Leica · camera stats

SL (Typ 601)

How 196 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

#83
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/2.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 1,600
1/500s
median shutter
92%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL (Typ 601) photos are shot

196 all-time photos · 104 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 24%
  2. f/1.8 15%
  3. f/2.8 20%
  4. f/4 18%
  5. f/5.6 6%
  6. f/8+ 18%

ISO

  1. <=200 43%
  2. 400 32%
  3. 800 14%
  4. 1600 9%
  5. 3200 2%
  6. 6400+ 2%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 41%
  2. 1/500s 15%
  3. 1/250s 22%
  4. 1/125s 16%
  5. 1/60s 3%
  6. slower 4%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 40%
  2. 35mm 15%
  3. 90mm 6%
  4. 17mm 4%
  5. 61mm 4%
  6. 41mm 3%
  7. 43mm 3%
  8. 45mm 3%
  9. 70mm 3%
  10. 85mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 92%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 4%
  3. Program AE 2%
  4. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
13:00 · 12%
Flash fired
1%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2015-2026

  1. 2015 1%
  2. 2016 3%
  3. 2017 8%
  4. 2018 5%
  5. 2019 3%
  6. 2020 6%
  7. 2021 10%
  8. 2022 10%
  9. 2023 21%
  10. 2024 12%
  11. 2025 12%
  12. 2026 9%

What's mounted on the SL (Typ 601)

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

  1. 1 LUMIX S 50/F1.8 27% flat
  2. 2 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 12% flat
  3. 3 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 9% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 8% flat
  5. 5 VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8-4.0/24-90mm ASPH. OIS 8% flat
  6. 6 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 7% flat
  7. 7 Summicron-M 1:2/50 6% flat
  8. 8 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L 4% flat
  9. 9 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 4% flat
  10. 10 Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art 3% flat
  11. 11 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
  12. 12 Noctilux-M 1:1.25/75 ASPH. 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How SL (Typ 601) photos are edited

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

from 104 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL (Typ 601) edit

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

  • Exposure +0.05
  • Highlights -26
  • Shadows +14
  • Whites -28

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The SL (Typ 601) tone curve

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

Custom curve
99%
lift blacks
61%
lower whites
56%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Whites 95%
  2. Highlights 94%
  3. Blue saturation 94%
  4. Exposure 89%
  5. Contrast 87%
  6. Yellow saturation 82%
  7. Green saturation 81%
  8. Blue luminance 81%
  9. Shadows 79%
  10. Green luminance 79%
  11. Yellow hue 76%
  12. Orange saturation 76%
  13. Red saturation 74%
  14. Green hue 74%
  15. Blacks 73%
  16. Magenta saturation 73%

White balance & profiles

Custom
68%
As Shot
32%
Median temperature
6,300K
Median tint
+12
  1. Adobe Standard 92%
  2. Embedded 4%
  3. RNI Films 4.0.3 4%

The SL (Typ 601) 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
15%
Grain
57%
Vignette
1%
Cropped
87%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 69% · sat 74% · lum 62%
  • Orange hue 67% · sat 76% · lum 72%
  • Yellow hue 76% · sat 82% · lum 71%
  • Green hue 74% · sat 81% · lum 79%
  • Aqua hue 60% · sat 61% · lum 55%
  • Blue hue 70% · sat 94% · lum 81%
  • Purple hue 61% · sat 56% · lum 68%
  • Magenta hue 50% · sat 73% · lum 65%

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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 October 12, 2026.