Artist's Viewfinder assists the filmmaker or still photographer in exploring different places and angles to find the optimal placement for the camera, and to second-guess compositions. By simulating real camera and lens combinations it allows you to visualize what you are going to shoot without actually setting up the camera. And it's also a great tool to train yourself to see.
Handles Like Your Camera
Exposure compensation. Auto-focus lock. AF confirmation beep. A Quick Control Screen for accessing frequently needed functions. Smart Function Keys. Shutter release via the Volume Up button. We designed the Mark II so that you could feel at home the moment you start working with it. And because it also saves high resolution photos, you can even use it as a regular camera.
Visualize the Grand Landscape
Paired with a 0.5x-class super-wide converter lens*, the Mark II becomes an indispensable tool for landscape and architecture photographers. The combination can simulate super-wide lenses up to around 16mm on the full-frame 35mm format. Or you can use it to compose super-wide stitched images. The Mark II even removes distortion present in the wide converter lens — in real time.
* FOR THE LIST OF SUPPORTED CONVERTER/DEVICE COMBINATIONS PLEASE VISIT: http://www.artistsviewfinder.com/tech-specs/
When There's No Need for Color
In black & white mode Artist's Viewfinder shows just the luminance information of the scene, making it easier to explore tonal structures and simulate what a black & white photograph will look like. Taking it a step further, the optional dark and neutral toolbar theme ensures that colors from the app doesn't interfere with your composition.
Unprecedented Simulation Flexibility
The Mark II leverages our extensive Viewfinder Camera Database, containing more than 600 still and motion picture cameras, 150 medium/large format backs and countless lenses — incorporating real lens data for ALPA, Hartblei, Leica, Rodenstock, Schneider and Zeiss glass. And you can define your own cameras and lenses when you need something special for the job.
Does What Optical Viewfinders Can't Even Dream Of
Artist's Viewfinder stores location and simulation metadata with the pictures, allowing you to evaluate results of a location scout later on your computer. Or you can send the information off to the rest of the crew or to a rental house, right from the app. It also records a standard GPX format track log, alleviating the need for a separate logging device.
Want to Learn More?
The Viewfinder Handbook explains every single feature of the Mark II. It is an iPad optimized free PDF eBook available at: http://www.artistsviewfinder.com/handbook/
What's New
Version History
6.0
New features: • Auto ISO with minimum, maximum and minimum shutter speed settings. • Selectable screen frame rate to balance between fluid experience and power saving, and to avoid flicker with lighting running on 50Hz mains frequency. • Artist and copyright metadata. The copyright template supports tokens for the current year (so it's always up-to-date), artist name and the copyright symbol. • Export album picker. • Altitude is included in the EXIF GPS info of saved images. • Quick Smart Function Key assignment via long pressing the key. • Protective exposure metering. • TIFF/EP compliant DNG files with support for wide color and full resolution embedded previews. • Distortion correction and black & white mode are now applied to RAW previews. • The Catalog Viewer shows the last captured view by default. • Lower Catalog Viewer memory consumption. • Preferences to turn off app-generated sounds and haptic feedback. • Lab measured angle of views for iPhone 8 Plus.
Changes: • Modified RED camera naming according to the DSMC2 naming scheme: WEAPON 8K S35 is now HELIUM 8K S35, WEAPON is now DRAGON 6K S35.
Fixes: • The selection check mark in the rightmost column now appears correctly on iPhone X. • Corrected image dimensions for the "Canon EOS Film Camera". • Corrected partially visible lines in the Chinese translation.
Added wide converter profiles: • ALPA ACAM SWC on iPhone X • olloclip Active Ultra Wide on iPhone 8 Plus • olloclip Core Super Wide on iPhone 8 Plus
Added cameras: • ARRI ALEXA LF • Cambo Actus G, GFX, XCD • Canon EOS 2000D, 4000D, C200, M50, Rebel T7 • Fujifilm X-A5, X-E3, X-H1, X-T100 • Hasselblad H6D-400c MS, H6X • Olympus PEN E-PL9 • Panasonic DC-GF10, DC-GH5S, DC-GX9 • Pentax K-1 Mark II • RED GEMINI 5K S35, MONSTRO 8K VV • Sony A7 III, PXW-FS7
Fixes: • Corrected a problem with Fn Key 2 and Fn Key 3 not becoming disabled when necessary on Plus sized phones and on all iPad models.
