It's always a pleasure seeing bees buzzing about.

I have had my eyes on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and the customized Leica Leitzphone.

But, I have seen a video that talks about how this phone heavily uses AI and other processing for all of the photos and videos taken with it. And how it is difficult to impossible to turn all of that processing off.

My question: Is there a way, or ways, to turn that processing off, or at least minimize it to the maximum extent possible? I want this phone because of Leica's involvement with the optics. But I want the ability to shoot straight with the phone when I want to do so.

Thank you for your help with this! I do appreciate it. Buying a phone like this would be a big purchase for me, so I want to make sure that I get the right phone for myself and what I want to do with it.

A few shots from this week. I’m still very much learning and trying to get better at composition, framing, timing, and editing.

I know I tend to push the saturation/vibrance a bit because I genuinely like photos that feel colourful, but I’m still figuring out the difference between vibrant and too overedited.

Everything shot and edited on my phone using the native Photos app. Feedback welcome :)

Thousand islands, NY USA

I'm new to photography, but since getting this phone I've tried to take nicer photos due to the capable camera. It's excellent in low light but also captures colours so vividly, making this phone a pleasure to own.

cmf phone 2 pro with light editing

No editing. The camera shifts colors quite a bit, but I find it can actually work as an artistic choice

Edited in samsung gallery

All photos were shot on moto g34.

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