What's New

- Calculator for bellows cameras
- Various small changes
- Bugfixes

App Description

/!\ THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION TO TAKE PHOTOS, BUT TO HELP TO PERFORM SETTINGS IN MANUAL MODE ON A CAMERA OR A DEDICATED APPLICATION.

THIS IS THE AD-FREE VERSION OF PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMPANION WITH MORE FEATURES.

This application will help you to abandon the automatic mode of your cameras that doesn't do everything and control everything. For more experienced photographers, it can simplify the settings by doing the calculations for you (/!\ Camera adjustment must be done manually). It includes more than 40 tools and will also allow you to plan your photo outings from home by locating the places and positions of the Sun, the Moon or the Milky Way.

In any case, it is not a magic application to make beautiful pictures every time, but it will allow you to find a basic setting to refine to get the best picture you think.

It is aimed at professional or amateur photographers (basic knowledge is required) and offers the tools to:
- Calculate the alternative/equivalent exposure (manages the ND filter and long exposures)
- Calculate the depth of field, hyperfocal and simulation of Bokeh
- Calculate the field of view
- Calculate the shutter speed to freeze the motion of a subject
- Capture/Photograph sunrise/sunset, the golden hour and the blue hour
- Get the position of the sun, time of sunrise/sunset, golden hours, blue hours and monthly calendar
- Capture/Photograph the moon based on the phase of the day
- Capture/Photograph moonlit landscapes
- Capture/Photograph lunar eclipse
- Get the position of the moon, the hour of moonrise/moonset and the monthly calendar
- Capture/Photograph the stars, the milky way without or with star trails (Simulator)
- Capture/Photograph the northern lights
- Capture/Photograph the lightning and the fireworks
- Calculate the best setting for an EV (exposure value) given
- Calculate distance or aperture with a flash
- Calculate the optimum settings according to the lighting of the place (Light Meter)
- Calculate for the macro photo the possible magnification with a close-up lens or an extension tube
- Calculate the print size
- Time lapse
- Planner for landscape photos, from a drone and panorama
- Black and whithe film developing
- Calculate the reciprocity failure
- Bracketing
- Tilt lens
- Capture/Photograph planets
- Panorama
- Get/Set the characteristics of a camera (sensor size, crop factor, sensor resolution, ISO range, shutter speed range, circle of confusion) and set your favorites
- Tools
. Augmented reality for the Sun, the Moon and the Milky Way
. Countdown
. Compass
. Bubble level
. Torch
. Notepad
. Photographic composition (rule of thirds, diagonal, triangle, golden ratio, golden spiral)
. Compose your photos with the colors (chromatic circle)
. Ephemeris (Sun, Moon, Milky Way and tide)
- Film sensitivity table (ISO, ASA, DIN, GOST)
- Night mode
- Data Import/Export

Do not hesitate to contact me, if you have ideas for changes, improvements, any bugs or for translations ([email protected]).

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 02, 2020 Initial release
  • October 23, 2020 New version 1.1.3
  • November 12, 2020 New version 1.2.0
  • August 06, 2021 New version 1.7.1
  • August 06, 2021 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • October 03, 2023 New version 1.15.0
  • October 03, 2023 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 03, 2023 New version 1.15.1
  • November 14, 2023 New version 1.15.2
  • March 26, 2024 New version 1.15.3
  • April 24, 2024 New version 1.16.0

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