Leica · camera stats

SL2

How 332 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

#59
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/3.5
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 1,600
1/200s
median shutter
89%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL2 photos are shot

332 all-time photos · 220 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 19%
  2. f/1.8 16%
  3. f/2.8 10%
  4. f/4 16%
  5. f/5.6 20%
  6. f/8+ 19%

ISO

  1. <=200 37%
  2. 400 42%
  3. 800 12%
  4. 1600 8%
  5. 3200 1%
  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 10%
  3. 1/250s 17%
  4. 1/125s 12%
  5. 1/60s 8%
  6. slower 26%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

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

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
11:00 · 14%
Flash fired
1%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2019-2026

  1. 2019 5%
  2. 2020 3%
  3. 2021 2%
  4. 2022 13%
  5. 2023 27%
  6. 2024 45%
  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. 45% flat
  2. 2 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 15% flat
  3. 3 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 4% 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 1:2/75 ASPH. 2% flat
  8. 8 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 2% flat
  9. 9 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 2% flat
  10. 10 Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH 2% flat
  11. 11 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/90 ASPH. 2% flat
  12. 12 Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat

The edit fingerprint

How SL2 photos are edited

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

from 220 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL2 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.32
  • Contrast -2
  • Highlights -45
  • Shadows +20
  • Whites -15
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -7

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
91%
lower whites
84%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 99%
  2. Exposure 92%
  3. Shadows 91%
  4. Contrast 89%
  5. Blacks 83%
  6. Whites 77%
  7. Yellow saturation 76%
  8. Clarity 76%
  9. Orange luminance 72%
  10. Green saturation 71%
  11. Yellow hue 71%
  12. Blue saturation 67%
  13. Blue luminance 66%
  14. Aqua saturation 66%
  15. Orange hue 65%
  16. Magenta saturation 62%

White balance & profiles

Custom
84%
As Shot
16%
Median temperature
5,006K
Median tint
+17
  1. Adobe Standard 97%
  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
32%
Vignette
29%
Cropped
85%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 40% · sat 31% · lum 27%
  • Orange hue 65% · sat 56% · lum 72%
  • Yellow hue 71% · sat 76% · lum 45%
  • Green hue 36% · sat 71% · lum 52%
  • Aqua hue 36% · sat 66% · lum 33%
  • Blue hue 24% · sat 67% · lum 66%
  • Purple hue 54% · sat 60% · lum 55%
  • Magenta hue 56% · sat 62% · lum 26%

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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.