What’s your prognosis? The idea is not new but putting a Leica lens on Xiaomi 12S Ultra at $41K is something for marketing pundits and us UHHoggers to think out loud. Or they may just...

hugEDhog Loc: Bear, Delaware

The idea is not new but putting a Leica lens on Xiaomi 12S Ultra at $41K is something for marketing pundits and us UHHoggers to think out loud. Or they may just be testing the waters. Your thoughts. It’s on youtube.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Not for me. Too bulky, WAAAY too expensive.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'll pass.
--Bob

hugEDhog wrote:

The idea is not new but putting a Leica lens on Xiaomi 12S Ultra at $41K is something for marketing pundits and us UHHoggers to think out loud. Or they may just be testing the waters. Your thoughts. It’s on youtube.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Once there were portable phones that were so large they had to be carried in a bag (a bag phone). Then the technology allowed them to be scaled down so they could fit in a pocket. I don't want to go back to a bag phone!

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Ive told my kids that just because you can do something doesn’t mean that you should do it. This is one of those cases.

Capn_Dave

Nope not needed by me for any reason

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

You are limited by the lenses of the phone. A stupid idea

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

I don't see this combo taking off!

Will

jlg1000 Loc: Uruguay / South America

Just remembered a guy who put a truck engine into a VW beetle.

It looked and likely performed like that abobination

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

This is hilarious and it ties in nicely with ArtzDarkroom's string about hanging up his DSLRs in favor of his smart phone. This addresses my comment about the difference between a smart phone's tiny lens and a full sized DSLR's lens. However, once you've gone this far, why not just use the same lens on a DSLR body that gives you better balance and far easer access to speed, focus, aperture, ISO, etc.?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I see a market for pants with larger pockets.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

P. T. Barnum is a money backer for the project.

wingclui44 Loc: CT USA

hugEDhog wrote:

The idea is not new but putting a Leica lens on Xiaomi 12S Ultra at $41K is something for marketing pundits and us UHHoggers to think out loud. Or they may just be testing the waters. Your thoughts. It’s on youtube.

Why bother? If you can afford a Leica lens, why don't you get a real Leica camera body to world with!

All the smart-phone stuff just drives everybody insane!

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

hugEDhog wrote:

The idea is not new but putting a Leica lens on Xiaomi 12S Ultra at $41K is something for marketing pundits and us UHHoggers to think out loud. Or they may just be testing the waters. Your thoughts. It’s on youtube.

And what is the size of the sensor???

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Nope. Defeats the purpose of a cell camera--small and compact