Love OP's idea, but despite all of Apple's marketing and hyperbole, the iPhone can never be more than a really great pocket camera. Since iPhone 11 Pro, I've dispensed with carrying an extra camera with me in most situations and my dSLR and lenses mostly collect dust, but that's because iPhones are now 'good enough' for most situations involving casual photography (family snaps, vacation photos etc.)
Apple wants us to believe in the notion that these are 'Pro' devices, but they are not. If you make your living taking professional photos, I doubt that you wouldn't very quickly bump into the limitations of a small sensor and limited lenses. Plus the heavy processing introduces artifacts that don't hold up to pixel peeping.
I do miss my dSLR's incredible quality at times but the payoff is convenience. It was always a pain to travel with the gear plus my wife has very little patience these days when we're trying to be 'in the moment' on vacation and I'm fussing around with lenses and tripods - all to get pictures that we only view on an iPhone or iPad.
Apple wants us to believe in the notion that these are 'Pro' devices, but they are not. If you make your living taking professional photos, I doubt that you wouldn't very quickly bump into the limitations of a small sensor and limited lenses. Plus the heavy processing introduces artifacts that don't hold up to pixel peeping.
I do miss my dSLR's incredible quality at times but the payoff is convenience. It was always a pain to travel with the gear plus my wife has very little patience these days when we're trying to be 'in the moment' on vacation and I'm fussing around with lenses and tripods - all to get pictures that we only view on an iPhone or iPad.