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LEICA SL3

How 137 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

#94
most analyzed of 104 cameras
f/3.7
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
77%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How LEICA SL3 photos are shot

137 all-time photos · 37 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 5%
  2. f/1.8 7%
  3. f/2.8 30%
  4. f/4 25%
  5. f/5.6 9%
  6. f/8+ 24%

ISO

  1. <=200 42%
  2. 400 24%
  3. 800 11%
  4. 1600 15%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 4%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 22%
  2. 1/500s 18%
  3. 1/250s 18%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 10%
  6. slower 17%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 24mm 18%
  2. 35mm 11%
  3. 70mm 7%
  4. 50mm 7%
  5. 45mm 5%
  6. 28mm 4%
  7. 34mm 4%
  8. 39mm 4%
  9. 42mm 3%
  10. 80mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 77%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 21%
  3. Program AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 14%
Flash fired
2%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2023-2026

  1. 2023 3%
  2. 2024 49%
  3. 2025 38%
  4. 2026 10%

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. 36% 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 11% flat
  4. 4 SUPER-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/14-24 ASPH. 4% flat
  5. 5 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 3% flat
  6. 6 SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 1:3.5-4.5/16-35 ASPH. 3% flat
  7. 7 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 3% flat
  8. 8 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 3% flat
  9. 9 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 3% flat
  10. 10 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN | Art 024 3% flat
  11. 11 Summilux-R 1:1.4/50mm 2% flat
  12. 12 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How LEICA SL3 photos are edited

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

from 37 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical LEICA SL3 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.35
  • Highlights -25
  • Shadows +45
  • Whites -29
  • Blacks -16
  • Clarity -4

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
91%
lower whites
50%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Blacks 100%
  2. Highlights 100%
  3. Shadows 97%
  4. Whites 92%
  5. Exposure 89%
  6. Red hue 77%
  7. Contrast 73%
  8. Clarity 70%
  9. Orange saturation 68%
  10. Orange luminance 65%
  11. Green saturation 65%
  12. Yellow saturation 62%
  13. Dehaze 60%
  14. Green hue 56%
  15. Red luminance 56%
  16. Aqua saturation 50%

White balance & profiles

Custom
82%
As Shot
18%
Median temperature
6,158K
Median tint
+25
  1. Adobe Standard 81%
  2. Embedded 19%

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
5%
Grain
38%
Vignette
24%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 77% · sat 50% · lum 56%
  • Orange hue 47% · sat 68% · lum 65%
  • Yellow hue 41% · sat 62% · lum 38%
  • Green hue 56% · sat 65% · lum 44%
  • Aqua hue 15% · sat 50% · lum 27%
  • Blue hue 32% · sat 47% · lum 32%
  • Purple hue 41% · sat 47% · lum 35%
  • Magenta hue 41% · sat 47% · lum 41%

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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 September 07, 2026.