Leica · camera stats

SL2

How 383 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

#63
most analyzed of 110 cameras
f/3.8
median aperture
ISO 400
median · p95 3,200
1/250s
median shutter
86%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How SL2 photos are shot

383 all-time photos · 249 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 15%
  2. f/1.8 17%
  3. f/2.8 9%
  4. f/4 17%
  5. f/5.6 16%
  6. f/8+ 25%

ISO

  1. <=200 44%
  2. 400 29%
  3. 800 15%
  4. 1600 7%
  5. 3200 4%
  6. 6400+ 1%

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

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 25%
  2. 1/500s 12%
  3. 1/250s 19%
  4. 1/125s 14%
  5. 1/60s 7%
  6. slower 25%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 50mm 19%
  2. 24mm 11%
  3. 35mm 9%
  4. 90mm 8%
  5. 25mm 4%
  6. 28mm 3%
  7. 70mm 3%
  8. 27mm 3%
  9. 45mm 3%
  10. 75mm 3%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 86%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 10%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 2%
  4. Creative (Slow speed) 1%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 13%
Flash fired
1%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2019-2026

  1. 2019 4%
  2. 2020 3%
  3. 2021 1%
  4. 2022 16%
  5. 2023 24%
  6. 2024 35%
  7. 2025 14%
  8. 2026 3%

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. 46% flat
  2. 2 VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8/24-70 ASPH. 10% flat
  3. 3 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art 10% flat
  4. 4 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. 4% flat
  5. 5 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 3% flat
  6. 6 Summicron-M 1:2/50 2% flat
  7. 7 Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. 2% flat
  8. 8 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/35 ASPH. 2% flat
  9. 9 SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/50 ASPH. 2% flat
  10. 10 LUMIX S 50/F1.4 2% flat
  11. 11 APO-SUMMICRON-SL 1:2/75 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 249 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical SL2 edit

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

  • Exposure +0.4
  • Contrast +3
  • Highlights -45
  • Shadows +20
  • Whites -15
  • Blacks +10
  • Clarity -5

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
84%

Most-touched sliders

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

  1. Highlights 95%
  2. Exposure 94%
  3. Shadows 94%
  4. Contrast 88%
  5. Blacks 78%
  6. Whites 73%
  7. Yellow saturation 72%
  8. Clarity 68%
  9. Yellow hue 66%
  10. Green saturation 66%
  11. Orange luminance 64%
  12. Blue saturation 59%
  13. Orange hue 57%
  14. Orange saturation 56%
  15. Blue luminance 54%
  16. Aqua saturation 53%

White balance & profiles

Custom
88%
As Shot
12%
Median temperature
5,300K
Median tint
+20
  1. Adobe Standard 98%
  2. Embedded 2%

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
2%
Grain
44%
Vignette
37%
Cropped
92%

Color mixer activity

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

  • Red hue 33% · sat 35% · lum 30%
  • Orange hue 57% · sat 56% · lum 64%
  • Yellow hue 66% · sat 72% · lum 36%
  • Green hue 30% · sat 66% · lum 47%
  • Aqua hue 29% · sat 53% · lum 23%
  • Blue hue 23% · sat 59% · lum 54%
  • Purple hue 40% · sat 47% · lum 38%
  • Magenta hue 44% · sat 45% · lum 10%

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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.