iPod touch / iPhone = ultimate photographic accessory

[arseniii]

Not only I use my iPod to find proper development times for various films but also the inbuilt countdown timer is awesome.
And today I discovered another application of my iPod touch - > LIGHTBOX. There is a free FLASHLIGHT application for iPod that sets a white screen for an unlimited amount of time, it also has an option to change the temperature of the "white" light. Gives you a decent way to review your slides "on the go".

Let's see what else am I missing... It would be nice to have exposure meter, but iPod touch doesn't have a camera :-(((

 

[JapanExposures]

Indeed - I use iHandy Level for camera levelling and been trying iSeismometer to check tripod stability (good for large format). Probably Bento would be a good one to synch data between Mac and handheld.

Would be great if Flashlight would go red too, then you could use in the darkroom

 

[coelacanth]

I use LightMeter as my backup meter. It works only with 3GS (it needs the new camera), but works pretty well.

 

[MikeL]

I've appreciated the work put in by the massive dev folks, so I forked out the bones for the iPhone app. The times for Acros, trix, and tmax work with my developing/water, so I've found it handy.

 

[zenlibra]

I'll have to check out those apps. I sometimes use:

Field Tools: iPod version of the online Depth of Field Guide
Magic Hour: find out when the sun rises and sets on any day. Shows when civil twilight is, nautical twilight etc.
PhotoBuddy: lots of useful tools, DOF calculator, exposure table etc.

 

[sniki]

Which side have I to dip iPod to measure the temperature of developing solution?

;-))

 

[Particular]

I like to take reference pictures with the iphone camera while traveling, or on location. As they are tagged with geo-data, I can see where I have been, also in case I need to return there. I then either track them in iphoto, or I use a free app called Koredoko, which shows the location for each pic in google maps.

 

[Trius]

I downoaded the Massive Dev update a few weeks ago, so it's available.

I didn't know about iSeismometer -- thanks!

The flashlight app that I have allows you to mix ant colour you want in the available pallette, but I wouldn't use it for the ddarkroom.

 

[selloutboy]

Praises for the Ipod

Praises for the Ipod

I just got an ipod touch a month ago and I found it to be a great tool for photographers like you guys.

I downloaded accu weather so I could get a more accurate weather reading so I could decide what ISO I would use. Field Tools is also useful and I always note things on my ipod now despite the fact I always bring a notebook wherever I shoot.

Also, instead of printing the ultimate exposure computer, I just saved it in my photos

It really is a useful tool for photographers

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

Hey that's pretty neat. I never thought about using the flashlight app as a on the fly slide light box.

 

[KarlG]

I agree completely. I'm using:

- LightMeter. Decent results so far - using it with my old FSU meterless rangefinder.
- DOF Field Guide (even though it's all on my rangefinder lenses, I've been using this one for a while with my SLR)
- HandyLevel for leveling my tripod.

Will need to look at MagicHour, MassiveDev and Photo Buddy - looks like they have some good stuff as well!

 

[jke]

I terms of actual iPhone photography, I use:

Pano - allows you to stitch together massive panoramas from photos taken with your iPhone in either landscape or portrait orientation.

Reelmoments & Slowmo - The first acts like an intervalometer and the other acts like well, slow motion.

Also Photoshop Mobile, BWCamera, CameraBag, and Flickr.

It does make a good companion to a "real" camera, simply because it is handy & there so I use it. The quality is marginal, but that's just something to work within or against. Then when I have a "real" camera in my hand, I am already thinking photos.

 

[mickallen]

Lots of handy utilities which make life a little easier, my favourites are:

Dr Dof - Highly customisable DOF calculator, also a few handy guides.
Massive Dev Chart - as already mentioned.
Weather Pro - Very comprehensive weather forcasting with current satellite images and by the hour forecasts.