Its problem seems to be that it was a solution to a problem that was fast disappearing, at the cost of unacceptable tradeoffs.
The Lytro sacrifices a ton of resolution and produces crappy images, in exchange for being able to refocus. And they did that in an age where excellent autofocus was already available.
These days we have cameras with AI models that recognize birds and animals and focus flawlessly almost every single time. And they don't sacrifice any resolution to do it. And they are proper, comfortable cameras rather than a weird stick.
Its problem seems to be that it was a solution to a problem that was fast disappearing, at the cost of unacceptable tradeoffs.
The Lytro sacrifices a ton of resolution and produces crappy images, in exchange for being able to refocus. And they did that in an age where excellent autofocus was already available.
These days we have cameras with AI models that recognize birds and animals and focus flawlessly almost every single time. And they don't sacrifice any resolution to do it. And they are proper, comfortable cameras rather than a weird stick.