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I thought the future of light field cameras would be to replace the bulky DSLR's and their lenses. If you can do that, then autofocus systems go away completel
by bb88 9y ago
I thought the future of light field cameras would be to replace the bulky DSLR's and their lenses.
If you can do that, then autofocus systems go away completely. What you're left with is the shutter and zoom, and the computer's ability to make beautiful bokeh from any image.
- fudged71 9y agoThe problem is the sensor cost. You are sacrificing pixels for information/depth, meaning you need more pixels for the same result. Most people aren't willing to go back to a 2MP camera when much better image quality cameras are on the market.
- bb88 9y agoMaybe not the home user, but people are willing to pay lots of money for photography gear if it gets the results they want. Broncolor, Hasselblad, Leica and Zeiss, all come to mind as specialty companies that make money from selling expensive gear.