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LEICA SL3

How 214 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

#81
most analyzed of 113 cameras
f/3.7
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/200s
median shutter
83%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How LEICA SL3 photos are shot

214 all-time photos · 47 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 4%
  2. f/1.8 6%
  3. f/2.8 31%
  4. f/4 26%
  5. f/5.6 8%
  6. f/8+ 26%

ISO

  1. <=200 41%
  2. 400 26%
  3. 800 12%
  4. 1600 12%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 4%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 18%
  2. 1/500s 16%
  3. 1/250s 21%
  4. 1/125s 19%
  5. 1/60s 9%
  6. slower 17%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 24mm 17%
  2. 50mm 16%
  3. 35mm 8%
  4. 70mm 8%
  5. 39mm 4%
  6. 45mm 4%
  7. 34mm 3%
  8. 28mm 3%
  9. 42mm 2%
  10. 68mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 83%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 15%
  3. Program AE 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 16%
Flash fired
3%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2023-2026

  1. 2023 2%
  2. 2024 43%
  3. 2025 44%
  4. 2026 11%

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. 34% flat
  2. 2 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 20% flat
  3. 3 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 10% flat
  4. 4 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 9% flat
  5. 5 Summilux-R 1:1.4/50mm 3% flat
  6. 6 SUPER-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/14-24 ASPH. 3% flat
  7. 7 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 3% flat
  8. 8 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 2% flat
  9. 9 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN | Art 024 2% flat
  10. 10 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 2% flat
  11. 11 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 2% flat
  12. 12 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports 023 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How LEICA SL3 photos are edited

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

from 47 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical LEICA SL3 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.3
  • Highlights -25
  • Shadows +45
  • Whites -4
  • Blacks -10
  • Clarity -5

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
93%
lower whites
55%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 98%
  2. Blacks 98%
  3. Shadows 96%
  4. Exposure 89%
  5. Whites 89%
  6. Red hue 77%
  7. Clarity 70%
  8. Orange luminance 67%
  9. Contrast 66%
  10. Green saturation 65%
  11. Orange saturation 65%
  12. Yellow saturation 61%
  13. Red luminance 58%
  14. Green hue 56%
  15. Red saturation 54%
  16. Vibrance 51%

White balance & profiles

Custom
84%
As Shot
16%
Median temperature
5,550K
Median tint
+25
  1. Adobe Standard 77%
  2. Embedded 23%

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
4%
Grain
45%
Vignette
32%
Cropped
100%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 77% · sat 54% · lum 58%
  • Orange hue 40% · sat 65% · lum 67%
  • Yellow hue 42% · sat 61% · lum 42%
  • Green hue 56% · sat 65% · lum 49%
  • Aqua hue 14% · sat 51% · lum 33%
  • Blue hue 35% · sat 51% · lum 37%
  • Purple hue 44% · sat 49% · lum 40%
  • Magenta hue 44% · sat 49% · lum 42%

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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.