Point your phone at the scene, see exactly the frame your film camera will capture. Second View crops the iPhone sensor to match the field of view of any lens on any film format, from 35mm to 8×10. With a lot of useful features, like: light meter, grid, level, measure, parallax correction, long exposure timer, and a 60 stock film database with reciprocity failure built in.
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 custom entry. Portrait or landscape. Automatic B&W 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 the iPhone's camera. 14 aperture stops (f/1 to f/64), 19 shutter speeds (1/8000s to 30s). ISO follows the selected film stock (or custom entry). EV compensation in third-stop increments. Plus manual shutter override.
Long exposure timer with reciprocity. Pick the stock, and Second View applies the correct reciprocity curve. 47 stocks in the built-in database, with manufacturer-confirmed curves where available. Visual countdown with pause and resume.
Composition grids. Rule of thirds, Phi grid, Golden triangle (left or right), Or a custom grid you can set from 2 to 12 rows and columns.
Bubble level. Accelerometer-based, with roll and pitch readout.
Capture and gallery. Tap to capture a cropped frame, saved to both Second View and your Photos. Every capture keeps full metadata: focal length, aperture, shutter speed, film stock, format, rise, orientation, and GPS. Reciprocity-corrected exposures are flagged in the gallery.
Camera kits. Save a full shooting setup as a kit: body, lenses, film format, feature toggles, preferred grid, favorite stocks, parallax config. Switch between kits from a carousel on the viewfinder.
For photographers using technical cameras, view cameras, rangefinders, or close-focus setups: