Fabrice Posted July 16, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 16, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, errebe said: 🤔… looks like a big, heavy brick in your pocket… I’d rather take a true camera and a true, small and slim phone with me… the partnership should be with Apple… I don’t agree. Sharp has produced some of the best electronics in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 Hi Fabrice, Take a look here LEITZ PHONE 1 – Leica Smartphone with 1" Sensor . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Simone_DF Posted July 16, 2021 Share #22 Posted July 16, 2021 Any news about potential software updates? For how long will the software be supported? What about security updates? Android and third parties historically never had more than 2 years of updates support average. Any news about selling personal data to third party companies? According to many independent reports, Android is a sinkhole and the worst in terms of privacy, and I expect this phone to be the same for obvious reasons. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted July 16, 2021 Share #23 Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, TonyPolson said: A camera(phone) is only as good as its sensor. A one inch sensor with 20.2 MP can only come from Sony.. Yes, but the sensor is not the only factor. What Leica does with the signals from the sensor makes a big difference AFAIC. The SL2-S is one example. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 16, 2021 Share #24 Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, lct said: Curious for an international launch... 😉They surely will track the interest from abroad... (even mining our forum 🙄) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie F. Posted July 16, 2021 Share #25 Posted July 16, 2021 My school football coach always told us to play to our strengths.... consequently I reverted to playing rugby instead. A game my school was particularly strong at. I'd probably argue Leica should stick to its strengths too. In the smartphone field there is the 800 Kg gorilla in the room - namely Apple - that has been in this marketplace for over 10 years, and a fractured landscape of competing Android phones sporting various, but uneven versions of the software. It's a minefield of a market for a new entrant and I know I wouldn't want Leica's impeccable brand name to be sullied with the above mentioned fractured Android market, whether it's Sony's version of Android or Samsung's, or Huawei's, etc. The hardware specs are only part of the equation with phones, so much relies on software with regular and prompt updates, and it's interaction with the device. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted July 16, 2021 Share #26 Posted July 16, 2021 It's not about the hardware.....It's all about the software. Will it be easy for an old person like me to adapt to software that is not IOS? Will it work easily with my Apple computers? Maybe, Canon or Nikon should think about putting iPhone tech into one of their small cameras. Ciao, Sully Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay66 Posted July 16, 2021 Share #27 Posted July 16, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Probably looking at a price easily of $2,000–$3,000. Will Leica offer a payment plan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted July 16, 2021 Share #28 Posted July 16, 2021 Where’s the tripod Mount? 🤣 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted July 16, 2021 Share #29 Posted July 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Michael-IIIf said: OMG, what bag will I use? A 'Spice Bag' available from a chipper near you in Dublin. Do I have to explain? William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted July 16, 2021 Share #30 Posted July 16, 2021 Is it made in China, Portugal or Germany? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted July 16, 2021 Share #31 Posted July 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Jay66 said: Probably looking at a price easily of $2,000–$3,000. Will Leica offer a payment plan? Usually available via your friendly local telecom company. William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted July 16, 2021 Share #32 Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, anrando said: Sharp is now a Korean company so I doubt any part of it is made here in Japan. as far as i know it is NOT a Korean company, on the contrary 66% is owned by the Taiwanese Company Foxconn [that makes the iphones etc] Can you please post a link to where it says Sharp is a Korean Company? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted July 16, 2021 Share #33 Posted July 16, 2021 3 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: Yes, odd. But it has the Leica red dot and name on the body. I have a few red dots with Leitz on them. This one says Leica, but back in the day Leica cameras and lenses, in keeping with the the origins of the name, were Leitz products and were marked as such. Given that mainly only old collector folk like myself remember Leitz I expect that this will be known as 'The Leica Phone'. Although, when I went into the graveyard in Wetzlar in 2018 looking for the grave of Oskar Barnack some local people that I asked for directions had never heard of him, but they knew where the Leitz family grave was. Make of that what you wish. William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted July 16, 2021 Share #34 Posted July 16, 2021 59 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: Yes, but the sensor is not the only factor. What Leica does with the signals from the sensor makes a big difference AFAIC. The SL2-S is one example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 16, 2021 Share #35 Posted July 16, 2021 Will there be a Monochrom version? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 16, 2021 Share #36 Posted July 16, 2021 Leica seems to have omitted the Standard version. I wonder if the second version will have a coupled rangefinder? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted July 16, 2021 Share #37 Posted July 16, 2021 As long as it is available in Japan only, it is of no particular interest to me. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted July 16, 2021 Share #38 Posted July 16, 2021 This has to be an elaborate April Fools (or similar). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/322749-leitz-phone-1-%E2%80%93-leica-smartphone-with-1-sensor/?do=findComment&comment=4239356'>More sharing options...
MrWadlow Posted July 16, 2021 Share #39 Posted July 16, 2021 Yawn…..will there be any tangible improvement of IQ versus the iPhone, for example? I’d love seeing an evolution of that Q2, maybe add a 40mm fixed lens 😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronazle Posted July 16, 2021 Share #40 Posted July 16, 2021 Is Leica planning on offering an m-mount adapter to facilitate use of superb photo optics on the smart phone? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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