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Lytro Illum is a New Pro-Level Light Field Camera

April 22, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Lytro Illum

Lytro has announced the new Lytro Illum as a more traditional DSLR-style body but still featuring the focus-later imagery we’ve come to know from Lytro.

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The Lytro Illum features a 40-megaray light field sensor that is 4x larger than the Lytro consumer model, along with an 8x optical zoom lens (30-250mm equivalent) with a constant f/2.0 aperture throughout the zoom range and a 1/4000s max shutter. The camera has a 4-inch, articulating touchscreen display on the rear and a hot-shoe on top. The camera offers Program, ISO Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual shooting modes.

The power of the Lytro Illum is harnessed by Lytro’s own software platform, which offers virtual camera controls in post-processing, including aperture focus and perspective adjustments. Additionally, the software provides physically accurate tilt control for slight changes in perspective and can display 3D photos on 3D-capable devices. Lytro also says that the workflow is compatible with existing photo-editing suites like Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. You can store your Lytro images where they can continue to be manipulated online on Lytro.com for free.

The Lytro Illum launches in July for $1599; however, those who pre-order before July 15 can get it for $1499, along with an extended two-year warranty and access to Lytro’s “inner circle” user group. You can pre-order here on Lytro’s website.


Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: Illum, Lytro

 

Comments

  1. forkboy1965 says

    April 22, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    You know… it’s not that long ago when someone would have been burned at the stake for this sort of technology.

  2. Jack says

    April 22, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    Some parts of the world you still can be . . .

  3. Rob says

    April 25, 2014 at 9:52 am

    This is interesting but is ANY of the picture really in focus, critically?

    Engineering is all about trade-offs..

  4. Colin says

    April 25, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Lytro’s swansong.

  5. vitojo@hotmail.com says

    April 25, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    W O O O O W!!!! F/2 across 30-250mm range?? awesome.

  6. NikoB says

    April 26, 2014 at 1:42 am

    Interesting camera but of the photos I’ve see, they all look very ordinary. I don’t think anyone has figured out how to really use this technology in an artistic way.

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