Point your phone at the scene and see exactly the frame your film camera will capture. Second View crops your phone's ultra-wide camera to match the field of view of any lens on any film format, from 35mm to 8×10. Same field of view, same aspect ratio, same framing. Plus a full kit of planning tools: light meter, spot metering, lens filters, composition grids, bubble level, distance and parallax correction, long exposure timer, panorama preview, shot checklists, film roll tracking, and a 60 stock film database with reciprocity failure built in.
Now on iPhone and Android.
Please read first. Second View is not a camera app and does not take photos for you. It will not make your phone shoot like film. It is a companion tool that helps you frame, meter, and plan shots before you press the shutter on your actual camera, whether that's a film camera or a digital one. The reference photos it saves are framing aids, not your final images.
Framing for every format. 11 film formats covered: 35mm, 6×4.5, 6×6, 6×7, 6×8, 6×9, 6×12, 6×17, 4×5, 5×7, and 8×10. Plus digital sensor sizes and fully custom entry. Works in portrait and landscape, with your choice of control side, even upside down. Automatic black and white preview when a monochrome stock is selected. The crop is computed from the camera's actual reported field of view, not approximated.
Light meter. Continuous exposure reading from your phone's camera. Select your aperture and the app calculates the correct shutter speed in real time. 14 aperture stops (f/1 to f/64), 19 shutter speeds (1/8000s to 30s). ISO follows the selected film stock, or enter it manually. EV compensation in third-stop increments, hyperfocal distance display, auto and manual modes, readout in shutter speed or EV.
Spot metering. Meter the whole frame, or switch to spot mode and place a reticle to read a small area of the scene. Calibrate it against your reference meter for results you can trust.
Lens filters. Log the ND, polarizer, and color filters mounted on your lens. The meter compensates the exposure automatically, and every capture records them.
Long exposure timer with reciprocity. Pick the stock and Second View applies the correct reciprocity curve. 60 stocks in the built-in database with manufacturer-confirmed curves where available, including Kodak Portra, Ektar, CineStill, Ilford HP5, Tri-X, T-Max, Fuji Velvia, and Provia. Exposures over one second are corrected automatically. A countdown timer built for long exposures, with a 3-second pre-countdown to open the shutter and a full-screen progress ring.
Composition tools. Rule of thirds, phi grid, golden triangle (left or right), square 1:1, and a fully customizable grid with up to 12×12 divisions. Accelerometer-based bubble level with roll and pitch readout.
Panorama simulation. Preview a stitched multi-frame panorama before you shoot it, and save it as a planning image.
Shot checklist. Build a step-by-step checklist for each kit and run through it right in the viewfinder. Set one step to fire the shutter automatically when you reach it.
Camera kits. Save complete configurations and switch between them instantly from a carousel on the viewfinder. Each kit stores its lenses, film format, preferred film stocks, enabled features, parallax offsets, control layout, and checklist. Pick a camera body and the format picker narrows to the masks it can shoot. Multi-format cameras like the VZ-6617 get a film-advance guide showing which frame to wind to in which red window when you switch masks mid-roll.
Film roll tracking. Track your rolls from first frame to last, so you always know which roll is loaded and when it was exposed.
Rise, fall, and shift. Simulate the movements of a view camera or technical camera. Offset the crop up, down, left, or right in 1mm steps, applied live.
Parallax correction. Compensates the frame for the physical offset between your phone and the camera's taking lens. Works with LiDAR or a manually entered distance, applied automatically. Configurable per kit.
Distance measurement. On iPhones with LiDAR (12 Pro and later), tap any point in the viewfinder to read subject distance. On other devices, enter the distance manually.