Film Rolls – App for Film Photographers

I’ve really enjoyed, and have benefited from using this application. The ability to store different cameras, lenses, and accessories in the application’s permanent database, and the little helpful details, such as being able to indicate at what ISO you metered your film, or the quick fill feature that initializes the new frame with the settings used for the one prior all make this application efficient and intuitive to use. Suggestions: 1. Add a field for focal length; 2. make the csv file outputs more organized with easier-to-read columns for the different values and frame numbers.

This really is a great tool for those who would rather use their phone as opposed to a notebook to record each shot's settings when shooting film. I wish we had a way of setting certain f-stops instead of having to hit custom and type it out each time, i.e. f/0.95. The ability to set different frame numbers would also be great as sometimes I start with frame 0 instead of 1. Also the ability to export into csv rather than xml would make this the perfect application as there is no other app that does what Film Roll currently does, keeping it simple not adding any useless bloatware like the other paid apps. Very useful when you find yourself without your notebook!

I searched a long time for an app to do what this one does. I love it! It saves me time. I like to keep track of all of my settings used for Film shots, and used to do it with paper. This is much better. The export function is nice too as I can store all the settings on my computer after I have scanned the negatives

It’s by far the easiest way I’ve found of writing down camera settings when shooting film; I love that it uses the phone’s GPS to save the location where I took each photo, which is normally what I have the hardest time remembering. I do wish it had better export options, like exporting each roll individually, or saving to Dropbox automatically, to make it easier to use the data, but that’s the only nitpick I have. I definitely recommend this app, regardless.

I searched hard for an app that could do this. It is the only one I could find and it is amazing. Easy to use with great design. I wish it had less common shutter speeds and apertures in the list so I don't have to enter them manually but it's still great. I don't know what fixed frame is for. I also wish you could start a roll at frame 0 since I like to shoot that extra frame. It's a great app.