Might want to wait before you buy your next camera: Rumors are going around that very soon a new generation of DSLR and other cameras are coming out with a new system that can focus...

dirty dave

Rumors are going around that very soon a new generation of DSLR and other cameras are coming out with a new system that can focus after you shoot just in case you shot before you got your camera focused. If it is true it would be great especially shooting sports or nature when sometimes you have to shoot fast. I am personaly waiting to see. Has any one else heard of this?

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

Isn't this the Lytro camera concept - so-called light field photography?

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5591433745/lytro-announces-illum-light-field-camera

Certainly fascinating but not gong to replace DSLRs (or EVILs) any time soon.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

another

Lytros Magical DSLR-Like Camera Lets You Refocus Photos After You Take Them

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/lytro-illum/

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

dirtpusher wrote:

another

Lytros Magical DSLR-Like Camera Lets You Refocus Photos After You Take Them

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/lytro-illum/

"In addition to the 8X (30 250mm) zoom lens, it has a constant f/2.0 aperture, 1/4000 shutter, and a four-inch backside touchscreen display."

Interesting. No mention if that lens is a 35mm equivalent or what size sensor it has.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Dave, how ,long do you think we should wait?
Five years?
Ten years?
What if we get old waiting? Oh wait......., we ARE old! :lol: :lol: :lol: 🙈 🙉 🙊
SS

Lenf Loc: Strasburg,PA

I was thinking of holding my breath :oops: :oops: till it comes out, but decided against it... The new technology is going to be great but I would just go ahead and enjoy today and not wait until tommorrow.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

GoofyNewfie wrote:

"In addition to the 8X (30 250mm) zoom lens, it has a constant f/2.0 aperture, 1/4000 shutter, and a four-inch backside touchscreen display."

Interesting. No mention if that lens is a 35mm equivalent or what size sensor it has.

He puts the sensor at between 7.5 and 10.5mm on a side, similar to those used in high-end compacts.

Lytros blurb lists the resolution of the camera as 11 megarays.
not megapixels :roll:

http://www.wired.com/2011/10/cross-section-shows-lytro-light-field-cameras-insides/

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

dirtpusher wrote:

He puts the sensor at between 7.5 and 10.5mm on a side, similar to those used in high-end compacts.

Lytros blurb lists the resolution of the camera as 11 megarays.
not megapixels :roll:

http://www.wired.com/2011/10/cross-section-shows-lytro-light-field-cameras-insides/

So it's a bit bigger than a 1" sensor (Nikon J1)

" 11 megarays. That makes it sound like something Ming the Merciless would unleash on the world."
Gotta love the Flash Gordon reference!

I need a subscription to Wired.
Been reading a loot of excerpts from that publication lately.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

GoofyNewfie wrote:

So it's a bit bigger than a 1" sensor (Nikon J1)

" 11 megarays. That makes it sound like something Ming the Merciless would unleash on the world."
Gotta love the Flash Gordon reference!

I need a subscription to Wired.
Been reading a loot of excerpts from that publication lately.

love seeing things transpire on that site. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

dirty dave wrote:

Rumors are going around that very soon a new generation of DSLR and other cameras are coming out with a new system that can focus after you shoot just in case you shot before you got your camera focused. If it is true it would be great especially shooting sports or nature when sometimes you have to shoot fast. I am personaly waiting to see. Has any one else heard of this?

It would be helpful if you posted links to the rumors you heard so we're all reading the same, but for now we'll assume along with you.

The Lytro is an amazing piece of technology
http://www.lytro.com

But Intel is working on a similar technology with its Depth Camera
http://iq.intel.com/new-embedded-tablet-camera-enables-cool-post-photo-effects

There are differences between the two of course, technology has a trickle-down effect on the market.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I forgot what year I first heard about this. Haven't heard about it since.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

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GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

dirtpusher wrote:

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Thanks
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dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

SteveR wrote:

I forgot what year I first heard about this. Haven't heard about it since.

think it was this one about 2 yrs ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Lytro-Light-Field-Camera-Graphite/dp/B0099QUSGM

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

When all the problems are gone to automatic-land, then why are we photographers needed. Composition? What would else exists?