sat 61% · lum 43%
  • Aqua hue 18% · sat 50% · lum 21%
  • Blue hue 29% · sat 46% · lum 29%
  • Purple hue 39% · sat 46% · lum 36%
  • Magenta hue 39% · sat 46% · lum 39%

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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.