5.2
New features: • The app is now optimized for iPhone X. • Smart Function Keys indicate the assigned function and the state of that function - such as whether Wide Mode or Black & White Mode is active, or whether a non-native aspect ratio is selected. In addition to the Fn Key(s), the EL and FL buttons will also become a Smart Function Key when their default function is overridden. • Two more customizable Fn Keys are available on iPhone X, all Plus sized phones and all iPad models. • The FL button changes title to AF when Continuous AF is off, reflecting that the button initiates AF operation. • Added support for restoring views through iTunes File Sharing. The Catalog should be rebuilt after a restore using "Rebuild Catalog" in the menu. • The Catalog automatically repairs minor corruptions to ensure that new views are always appear at the end. • Lab measured angle of views for iPhone X and iPad Pro 10.5". • Improved iOS 11 compatibility.
Changes: • The default for the Fn Key has changed to "Toggle Black & White Mode".
Fixes: • Corrected an issue where Real Lenses may show up as 0mm focal length on home screen quick actions. • Corrected a problem where a wrong camera's name might be displayed when launching the app from a home screen quick action.
Added cameras: • Canon EOS M100 • Fujifilm GX680 • Leica CL (Digital) • Nikon D850 • Olympus OM-D E-M10 III • Panasonic DC-G9 • Sony A7R III, VENICE
Added backs: • Phase One IQ3 100 Trichromatic
5.1
New features: • Support for AirDrop/Message/iCloud/Notes sharing and Copy/Print actions as well as 3rd party extensions (such as Box and Dropbox) in the Catalog. An unlimited number of views can be used with AirDrop sharing and with the Export to Photos action. Other sharing services and actions are limited to 20 views at a time on 64-bit devices and 10 views at a time on 32-bit devices. • Long tap the export icon in the Catalog to select the view component (preview, high resolution JPG or RAW) to be used for sharing and actions. By default sharing and actions will use the preview. • Added support for 10.5" iPad Pro display size.
Changes: • Removed direct Dropbox support in favor of sharing and actions.
Added cameras: • BlackMagic URSA Mini Pro • Canon EOS 6D Mark II, 77D, 200D, 800D, M6, Rebel SL2, Rebel T7i • Fujifilm X100F, X-A10, X-T20 • Leica M10, TL, TL2 • Nikon D7500 • Panasonic DC-GH5, DC-GX850 • Pentax KP • Sony A9
Added backs: • Phase One IQ3 100 Achromatic
5.0
New features: • Black & white viewing mode. • Set exposure compensation by long tapping the main screen and sliding up/down. Tap and hold for 1 second to reset. • High resolution images can be saved and auto-exported in RAW, JPG and RAW+JPG formats. • Distortion correction is now applied to high resolution images. • Images exported to Photos are now placed in a separate album. The name of the album to use can be set in the menu. • New preference to control image stabilization (it's off by default). • New preference to control whether exposure lock also locks white balance. • New preference to hide inactive frames (that is non-masked frames when masking is used and non-highlighted ones when highlighting is used). • Tap the main screen with two fingers held close together to temporarily hide and show inactive frames. • Improved iPhone 7 and 7 Plus support in general. • Improved Catalog performance on iPhone 6 Plus, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and iPad Pro 9.7". • Lab measured angle of views for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. • Dual camera support on iPhone 7 Plus. • In single (non-continuous) AF mode the FL button initiates focusing. • The Change Aspect Ratio control on the Quick Control Screen becomes white when a non-native aspect ratio is in effect for the active virtual camera. • The Parallax/Shift control on the Quick Control Screen becomes white when parallax correction and/or shift simulation is set for the active virtual camera. • Custom wide converter conversion factor range expanded to 0.45x - 0.75x. • Selectable lens mount for cameras with interchangeable lens mounts and for cameras having different mount variants (such as EF and PL). Note that previously added cameras may continue to be listed with their mount variants separately.
