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This is one of the more ignorant comments I've seen in a while. 1) Your first point is exactly why Lytro is exciting—it could disrupt photography by making it easier than ever for beginners to take good photos. Everything you said about Lytro could be said about auto light metering, auto focus, digital cameras, lcd viewfinders, Photoshop, etc... you have a bizarre, unproductive pretentiousness. Have you had the joy o…
"it could disrupt photography by making it easier than ever for beginners to take good photos." These cameras do not help beginners, or anyone else take good photos. In much the same way that instagram doesn't. Sure, it might be a fad, like HDR is, but nothing short of learning about composition and lighting will make anyone take good photos. I don't see anything disruptive about lytro photography. Being able to pick…
The Lytro camera has a fixed wide-open aperture, so exposure times are kept short.
" Being able to pick the focal point arbitrarily after the photo has been taken is a cool gimmick, but what's the point?"
You can also change the depth of field after the fact. E.g., to blur out the strip club in the background of an otherwise nice shot.