PhotoBuddy App Reviews

Need to provide information instead of a simple picture of a tree ! Sad because it seemed to be nice

Im using the iPhone SE and seens the app does not calculate the exposure compensation correctly when im decreasing the exposure time the app seens to be increasing the iso.

I just PhotoBuddy almost daily and I love the fact, that it even supports analogue film formats! Therefore I wish I could set the Bulbtimer to any specific value instead of having to chose from 5sec-increments. The App offers everything from depth-of-field calculation just by intuitively moving the scale with your finger up to calculations for sun position. Great update as well!

Finger weg, da Schrott.

It would be Nice to add values in the dof graphic page. Example: when we use the graphic page for DOF as we drag our finger in the graphic if we could have the distance, aperture or focal also update in the graphic. This way we dont have to go into the table page to get the values. For units it would also be nice to stay on thé same units. Example: when we select feet as unit the program will also give the lenght in inches, feet, and yards. Will be fun if it would stay at the same unit.

This is a very useful tool and well worth the price. It would be nice if the moonrise and setting times were also shown. The units chosen keep changing from metres to centimetres and from feet to inches. It would be less confusing if they would stay as set. Also if possible show the values in the DOF graphic mode too. Still a good application giving lots of very useful information - recommended.

Dont waste your time with any other DoF and exposure calculators. This ones the best and has lots of extra features.

Bought it for the flash exposure calculator. I wish I could program in a flashs gn # (maybe save all my flashes then select what one I am using) and select the power (1/2, 1/4, 1/8), ISO and distance. This would work more like the calculators built into some flashes (what I was hoping for)

This app looks nice enough, but it doesnt support the Sony NEX-5N nor the NEX-7, so if you have one of these cameras it probably wont be of use to you.

Love the interface for dof calculations! Able to slide the different parameters and observe the resulting changes. Also many bonus functions! Great app.

Missing the new Canon 6D, dont know what else it is missing but definetly due an update

The GPS function does not work, have to manually input your location. The DOF function is good, but there are several free apps out there to do this. The flash function is as good as useless. If you go to their support site, there is nothing in the English language to be found. Not impressed!

This could be a great app BUT... Frank, where are you? You seem to still be updating the app, but there is no link to your website, help or a user guide in the app itself. Using the App Store link gets me a site in German, but the link to an alternate English site doesnt work. The product is listed under iPhone-only apps on the App Store, and is flagged as "iPhone" on your website, but the Compatibility line in the App Store PhotoBuddy entry shows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The app runs on my iPad 3, using location services, but on my iPad Mini 4 it never asks permission to use my location, so I cannot turn on the Tracking slider in the app. Why is there an Edit button on the "More" page? On the screen displayed when you tap Edit, tapping on any of the non-greyed-out items just makes the icons jump, but nothing happens. On your website you show a version 1.3.5 (on the App Store its 1.3.3) but if on the Entwicklung page I tap the mehr... under the PhotoBuddy 1.3.5 item, it just takes me back to the Wilkommen page. Is there possibly help info on the target page that I just cant get to? We need a presence in the English world so we can get support, please. Id really like to use this app, but cant invest the time until I know its status. Thanks!

Vary good, but have some mistakes. Support not working :(

Dontt save settings on program exit. iPhone 5c iOS 7.1.2. On iPad 2 iOS 6.x is OK

This program is comparable to PhotoCalc. For about 80% of what Ill use these programs for (calculating DOF, exposure, and flash), Ill use PhotoBuddy. The exposure calculator uses the dials, making it faster, more elegant, and more fun to use. I havent used the gray wedge yet but its a really great idea to have a gradient from black to white if you dont have a gray card handy. Also the distance calculator is a handy feature. It may not sound like something youd use very often (since you normally just move closer to or farther from your subject if it isnt framed as desired) but its a great way of getting hard reference numbers for your lenses need, or lenses that you might consider purchasing. It factors in DSLR sensor multiplication factors, too! (Huge selection of cameras btw.) You never know when youll use this feature to determine if you need to pack that extra lens or leave it safely at home and save yourself some weight. Very cool. This review should probably be 4 1/2 stars since the sunset time isnt correct on my iPhone (may be just a glitch on my side). Also, although it identifies when the next full moon will be, it doesnt tell you what phase the moon is currently in, when the moon rises, sets, or what time the lunar noon is. This isnt something Im all that concerned about (so Im not knocking off a star) but if youre going to have that feature it should probably include those details. If youre trying to decide between PhotoBuddy and PhotoCalc, go with PhotoCalc if you want to know when the moon rises, sets, what phase its in, etc. Or if youre a beginner, PhotoCalcs glossary is a handy if not extensive reference. PhotoCalc also explains the Sunny 16 Rule and Zone System, which is nice for those that dont already know what they are. But once you learn them, you probably wont need to reference them or have them taking up space on your iPhone. If youre going to be using the program primarily for calculating exposure, DOF and flash power, then PhotoBuddy has a slightly handier interface. Hard to go wrong either way. Why not get both!?

I purchased both this app and PhotoCalc. They both work well and do a good job calculating the DoF, but you save a dollar using PhotoBuddy. The gray-scale wedge is a great idea for getting the white balance right. I havent used it yet, but plan to next time Im out shooting. I wont have to worry about carrying a gray card since Ive always got my phone. Well done application. The only problem Ive found is with the Sunset time always showing 0:00 (the sunrise works well). Highly recommended. Bill Olsen

Compared DOF and Hyperfocal Distance with other applications and on-line tables. distance returned with this app is very different. check 4 others which converged. Might want to take a look. I used Nikon D80 camera. Like the other aspects although still learning interface.

Great app great price! Keep up the good work! Possible future add-ons have a user pref save feature? So we can Save our own presets? Possible geotagger? Hope your listning

Ive been using this app for about a day now and I really like the interface for the exposure calculator and the slide-able depth of field calculator. The bulb timer is a convenient little addition that saves me the trouble of going to Apples clock app. Their extensive use of wheels to set numbers is their best feature. Any method that avoids typing on the iPhone is a major plus. The DoF calculator may take a bit of practice to understand. To get the hang of how their sliding DoF range finder works, lock in the focal length and subject distance. Select the "Aperture" button to make the DoF calculator figure out the correct f-stop. Then look down to the graphic. The tree is your subject and the vertical lines are your DoF range. Drag either vertical line to where you want your DoF limits to be. If you want to focus using the hyperfocal distance, drag the far limit all the way to the right. Then play with the near limit line and see what f-stop the calculator spits out. Then click the "Table" button in the upper left hand corner. This will toggle off the graphic and show the results in a table. The hyperfocal distance will be at the top of the table. The one problem Ive found is the grey wedge for custom white balancing (and metering, although I havent tried using it for that). I do not think it is possible to use any screen image to calibrate white balance. The light is emitted from the iPhone and is not reflected ambient light, therefore it will skew your white balance. I have experimented with using a free flashlight app that generates a completely white screen. This also failed to white balance correctly and gave the exact same result as the grey wedge. All-in-all, probably the best $2 photo app. right now.