======Hardware - Cameras - Lytro - Miscellaneous======

[[http://optics.miloush.net/lytro/|LYTRO meltdown]]

[[http://lightfield-forum.com/lytro/lytro-archive/|LightField Forum - Lytro Archive]] software and firmware downloads.\\
[[http://optics.miloush.net/lytro/TheResources.aspx|LYTRO meltdown - The Resources]]  software and firmware downloads.

[[http://lightfield-forum.com/forum/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=82|LightField Forum - Opensource alternative to Lytro Desktop]] \\
[[http://lightfield-forum.com/forum/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=39|LightField Forum - Refocus your raw lytro data on linux]], [[https://github.com/AstraLuma/refocus|GitHub - AstraLuma/refocus]]. \\
[[https://bitbucket.org/stativ/lyli/src/master/|Bitbucket - stativ/lyli]] An open source alternative to Lytro Desktop that runs on Linux. \\


=====Articles/Posts=====

[[https://ljirkovsky.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/lytro-protocol/|ljirkovsky - Lytro Protocol]] \\
[[https://ljirkovsky.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/interesting-lytro-resources/|ljirkovsky - Interesting Lytro resources]] \\
[[http://nirmalpatel.com/hacks/lytro.html|nirmal j. patel - Focus all parts of Lytro image]]

[[https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9339773805/lytro-illum-and-desktop-software-get-major-updates|Digital Photography Review - Lytro ILLUM and Desktop software get major updates]] on 2015-07-10. \\
[[http://lightfield-forum.com/2015/07/software-updates-lytro-illum-firmware-2-0-lytro-desktop-4-3/|LightField Forum - Software Updates: Lytro Illum Firmware 2.0, Lytro Desktop 4.3]] \\
[[https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/lytro-illum-camera-update/|CNET - Lytro camera, software updates breathe new life into year-old Illum light-field camera]] on 2015-06-09. \\
[[https://www.roadtovr.com/report-google-acquires-light-field-company-lytro-move-hire-employees/|Road to VR - Lytro Website Goes to Life Support Mode as Company Winds Down After Google Acquisition]] \\

[[https://www.cined.com/lytro-illum-light-field-video/|CineD - Using the Lytro ILLUM to Shoot a Mesmerizing Light Field Video]] on 2015-08-14. \\
[[https://www.instructables.com/5-Tips-and-Tricks-for-the-Lytro-Illum-Lightfield-P/|Instructables - 5 Tips and Tricks for the Lytro Illum - Lightfield Photography]] \\

Similar: [[http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/|Light Field Photography with a Hand-Held Plenoptic Camera]], Stanford University Computer Science Tech Report CSTR 2005-02.


=====Lytro Illum=====


====Reviews====

[[https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/lytro-illum|PCMag - Lytro Illum Review]] by [[https://www.pcmag.com/authors/jim-fisher|Jim Fisher]] on 2014-12-16. Notable cons: "Disappointing image quality." and "Software slow to import images.".

[[https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/lytro-illum|Trusted Reviews - Lytro Illum Review]] on 2014-12-02. Notable cons: "The native ISO range is 80-3200, and by 1600 your images will be very noisy, only getting worse at ISO 3200."

[[https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/lytro_illum_review|Photography Blog - Lytro Illum Review]] by Gavin Stoker on 2014-12-10.  Notable cons: "(...)grain/image noise noticeably intrudes to quite a ‘gritty’ degree from ISO2000 upwards, visible across the entirety of the frame, so we’d advise sticking at ISO1600 and below in the vast majority of circumstances."

[[https://www.digitaltrends.com/digital-camera-reviews/lytro-illum-review/|DigitalTrends - Lytro Illum review]] by David Elrich on 2015-02-21. Notable cons: "Price can’t justify image quality", "Can’t shoot video".

[[https://www.ephotozine.com/article/lytro-illum-v2-professional-light-field-camera-review-26434|ePHOTOzine - Lytro Illum V2 Professional Light Field Camera Review]] by Joshua Waller on 2015-08-19. Notable cons: "For the lowest noise and best detail possible we would recommend using ISO80 to ISO400, as images have low levels of noise and good levels of detail. For lower light situations ISO800 still provides good results, although noise increases and detail is reduced, as shown in the example animation above. At ISO1600 and ISO3200 noise levels become strong and we would recommend avoiding this setting if possible."

[[https://amateurphotographer.com/review/lytro-illum-review/|Amateur Photografpher - Lytro Illum review]] on 2014-11-20: \\
"All this is great, but what about image quality? Well, to be honest, as a £1,300 stills camera, the Illum isn’t great. It may collect 40 megarays of information, but only a small subset of this data is used for any given image. The upshot is that the software only creates 4-million-pixel images, and these aren’t even technically all that good, with little in the way of fine detail and a tendency to show some rather strange processing artefacts. The files are fine for small prints, up to 7x5in perhaps, but beyond that the lack of quality starts to tell." \\
"Even at low ISOs there’s not a lot of fine detail, and the image can show strange jaggies along straight edges. Noise is becoming quite visible at ISO 800, and shadow detail starts to disappear at ISO 1600. The ISO 3200 setting really isn’t very good at all."