Lytro Illumn - Camera of the Future
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The Illum has a remarkable lens, a big, hefty body, and lots of manual controls. It shoots photos that you can refocus later. That you can look at from a number of different perspectives, or view in 3D. Photos that start to answer Lytro’s fundamental question: what becomes possible when we don’t have to print pictures anymore?
Armed with all that data, Lytro’s core innovation was to offer a way to refocus your photo after it’s been shot. Over time, Lytro also added the ability to subtly shift perspective on an image, as if you’re moving your head around slightly.
All the light-field technology, particularly the "microlens array" that captures light and direction, sits inside the Illum’s massive lens. It extends from 30-250mm, and shoots everything at f/2 but later offers the ability to stop down as far as f/16.
The Illum has its own set of rules for how to get a great shot; it comes with a huge, fun, strange learning curve, and it’s unlike any camera I’ve ever shot with. You’re shooting with layers, shooting something that people will be able to interact with later.
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http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/30/5949913/lytro-illum-review
What it can do: https://pictures.lytro.com/TheVerge
It's not the camera of the future until it's flat enough to replace cell phone cameras. I have a DSLR that kicks the shit out of my phone's camera but I never use it because of how comparatively obtrusive it is.
My friend ordered one of these and was showing me the website and sample photos. I don't really get it yet.
It's not the camera of the future until it's flat enough to replace cell phone cameras. I have a DSLR that kicks the shit out of my phone's camera but I never use it because of how comparatively obtrusive it is.
I have a HD camcorder that is barely larger than my 3DS. Can't fit in my back pocket, but definitely the sides. I'd say that camera phones are convenient, but not good if you want to take meaningful, lasting, detailed photos. High-end photography is about that...not convenience.
It's not the camera of the future until it's flat enough to replace cell phone cameras. I have a DSLR that kicks the shit out of my phone's camera but I never use it because of how comparatively obtrusive it is.
I have a HD camcorder that is barely larger than my 3DS. Can't fit in my back pocket, but definitely the sides. I'd say that camera phones are convenient, but not good if you want to take meaningful, lasting, detailed photos. High-end photography is about that…not convenience.
Sure, I get that. I respect good photography, but I think I just don't feel that passionate about being a photographer myself for the most part.
It's not the camera of the future until it's flat enough to replace cell phone cameras. I have a DSLR that kicks the shit out of my phone's camera but I never use it because of how comparatively obtrusive it is.
I have a HD camcorder that is barely larger than my 3DS. Can't fit in my back pocket, but definitely the sides. I'd say that camera phones are convenient, but not good if you want to take meaningful, lasting, detailed photos. High-end photography is about that…not convenience.
I agree with everything but the 'meaningful' part. That is subjective. You don't have to have a certain camera for a photo to be meaningful.