Changes: • The app's internal "Album" has been renamed to "Catalog". • The "Display Processing" menu item replaces the former "Distortion Correction", as it now controls display resolution for both distortion correction and black & white mode. • Saving high resolution images to views is now disabled by default. • Exposure lock does not lock white balance by default.
Fixes: • Available wide converter list is now displayed correctly on iPhone 7, 7 Plus and iPad Pro 9.7". • Corrected a possible lockup when the 3D Level was activated with no virtual camera active. • Corrected Catalog behavior when the in-call or active personal hotspot status bar is displayed. • Fixed a possible crash when the Catalog is opened on devices running iOS 10.
Added wide converter profiles: • olloclip Active Ultra Wide on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus • olloclip Core Super Wide on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
Added cameras: • Cambo Actus DB/DB+/DB2, Actus XL, WRC-400, WRS-600, WRS-1200, WRS-1250, WRS-1600, WRS-5000 • Canon EOS C700, EOS C700 GS, EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS M5 • Fujifilm GFX 50S, X-A3 • Nikon D3400, D5600 • Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, PEN E-PL8 • Panasonic DMC-G85, VariCam 35, VariCam LT • RED EPIC-W, SCARLET-W, WEAPON 8K S35; Canon EF, Leica M and Nikon F mount variants of EPIC, EPIC DRAGON, SCARLET, SCARLET DRAGON and WEAPON • Sony A99 II, A6500
Added backs: • Phase One IQ1 50, IQ1 100 • Sinar S 30|45
4.7
New feature: • Ability to create a custom wide converter to use almost any converter lens on the market with the app, not just profiled ones. Simple distortion correction is supported for the custom wide converter.
New features: • Lab measured angle of view for iPhone SE.
Added wide converter profiles: • ALPA ACAM Super Wide on iPhone SE • Cambo WRS-1060 on iPhone SE • Moment Wide on iPhone SE • olloclip 4-IN-1 Wide on iPhone SE • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone SE • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone SE
Added cameras: • Blackmagic URSA 4.6K EF/PL, URSA Mini 4.6K EF/PL/B4, URSA Mini 4K EF/PL/B4, Micro Studio Camera 4K • Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, EOS 80D, EOS 1300D, EOS Rebel T6 • Fuji X-Pro2, X-E2S, X70 • Hasselblad H6D-50c, H6D-100c • Olympus PEN-F • Panasonic DMC-GF8, DMC-GX85 • Pentax K-1 • Phase One A3 100 • RED RAVEN • Sigma sd Quattro, sd Quattro H
Added back: • Hasselblad CFV-50c
4.5
Added wide converter profiles: • ALPA ACAM Super Wide on iPhone 6s • olloclip Active Ultra Wide on iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus
Added cameras: • Nikon D5, D500
Added back: • Phase One IQ3 100
4.4
New features: • Home screen Quick Actions for activating recently used virtual cameras and the album on 3D Touch capable devices. • Lab measured angle of views for iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro. • Improved focusing in progress feedback on iPhone 6/6 Plus and 6s/6s Plus when Continuous AF is used. • Support for iPad Pro in native resolution.
Added wide converter profiles: • Moment Wide on iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro • olloclip 4-IN-1 Wide on iPhone 6s/6s Plus and iPad mini 4 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone 6s • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone 6s
Added cameras: • Canon EOS C300 Mark II, C300 Mark II PL, M10 • Leica SL with L mount compatible lenses, including M, R and S lenses mounted with adapters. • Olympus OM-D E-M10 II • Phase One A350, A360, A380 • Sony DSC-RX1R, DSC-RX1R II
This version requires iOS 8 or later and retires support for iPhone 4. The last iPhone 4 compatible version (4.3) continues to be available on the App Store.
4.3
New features: • Improved iOS 9 compatibility.
Fixed bugs: • Text selection magnifier could turn completely black on virtual camera configuration screens.
Added wide converter profiles: • Moment Wide on iPhone 4/4s/5/5s/5c/6/6Plus, iPad Air 1/2, iPad mini 1/2/3 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone 6 Plus • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone 6 Plus
Added cameras: • Arca-Swiss F-Universalis 4x5 and 6x9 models. Please consult the Handbook on how to set up the F-Universalis DSLR camera. • Contax G1, G2 • Panasonic DMC-GX1
4.2
New features: • Anamorphic acquisition format support for the Panasonic GH4.
