36Exp App

Experience the joy and nuance of film photography with the 36Exp camera app! Select from 50+ Film profiles, take 36 exposures, then develop and admire your efforts. Just like film!

Get it on the iOS App Store Now!

36Exp Free lite version

This process mimics the analog experience you get when taking pictures on a film camera. Allowing the photographer to slow down and focus on the composition

This app is perfect for both the aspiring film photographer learning about the benefits of shooting film and the seasoned analog master!

Features

Manual and automatic exposure
50+ film profiles based on analog properties
Fixed iso per film roll
Live Film Effect Preview
Camera lens selection
Film grain configuration
Bloom filter selection
Film Halation
And more!

Film Simulations

Agfa Precisa 100
Agfa Ultra Color 100
Agfa Vista 200
Fuji 400H
Fuji 800Z
Fuji Color 160
Fuji FP 100C
Fuji Provia 100
Fuji Provia 400X
Fuji Superia 100,200,400,800,1600
Fuji Velvia 50,100
Ilford Delta 100,400
Ilford HP5
Ilford XP2
Kodak Ektachrome 100
Kodak Ektar 100
Kodak Elite Chrome 400
Kodak Kodachrome 64,200
Kodak Gold 200
Kodak Portra 160,400,800
Kodak Aerochrome 100
Kodak TMax 100,400
Kodak Tri-X 400
Lomo Red Scale 100
Lomo Purple
Lomo Turquoise
Polaroid 669
Polaroid 690
Polaroid PX 70
Polaroid PX 680
Rollie IR 400
FPP Retrochrome 400

*Film names in the app are just for reference and do not represent the film stock. Where possible they try and replicate the characteristics.

Creative Stocks

Anime 100,400
Bleach Bypass 100,400
Crisp Warm 100,400
Futuristic Bleak 100,400
Horror Blue 100,400
Summer Vibes 100,400
Asteroid Town 100,400
Teal Orange 100,400
Tension Green 100,400

Example Images

Here are some example images from the app using various film profiles to give you an example. Not all film profiles are present here but they can be previewed in the app before loading.

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Film Effect Settings

The film effect settings are applied to the loaded film profile allowing you to set them freely during shooting to get your desired look and experiment! When changing the settings a preview screen will display an example of what happens to an image. These settings include Film Grain, Bloom filter, and Halation.

The film grain setting allows the user to add film grain to the developed image. you can change the intensity of the grain where a 10 is the highest intensity and 0 is the lowest. To turn it completely off, disable the film grain.

The bloom filter mimics a diffusion filter that spreads the light from point light sources. the percentage maps to 5% being the lowest intensity and 20% being the highest. The radius then modifies the bloom diffusing it more as the radius increases.

The halation settings allow you to add film halation to your images. Halation is the result of hard lights diffusing off the back of the film and over-exposing the red layer of the film. the threshold gives you the ability to limit the effect to lighting conditions and the diffusion setting is the amount of red halo that bleeds into the image.

A Grayscale reference image is provided in the settings window to help you determine the level of film settings you would like.

Here are all of the combined settings in use. you can use the before and after slider to see how it affects the final image.

Instructions

After installing the app and opening the app select all permissions for photos

click the film icon, select the load film button in the center

click on one of the film profiles

here you can see a test image of how images will look with this profile. if you like it select the load button and it will take you back to the main menu

Click on the camera icon to go back to the live view interface and take pictures

you can switch camera lenses with the aperture icon or change to selfie mode with the circular arrows.

You can then take a photo with the shutter button which will count down your exposures

you can also go into manual mode by pressing the A button which will change to M and a slider will appear which will allow you to change the shutter speed.