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Lytro's Camera Lets You Shoot First and Focus Later
www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/technology/22camera.html
It seems a sensor has been invented that will record information coming from a lens without the need to focus by collecting enormous amounts of information coming from the light being focused by the lens. That comes later on the computer. If this works, it may very well revolutionize cameras as we know them. Will this impact the digital M? I hope so.
This could render the SLR and Rangefinder method irrelevant. You could still have the SLR to see through the lens or an M9 viewfinder that is used to compose the image but no need to focus.
For the street shooter, this would be a tremendous advantage. For the Noctilux user, perfect focus all the time. Fashon, in focus, Sports, in focus, etc,,,,.
You could use lenses in new ways not imagined before. Take the Noctilux and other fast lenses. Yes, we love the out of focus bokeh, but what if we used this new sensor and the advantage of fast lenses that have great flare resistance and layered in photoshop so every part of the photo was in focus. Just a new use for these fantastic lenses with a technology that may change everything as we know it.
So for anyone using the M8 and M9, pay attention, because this will impact us as much as those using Nikon, Canon, or anything else out there!
www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/technology/22camera.html
It seems a sensor has been invented that will record information coming from a lens without the need to focus by collecting enormous amounts of information coming from the light being focused by the lens. That comes later on the computer. If this works, it may very well revolutionize cameras as we know them. Will this impact the digital M? I hope so.
This could render the SLR and Rangefinder method irrelevant. You could still have the SLR to see through the lens or an M9 viewfinder that is used to compose the image but no need to focus.
For the street shooter, this would be a tremendous advantage. For the Noctilux user, perfect focus all the time. Fashon, in focus, Sports, in focus, etc,,,,.
You could use lenses in new ways not imagined before. Take the Noctilux and other fast lenses. Yes, we love the out of focus bokeh, but what if we used this new sensor and the advantage of fast lenses that have great flare resistance and layered in photoshop so every part of the photo was in focus. Just a new use for these fantastic lenses with a technology that may change everything as we know it.
So for anyone using the M8 and M9, pay attention, because this will impact us as much as those using Nikon, Canon, or anything else out there!