Do not forget that Xiaomi idea digital camera cellphone that had an uncovered 1” sensor and a mount for detachable lenses? It was primarily based on the Xiaomi 12S Extremely that was modded to simply accept Leica M mount lenses. It was cool, but it surely was only a idea and it was by no means made accessible to common shoppers.
In case you have the DIY expertise, you can also make your individual as this video from channel Mod and Shoot demonstrates. It begins with the Sharp Aquos R6, a Japan-only Android from 2021 which has a 1” 20MP sensor.
The Sharp Aquos R6 because it comes out of the field
The cellphone’s 19mm Leica Summicron lens needed to go, in fact, and it was changed with a C mount. This mount was initially used on 16mm cameras, nowadays they’re extra widespread in safety cameras. With the suitable adapter, this setup can use lenses from all kinds of different cameras as you will notice within the video. There’s one huge draw back to this – nicely, two when you depend the added bulk – which is that autofocus doesn’t work, so you must focus manually.
The creator of this mod has plans for making the same modification to a Sharp Aquos R7 from 2022 which encompasses a greater decision 47MP 1” sensor (with an 11MP binned mode) and new video modes like taking pictures in 8K.
Mod and Shoot’s Instagram account has a few movies and a photograph taken with the modded R6, so go and take a look.
