Apr 05

Lytro International: QoQa brings LightField Camera to France, Belgium in Weekend Offer

Posted on 2013/04/05

Lytro’s LightField Camera is currently officially available in 5 countries (plus India, inofficially?), but it’s not easy to get in Europe.
This weekend, however, online bargain store QoQa is exclusively offering the 8 GB models “electric blue” and “graphite” to customers in France and Belgium, for 399 Euros plus shipping.

The weekend offer ends Sunday, April 7, at midnight CEST.
If your country of residence fits (or if you have friends there), this may just be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for: Lytro Appareil photo plénoptique de poche | QoQa.fr

Mar 15

Lytro Roadmap: Director of Photography hints at Consumer and Professional Cameras

Posted on 2013/03/15

Lytro’s first generation LightField camera recently celebrated its first birthday. So what, you might ask, is next up Lytro’s sleeve? What will the second generation camera be like, and what lessons from the first generation will be turned into improvements for the second one?

In a Techhive article that focuses (pun intended) on an alternative way of creating interactive click to focus images, we found what may be the first official hint at Lytro’s upcoming products. First off, there aren’t many details – let alone a timeframe – but we’re still a bit excited.

Lytro’s Director of Photography Eric Cheng had this to say during a discussion of some restrictive aspects of their Terms of Service:

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Jan 05

Homemade Lytro Modifications and Accessories: DIY Ring Light, DIY Filter Adapter and a LightField Microscope

Posted on 2013/01/05

Lytro’s LightField Camera is the first consumer product of an entirely new category of camera, so it’s no wonder that technology enthusiasts are attracted by its new features. It is that same tech-excited target audience that likes to play around with things to see what they can use them for.
In this article, we’ll show you some interesting DIY inventions and modifications for the Lytro camera, that we’ve recently come across:

First up is Twitter user @jgeorge, who has created his own Lytro LED ring light, using a 4 $ LED flashlight and some breadboard:

DIY: Homemade Lytro Ring Light by jgeorge

DIY: Homemade Lytro Ring Light by jgeorge in use

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Dec 29

How to disassemble your Lytro Camera (Part 2)

Posted on 2012/12/29

You’re interestd in what secrets hide inside your Lytro LightField Camera? In this post, we’ll show you how you can open and disassemble your camera!

Important note: Please be aware that you can irreparably damage your camera when fiddling around! We can not take responsibility if anything goes wrong.

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Nov 27

How to disassemble your Lytro Camera (Part 1)

Posted on 2012/11/27

If you’d like to open and disassemble your Lytro LightField Camera – be it to fix a problem (we’d like to remind you of Lytro’s cheap repairs/replacement service at this point, though!) or to satiate your curiosity – you may have a hard time finding screws to undo.
There are screws to open the camera, you just need know where they are: They’re hidden beneath the cameras black plastic front cover around the lens, which is held in place by adhesive tape.