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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: fair-chase on February 22, 2012, 02:17:18 PM

Title: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: fair-chase on February 22, 2012, 02:17:18 PM: Admittedly I know next to nothing about cameras, or camera technology. I was hoping some of you experts could chime in on this. The style is a little ugly, but looks like it would work well for a pack camera. Just not sure if it's a gimmick or a real breakthrough in camera tech. Any thoughts???

https://www.lytro.com/camera (https://www.lytro.com/camera)
Title: Re: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: Bob33 on February 22, 2012, 02:19:41 PM: It sounds like mumbo-jumbo to me. Nothing new here.
Title: Re: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: boneaddict on February 22, 2012, 02:21:48 PM: :dunno:
Title: Re: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: Alchase on February 22, 2012, 02:27:59 PM: Here is a review from CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20125910-1/lytro-camera-5-things-to-know-before-you-buy/
Title: Re: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: fair-chase on February 22, 2012, 02:41:55 PM: Thanks for the link Alchase, very informative.
Title: Re: Gimmick or Breakthrough???
Post by: MikeWalking on February 22, 2012, 02:47:19 PM: Very interesting. I'm intrigued by the After the shot focus ability. I've missed what might have been once in a life time photos, like an Alaskan Wolverine running by camp, because my current camera couldn't focus fast enough. It has an 8x zoom, I'd like to see some photos of far off objects. I do have doubts or concerns about how that glass touch screen would work in cold, damp, rainy conditions.

Looks like it would be a neat camera for family affairs and road trip vacations. But it's way to expensive for that in my opinion. Pretty neat toy for sure. But, I'll stick with my Nikon.