Crown & Flint 4+

The App Store Preview images of Crown + Flint give you a glimpse into the rich features and thought that went into this app’s design. And, to me, it’s a positive sign the developer solicits user feedback and updates the app regularly.

Crown + Flint requires you enter some to as much information as you wish about your film, cameras, lenses, etc. The app keeps track of everything and allows you to export your metadata easily.

For me, I loaded everything I could (i.e., 18 film rolls and 2 boxes with expiration dates; 3 cameras, 7 lenses, and lots of filters.) Then, I loaded a roll into my 35mm camera and went shooting. With each shot, I used the app subsequently to record my settings, a small image of the scene and the location (although you could easily use the app first to have it measure the scene’s exposure for you.) At the end of the roll, it was nice to have the app export my film metadata as a PDF (note: CSV and exiftool export formats also available) so I can transcribe (or use a plugin) to enter the data into Adobe LrC and
NegativeLabPro after scanning my negatives.

This app is great and is quite useful for my analog to digital workflow.

Just getting it all loaded up and love how organized it is. I tend to scatter my notebooks so this is going to be a huge help.

One suggestion for future updates would be to add a quick way to note whether you intend to push or pull a loaded roll of film. I can still do it in the "notes" field, though!

The new user interface is a significant improvement. I use this app every time I take photos.

The only feature I’m missing now is a watchOS app that allows me to quickly record a frame without taking my phone out.