Re: the Next Big Thing

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What's the closest focusing distance? Wolud it be useful for close-ups?

Peeter

On 10/21/11 8:30 AM, "Christopher Strevens" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>HMMM looks like you can use the files it makes to generate 3D images.
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Herschel Mair
>Sent: 20 October 2011 17:27
>To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
>Subject: Re: the Next Big Thing
>
>Amazing. Imagine carrying a couple of these matchbox sized things to a
>location shoot. Wow...now I can buy a smaller car!
>And shoot everything at f:2 with unlimited DOF!
>I think I'll order three and put my medium format digital gear and
>lighting on Ebay
>but what I can't find out from the website: Does it have a tripod
>socket? (In case I want to shoot myself) A self timer???  Can you crop
>the images? and can you make 11x14 prints?
>
>OH NO>>> ONLY works on OSX 10.6... Intel Mac...  I'll have to finally
>buy a new computer... Sob...  My trusty and reliable G5 will have to be
>compacted with a bag full of aluminum soda cans... (The only thing worth
>anything on the open market is the value of the solid aluminum
>casing....)  Oh well. At least I won't need external hard drives cos I
>can store all my images on the Lytro website (Is that free???)
>
>This is like George Eastman launching the brownie... You press the
>button Lytro does the rest.
>
>Herschel
>
>On 10/20/11 9:49 AM, YGelmanPhoto wrote:
>> Amazing.  Look at http://www.lytro.com/living-pictures
>>
>> By placing the cursor onto an object in the photograph, and clicking,
>> the object pops into focus while the foreground and background go out
>> of focus appropriately.
>>
>> Not that I'd trade my dslr (yet).
>>
>>   -yoram
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Karl Shah-Jenner wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> time to lob those old style digicams in the bin, the manufacturers
>>> have a new lineup now ;)
>>>
>>> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/lytro-camera/
>>>
>>> must day hough, this looks kinda neat!
>>>
>>> k
>>
>>
>



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