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Re: [OM] Focus AFTER taking the photo!

Subject: Re: [OM] Focus AFTER taking the photo!
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:22:19 -0700
But it only produces small images.  Suitable for the web but not much else.

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/30/2011 7:40 AM, ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Just ran across this article...
> -George
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> The Lytro Light Field Camera employs a new type of image sensor, one that
> captures the color, density and, unlike current cameras, the amount of light
>   traveling in every direction through every point in a scene.
> It then uses algorithms that permit you to view the image and select, in
> real  time, which elements you want to be the center of focus.
> On its demonstration page — tinyurl.com/pcguylytro — you click on any
> object  in the image, and watch as the surrounding elements blur and the
> targeted object  comes into focus. It’s quite amazing.
> Lytro will be available early next year. It’s pricey: An 8 gigabyte model
> that captures 350 images is $399.
> It will feature an impressive f2 8x zoom lens, which permits a great degree
>   of focus contrast in an image and is highly desirable. There’s no
> removable  battery, however, and no memory slots to store more images.
> Lytro developers are exploring 3D applications that will allow us to view
> scenes from multiple perspectives and tap on any object for perfect focus.
> We’ve come a long way since the Polaroid  Swinger.
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