On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Dibyo <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a fast camera with the flexibility of changing focus. I'm guessing it > might only be useful for reporting - almost everyone feels it's not good > enough for serious photography. >
It comes in a terrible, journalism-unfriendly package, though. I can't imaging a journalist carrying this odd, kaleidoscope-shaped dealie around, let alone taking it out and taking a photo. It is, ummmm, obtrusive. And a majority of journalism photos are shot at f/8 or f/11 - the goal being showing what the scene looked like than to make the scene artsy or nice looking. I don't know if the Lytro shoots at f/8 (or even allows setting the aperture). IMO, the long term future of journalism photos lies in mobile phones. As demonstrated during the Arab Spring and as currently being demonstrated in Syria. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
