Leica · camera stats

SL2

How 326 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

#61
most analyzed of 102 cameras
f/3.6
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 1,600
1/222s
median shutter
89%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL2 photos are shot

326 all-time photos · 203 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 19%
  2. f/1.8 16%
  3. f/2.8 8%
  4. f/4 15%
  5. f/5.6 20%
  6. f/8+ 23%

ISO

  1. <=200 42%
  2. 400 40%
  3. 800 11%
  4. 1600 6%
  5. 3200 2%
  6. 6400+ 0%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 27%
  2. 1/500s 11%
  3. 1/250s 17%
  4. 1/125s 10%
  5. 1/60s 10%
  6. slower 25%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 15%
  2. 35mm 10%
  3. 24mm 10%
  4. 90mm 9%
  5. 28mm 4%
  6. 25mm 3%
  7. 27mm 3%
  8. 75mm 3%
  9. 45mm 3%
  10. 29mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 89%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 8%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 2%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
10:00 · 12%
Flash fired
1%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2019-2026

  1. 2019 5%
  2. 2020 3%
  3. 2021 2%
  4. 2022 14%
  5. 2023 28%
  6. 2024 41%
  7. 2025 6%
  8. 2026 1%

What's mounted on the SL2

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

  1. 1 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH. 53% flat
  2. 2 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 6% flat
  3. 3 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 6% flat
  4. 4 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 4% flat
  5. 5 LUMIX S 50/F1.4 4% flat
  6. 6 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
  7. 7 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 2% flat
  8. 8 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/75 ASPH. 2% flat
  9. 9 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 2% flat
  10. 10 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
  11. 11 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/90 ASPH. 2% flat
  12. 12 Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How SL2 photos are edited

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

from 203 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL2 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Highlights -50
  • Shadows +20
  • Whites -15
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -10

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The SL2 tone curve

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

Custom curve
100%
lift blacks
89%
lower whites
83%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Exposure 97%
  3. Shadows 91%
  4. Contrast 88%
  5. Blacks 83%
  6. Clarity 74%
  7. Yellow saturation 71%
  8. Whites 71%
  9. Orange luminance 68%
  10. Yellow hue 66%
  11. Green saturation 65%
  12. Orange hue 59%
  13. Blue saturation 58%
  14. Blue luminance 58%
  15. Aqua saturation 56%
  16. Orange saturation 53%

White balance & profiles

Custom
88%
As Shot
12%
Median temperature
5,112K
Median tint
+19
  1. Adobe Standard 98%
  2. Embedded 3%

The SL2 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
0%
Grain
35%
Vignette
28%
Cropped
87%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 32% · sat 34% · lum 28%
  • Orange hue 59% · sat 53% · lum 68%
  • Yellow hue 66% · sat 71% · lum 39%
  • Green hue 29% · sat 65% · lum 42%
  • Aqua hue 27% · sat 56% · lum 24%
  • Blue hue 25% · sat 58% · lum 58%
  • Purple hue 44% · sat 50% · lum 43%
  • Magenta hue 45% · sat 53% · lum 14%

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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 August 31, 2026.