Light-field cameras to solve all our focussing problems?

[pipnina]

They seem to be fairly low resolution at the moment, but the fact they are omni-focal and drizzle is a thing, they could be a godsend to a planetary/lunar imager or a helpful tool to a deep-sky imager.

https://www.calphoto.co.uk/product/Lytro-Illum-Light-Field-Camera-With-30-250mm-f/2.0-Zoom-Lens/999-862T?gclid=Cj0KEQiAvuWyBRDO_Yzhpv_4nvEBEiQANBdXMpCNep5n31l59HBW_CQzs5PFYRiiJhWaT9Zt3F3bR1kaAtho8P8HAQ

This video explains how they work and demonstrates the first consumer model

This video showcases what they can do.

What do you guys think? I'm tempted.

    ~pip

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I think they mainly work well under conditions of strong illumination. I am also not sure these would add anything at infinity focus.