Fixed bugs: • Typo in the German translation.
Added wide converter profiles: • olloclip 4-IN-1 on iPad Air 2 and iPod touch 6th generation • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone 6 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone 6
Added cameras: • ARRI ALEXA 65, ALEXA Mini • Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera • Fujifilm X-T1 IR, X-T10 • Leica CL, M Edition 60 • Nikon D810A, D5500, D7200, J5 • Olympus Air A01 • Panasonic G7, GF7, GX8 • Pentax K-3 II, K-S2 • Phase One XF • RED WEAPON • Sigma DP0 Quattro • Sony A7R II, Alpha QX1
Added backs: • Phase One IQ350, IQ360, IQ380
4.1
New features: • Improved performance on 64-bit devices. • Future devices are automatically supported using iOS provided angle of view data until precise lab measurements are completed. No more "Device not supported" messages! • Frame Size Adjustment option in the menu. Frame sizes can be fine tuned to your actual setup in a range of ±5%. • Camera and back quick search. • Added DCI 4K (~ 1.9:1) aspect ratio. • Frame highlighting with triple tapping the main screen as the default gesture. Double Tap option in the menu to choose the double and triple tap actions (highlighting or frame masks).
Added wide converter profiles: • ALPA ACAM Super Wide on iPhone 6 • olloclip 4-in-1 Wide on iPhone 6/6 Plus
Added cameras: • ARRI AMIRA • Canon EOS 5DS, 5DS R, 750D, 760D, M3, Rebel T6i, Rebel T6s • Fuji X-A2 • HARMAN TiTAN 4x5, TiTAN 8x10 • Olympus OM-D E-M5 II • Phase One A250, A260, A280. Parallax correction is supported for these cameras. • RED EPIC DRAGON, SCARLET DRAGON. Several acquisition formats for Mysterium-X RED EPIC and SCARLET. • Samsung NX-500
Added Real Lenses: • ARRI/Zeiss Ultra Prime, Master Prime and Master Anamorphic lens lines.
4.0
New features: • Support for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2. • Universal app supports all iPad models natively, taking advantage of the larger screens. • New frame line thickness setting in the menu (Retina display devices only). • The Quick Control Screen can be closed by tapping the screen outside it. • Improved iOS 8 compatibility.
Fixed bugs: • Possible distortion overcorrection on saved previews when the main screen was zoomed out.
Added wide converter profiles: • olloclip 3-in-1 Wide on iPhone 5c • olloclip 4-in-1 Wide on iPad Air, iPad mini 1/2/3 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPad 3/4, iPad Air, iPad mini 1/2/3 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPad 3/4, iPad Air, iPad mini 1/2/3
Added cameras: • Canon EOS 7D Mark II, C100 Mark II • Fuji X100T • Hasselblad H5X • Leica M-P, S (Type 007), S-E (Type 006) • Nikon D750 • Olympus PEN E-PL7 • Panasonic DMC-GM5, 4K and UHD acquisition formats for DMC-GH4 • Pentax K-S1 • Samsung NX-1 • Sony A7 II, A5100
Added backs: • Mamiya/Leaf Credo 50
3.3
New features: • Added support for uploading views to Dropbox, with fine-grained control over what’s get uploaded. • Auto Export enables automatic export of images contained in a view (the preview and/or the full resolution) to the Camera Roll. • Storing full resolution images can be turned off in the menu. • Added Select All button in the album browser. • Map type can be changed between standard/satellite/hybrid. • Improved privacy: track logging is now disabled by default. This new default does not affect existing installations.
Added cameras: • AJA CION • Blackmagic Studio Camera (4K/HD), URSA (EF/PL/Broadcast) • Leica T Typ 701 • Nikon D810, J4, S2, V3 • Pentax 645Z • Samsung NX-3000 • Sony A7S, SLT-A77 II
3.2
New features: • Added menu option to hide the AF/AE point when no focusing operation is in progress. • Additional "Dark & Neutral" color theme for the toolbar. It can be activated in the menu. • EL and FL buttons can be overridden to work like the Fn Key. The available function set is equal to the Fn Key's.
