Do not forget that Xiaomi idea digicam cellphone that had an uncovered 1” sensor and a mount for detachable lenses? It was based mostly on the Xiaomi 12S Extremely that was modded to simply accept Leica M mount lenses. It was cool, however it was only a idea and it was by no means made obtainable to common customers.
When you’ve got the DIY expertise, you may 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, today they’re extra frequent in safety cameras. With the precise adapter, this setup can use lenses from all kinds of different cameras as you will note within the video. There’s one huge draw back to this – effectively, two when you depend the added bulk – which is that autofocus doesn’t work, so you need to focus manually.
The creator of this mod has plans for making an identical modification to a Sharp Aquos R7 from 2022 which includes a increased decision 47MP 1” sensor (with an 11MP binned mode) and new video modes like capturing 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.
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