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Exposure Assistant

This application approximates the length of exposure for various B&W films (and some color films) in low light situations. In low light, extra exposure is needed due to reciprocity failure (also known as the Schwarzschild effect). As such, your camera's meter is not accurate in low light. This application approximates the proper exposure time (based upon manufacturers datasheets). A timer is now included in the application.
The application warns when the user enters an exposure longer than described in manufacturer's datasheets. Although the exposure in these instances is crudely approximated by mathematical extrapolation, it is crucial that users conduct their own exposure tests in these very long exposure situations.

Current supported films:Adox CHS 25/50/100Adox CHS 100 IIAdox CMS 20 IIAdox Silvermax 100Agfa APX 100/400Fomapan 100Fomapan 200Fomapan 400Fuji Acros 100Fuji Provia 100FFuji Velvia 50Fuji Velvia 100Ilford Delta 100Ilford Delta 400Ilford Delta 3200Ilford FP4 PlusIlford HP5 PlusIlford PanF PlusIlford XP2 SuperKodak Ektar 100Kodak TMAX 100Kodak TMAX 400Kodak Tri-X 400Rollei RPX 25Rollei RPX 100Rollei RPX 400

Category : Photography

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Reviews (25)

Alf. A. May 9, 2022     

Very useful for long exposure on film, especially with pinhole cameras. Calculations seem to be good, have to use different films to confirm.

Her. P. Oct 14, 2020     

Fab for pinhole. I've always estimated my pinhole shots based on experience...which can be hit or miss. I've ended up with some shots -- that I would have way underestimated times for -- that turned out perfectly thanks to this app (20 minutes instead of my estimate of "about 5-ish..."). Thank you for creating this!

Cam. Z. Dec 17, 2019     

Indespensible app for film photography. I've found it spot on accurate with every stock I've tested.

JDW. Jul 29, 2020     

A fantastic app - thank you! Would be great if Lomography Colour Negative 800 was added if at all possible. Many thanks!

Rob. R. Sep 2, 2019     

Great app! Simple and effective. Please add Tri-X 320. Thanks !

Nic. M. Feb 25, 2020     

Awesome app. Whish it would calculate based on stopping the film up or down. Are there any plans to add ISO values?

Zac. M. Jun 15, 2020     

Good app but missing the data for Portra 800 Edit: updated review to 5 stars

avi. d. May 17, 2020     

I appreciate having this app at my disposal. Very helpful.

Abi. K. May 14, 2021     

Easy to use !!!

Spe. G. Mar 18, 2017     

Excellent and Indispensable App. Rollei Retro 400s (a really nice Still Life film) appears to function identical to RPX 400.

Mat. A. Jun 20, 2018     

Great, to-the-point interface. I love that it has timer as well. I have yet to try how accurate the estimated values are, but this will surely help a lot.

pro. v. Jun 28, 2017     

Great app. Please update more film profiles.........thxs.

Zde. L. Oct 23, 2016     

Great application, saves all the hassles in the field when calculating the right exposure. Certainly worth it. I would appriciate a bigger clock timer and perhaps the possibility to correct the calculated exposure time based on a personal experience. But all in all good and it does the job.

Ken. M. Aug 13, 2016     

Does what it says on the tin. Lightweight. Perfect. Please add Ektar 100! Edit - and he did, what a legend! Stand by my five star rating!

Mic. M. Aug 15, 2016     

Great app, and fantastic to finally have Kodak Ektar included.

Tim. L. Dec 31, 2015     

No more jotting down tables in my shooting notebook!

M. L. Jan 29, 2016     

Superb! thank you.

D. S. Apr 27, 2015     

This is the only Android app for reciprocity failure calculation available on line. Very useful for old fashioned film photographers. There are so many barriers I have to over come to buy and download this app from where I live, but this app worth it.

Pal. K. Mar 28, 2015     

This is a great tool for us film shooters. Finally I can get rid of my manual sheets!

Tim. H. Mar 9, 2015     

Great app and even greater support from Matt. I recommend it highly. Saves much time in estimating exposure time from film manufacturers data sheet.

Ste. M. Nov 25, 2014     

Saves a lot of faffing doubly so now the time is presented in minutes on long exposures. New timer should prove very useful to save swapping between apps in the field.

Joh. M. May 8, 2014     

This will help immensly calculating long exposure guesswork.

Ste. M. Oct 21, 2013     

Great way to compare film exposure ratings. Would be awesome to include ektar.

Dav. C. Apr 29, 2013     

What a simply top app. Didn't think I'd be able to find an app like this, and there it is. Easy to use. Simple with no unnecessary frills.

Dag. S. Jul 2, 2015     

I found this app to be inaccurate when shooting Ilford films (Delta 100, Delta 3200, HP5, Pan F Plus). There is no option to choose whether or not you want to adjust for just exposure time or stops, you must adjust both. So good luck basing your exposure on a particular aperture. The compensations merely follow the graphs provided by the film producer and do not seem to be tested or accurate to my standard. Film selection is few. Research and testing are better methods for dealing with reciprocity.