Fixed bugs: • Possible gray screen with no live view after switching to another app and back. • Possible hang or garbled live view on the iPhone 5s after disengaging exposure lock. Other devices are not affected. Live view is now stopped and restarted on the iPhone 5s when turning the exposure lock off.
Added wide converter support: • Cambo WRS-1060 on iPhone 4/4s/5/5s • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone 5s • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone 5s
Added cameras: • Canon EOS 1200D/Rebel T5, EOS M2 • Hasselblad H5D-50c, HV, Lunar • Nikon D4s • Panasonic DMC-GH4 • Pentax 67, 67II • Phase One iXA 160 Achromatic • Sigma DP2 Quattro • Sony A6000
Added backs: • Phase One Achromatic+
3.1
New features: • Supports the iPad mini with Retina display.
Added wide converter support: • olloclip 4-in-1 Wide on iPhone 4/4s/5/5s and on the 5th generation iPod touch • Schneider iPro Series 2 Super Wide on iPhone 4/4s/5 • Schneider iPro Series 2 Wide on iPhone 4/4s/5
Added backs: • Phase One IQ250, IQ260, IQ260 Achromatic, IQ280
3.0
Version 6.0
New features: • Auto ISO with minimum, maximum and minimum shutter speed settings. • Selectable screen frame rate to balance between fluid experience and power saving, and to avoid flicker with lighting running on 50Hz mains frequency. • Artist and copyright metadata. The copyright template supports tokens for the current year (so it's always up-to-date), artist name and the copyright symbol. • Export album picker. • Altitude is included in the EXIF GPS info of saved images. • Quick Smart Function Key assignment via long pressing the key. • Protective exposure metering. • TIFF/EP compliant DNG files with support for wide color and full resolution embedded previews. • Distortion correction and black & white mode are now applied to RAW previews. • The Catalog Viewer shows the last captured view by default. • Lower Catalog Viewer memory consumption. • Preferences to turn off app-generated sounds and haptic feedback. • Lab measured angle of views for iPhone 8 Plus.
Changes: • Modified RED camera naming according to the DSMC2 naming scheme: WEAPON 8K S35 is now HELIUM 8K S35, WEAPON is now DRAGON 6K S35.
Fixes: • The selection check mark in the rightmost column now appears correctly on iPhone X. • Corrected image dimensions for the "Canon EOS Film Camera". • Corrected partially visible lines in the Chinese translation.
Added wide converter profiles: • ALPA ACAM SWC on iPhone X • olloclip Active Ultra Wide on iPhone 8 Plus • olloclip Core Super Wide on iPhone 8 Plus
Added cameras: • ARRI ALEXA LF • Cambo Actus G, GFX, XCD • Canon EOS 2000D, 4000D, C200, M50, Rebel T7 • Fujifilm X-A5, X-E3, X-H1, X-T100 • Hasselblad H6D-400c MS, H6X • Olympus PEN E-PL9 • Panasonic DC-GF10, DC-GH5S, DC-GX9 • Pentax K-1 Mark II • RED GEMINI 5K S35, MONSTRO 8K VV • Sony A7 III, PXW-FS7
I have found this to be an invaluable app for surveying potential images, and choosing lenses. I use it with a Canon 5D and various view camera arrangements with BetterLight backs. It has a smooth and intelligent interface which works well in the field or studio.
Well worth the price!
A disgruntled professor
I have found this to be an invaluable app for surveying potential images, and choosing lenses. I use it with a Canon 5D and various view camera arrangements with BetterLight backs. It has a smooth and intelligent interface which works well in the field or studio.
Indispensable
1stBuilder
If you’re a tripod shooter with large and heavy cameras or just want to find the right view, this is a great tool and matches virtually any format and provides an endless string of lens sizes. Where was this 30 years ago when I was lugging my Arca Swiss and Schneider 400 mm lens across the terrain?!
Indispensable
1stBuilder
If you’re a tripod shooter with large and heavy cameras or just want to find the right view, this is a great tool and matches virtually any format and provides an endless string of lens sizes. Where was this 30 years ago when I was lugging my Arca Swiss and Schneider 400 mm lens across the terrain?!
