It would make this the perfect app for my pre shoot scouting. Instead of spending all that time setting up your big camera, just choose your desired film/sensor size and focal length in the app and point the iPhone camera at what you want to photo to verify framing.
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or if this is already possible, but I haven’t found how to do it. Viewfinder Preview is an iPhone app for previewing camera framing for any combination of camera and lens. I’d love to hear from the developers if this is a feature they would consider. Of course such a feature would only be possible for focal lengths inside of the iPhone max focal length (which I think is about 13mm). In that way, at most focal lengths I can incorporate my intended shifts into my scouting shots! That would be a great boon to the architectural shooters out there.
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Since I almost exclusively use “shifting” lenses in my work, it would be fantastic if in the rangefinder mode, I could shift those series of focal length frames, with maybe a ‘hold & drag’ with one finger gesture. But I can think of something that would make this app much more valuable to my scouting process. I really like the flexibility of the “rangefinder” mode. I am an architectural photographer and this app streamlines scouting and exploring options before I really get down to the business of shooting the job. Create albums of photos from the same project, trip etc A photo gallery for viewing photos taken with the app which also displays the additional data Photos taken with the app include additional data that describe the film format, focal length and lighting meter settings at the time the shot was taken You can take photos with it, so you have a record of shots you were framing. Customisable menus so you can include the film/sensor formats and focal lengths you care about. If you don’t have your big camera with you, Viewfinder Preview is still great for photo sketching, location scouting or story boarding. The app is targeted at stills photographers or film makers working in either film or digital. The app has a large database of camera sensors details and film formats but if the format you desire isn’t there you can add your own custom format. If you are happy with the framing then you can get the big camera out. Viewfinder Preview is an iPhone app for previewing camera framing for any combination of camera and lens.