Bob Stone
Posts: 287
Location: Rochester, NY, United States
Registered: 20 Oct 2007
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OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 22:23 GMT
updated: 24 Jun 2011 at 22:26 GMT
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I know this is off topic here but felt compelled to share this link posted at AP landing by "Concretin' Nik".
tinyurl.com/6jteofm
www.lytro.com/ (Open any photo, then click where you want focus to be)
tinyurl.com/5snc7l (read up)..
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Clay
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Location: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Registered: 23 Aug 2004
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Re: OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 0:02 GMT
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I heard about this technology some time ago, wouldn't it be a boon for panographers? I am, however, a bit skeptical.. hope its not another "invisible Camera" ... I so wanted that to be true also.
Clay
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DennisS
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Location: Los Anglels, United States
Registered: 1 Sep 2007
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Re: OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 0:40 GMT
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When has the discussion of camera technology been off topic?
Hopefully this camera will not become "vaporware" like so many software promises have.
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Henri Smeets
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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Registered: 28 Nov 2006
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Re: OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 8:00 GMT
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I somehow suspect that this is an iPhone or Android app and that they are creating some really good buzz for the concept.
If it's real, a real single-shot camera then I'm very curious how it would function!
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Mark Schuster
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Location: Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Registered: 25 Jan 2006
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Re: OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 23:17 GMT
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Is a clue to how it works in the distinct depth of each clicked 'in focus field'. What I mean is you don't seem to be able to smoothly go in and out of focus in the same way as you could by rotating the focus ring on your camera. Ergo, is the sensor built up of a number of distict layers, each having its own distict focal plane?
How ever it's done, it's certainly impressive. Trouble is I can't think of a serious application except as a gimmick. It certainly could become one of the 'must have' apps for iPhone 5. Almost as important as making telephone calls, something my smart phone (not iPhone) isn't very good at!
Mark
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DennisS
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Location: Los Anglels, United States
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Re: OT - Lytro "Light Field Camera"
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 0:10 GMT
updated: 29 Jun 2011 at 0:10 GMT
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This is not an iPhone or any other phone app. It is a real (so they say) camera. Go to the web site and you will see the technology explained.
Advantages? Go to the web site and see the examples.
We all try to find that "hyperfocus" for our fisheye lenses. What if you could "focus stack" several versions of the same picture in order to get a very deep depth of field? If this technology delivers, you take one picture, save it with all the various focus settings, then focus stack the images into one image. Objects from right in front of the lens to many miles away will be in sharp focus.
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