FilmBox Toolkit
Shoot film with greater confidence.
From exposure decisions and manual focusing to long-exposure compensation and photo notes, FilmBox Toolkit brings essential film photography tools together on your iPhone. Make informed choices before you press the shutter.
ZONE SYSTEM METERING
Visualize readings from different areas of your scene using Zone System principles. Compare highlights and shadows, decide which details to preserve, and adjust your exposure. Built for situations where careful exposure control matters.
FREE TOOLS
• Light Meter (basic mode): Evaluate ambient light and get exposure settings to work from.
• LiDAR Rangefinder (up to 1 meter): Estimate subject distance to assist manual focusing and flash calculations. Requires compatible hardware.
• Flash Calculator (GN): Calculate settings from the guide number for shooting without TTL.
• Depth of Field Calculator: Estimate your focus range and hyperfocal distance.
• Reciprocity Failure Compensation: Calculate long-exposure adjustments based on your selected film.
• Shutter Speed Test: Help check your camera's shutter speed and assess its performance.
• Negative Viewer: Use the camera to preview negatives as positive images and inspect their contents. For previewing only; not a replacement for professional scanning or post-processing.
• Gear Library & Photo Log: Organize film stocks, flashes, and preferred settings, and keep shooting notes for later reference.
FREE & PRO
FilmBox Toolkit is free to download. All features are free except the three Pro features below. Free features include manual input for Zone System metering, basic light metering, rangefinding up to 1 meter, the Shutter Speed Test, and the Negative Viewer.
FilmBox Pro unlocks:
• Zone System metering: real-time light readings.
• Light Meter: 1-degree spot metering mode.
• Rangefinder: distance measurements beyond 1 meter.
Choose either:
• A one-time lifetime purchase.
• An annual subscription with access during the subscription period.
See the in-app purchase screen for current pricing and purchase terms.
DEVICE COMPATIBILITY
• Standard SDR metering: Compatible iPhones running iOS 17 or later.
• Apple Log metering: Uses 10-bit Apple Log data. Supported on iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max, 16 Pro/Pro Max, and 17 Pro/Pro Max. The app selects the appropriate mode for your device.
• LiDAR rangefinding: Requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone: Pro and Pro Max models in the iPhone 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 families.
Devices without Apple Log or LiDAR can still use other compatible features. Hardware support and Pro access are separate requirements.
PRIVACY
Metering, depth of field, and other calculations run locally on your device. We do not collect or upload your personal data.
Privacy Policy: https://www.filmboxtoolkit.com/privacy.html
TERMS OF USE
This app is licensed under Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
It’s a striking feature set but ultimately it’s behind a $10 paywall to really use. Its star feature is distance measurement which is the main reason to use the app over the many others but it’s limited to 1m without paying $10. I’d work on making the pro offerings better and unlocking unlimited distance measurement for free version.
Developer Response
Thanks for the honest feedback. I actually agree with you! Since I'm a solo developer, the Pro version is currently the only way to support my work and keep the app ad free.However, I am already working on more advanced Pro features. Once those are ready, I plan to unlock the distance limit for everyone in the free version. Thanks for your patience and support!
Stopped working!
Alex Plain
As of yesterday my PAID version stopped working – just a white screen on startup! I loved the app when it was working, please fix it
Developer Response
I am very sorry to hear about this. This is a very rare occurrence. My recommendation is to restart your phone; the issue will most likely resolve itself. I will investigate and fix the problem ASAP.
New Features:
1. Tutorial for Zone Metering.
2. Custom settings for Zone Metering.
3. Face detection added to Zone Metering.
4. Visual guide lines connecting the Zone Metering preview labels to the zone scale.
5. Zone Metering now supports framing and metering with wide-angle lenses, ensuring a full experience for your camera's wide-angle optics.
6. Option to configure a quick-access shortcut to Zone Metering via a tap in the app.
Fixes:
1. Fixed an issue where the spot metering label failed to display on the EV scale on certain iOS versions.
2. Fixed an issue where reciprocity failure compensation (based on lookup tables) was not displayed correctly for certain film types in Zone Metering.
3. Fixed an issue where the viewfinder image would darken after automatic metering completion on certain HLG-compatible camera models.
Version 1.7.1
The developer, 卓 朱, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
卓 朱
Size
34.6 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 5 more
English, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese