I guess you all know the Lytro camera (cameras at amazon here, official website here). In short it’s a camera that doesn’t need to focus and also allows you to interactively change your point of view in a picture. And Olympus just patented a smart idea where you use an adapter between your MFT lens and camera to capture Lytro alike images! The adapter has a built-in special micro-lens array. This is really a smart idea! You can use all current MFT cameras and lenses to create a dramatically different kind of photo! If they really do that this would create a quantum leap advantage over the competition! What do you think?

You can see the price and specs of current Lytro cameras at Amazon (Click here)

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Found via Egami.

Three sources confirmed that the ultra small camera MFT camera form Panasonic will arrive in early 2014. And one source also said this is not a “GF” branded camera! There is no info about the specs yet and what’s more important…about the size. 43rumors reader amweber (Thanks!) made the smallest possible mockup design. Don’t know how easy it will be to hold a tiny camera like that :)

IN summary, the GX7 with built-in tilting EVF, 2 axis stabilization and new 18 megapixel sensor will be announced in late August. The camera coming after the GX7 will be that ultra small compact and it will hit the stores in early 2014.

Ok, now it’s time to work on the Olympus camera and lens roadmap…

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