Lightme - Logbook

Lightme - Logbook is a clean and powerful tool to record and keep track of your rolls, shots, developments, and all the gear that revolves around shooting film — from 35mm to medium and large format.

The idea behind it is simple: logging a shot should take seconds, not steal time from actually shooting. Lightme pairs a beautiful, immediate interface with enough depth and flexibility to fit any workflow, whether you shoot a couple of rolls a year or fill several large format holders in an afternoon.

LOGGING, EFFORTLESSLY
• Log a shot in seconds: aperture, shutter speed, focal length, filters, bellows correction, measured EV, notes and more
• Log straight from your wrist with the companion Apple Watch app, with Siri and Shortcuts, or from the home screen and lock screen widgets
• Together with the Lightme Lightmeter app, your meter readings can prefill a new shot automatically
• Every shot can carry a location and address, a preview photo, and later its final scan, plus a star rating

ROLLS, SHEETS AND DEVELOPMENTS
• Track rolls from loading to unloading, with film stocks from a growing database and a processing pipeline: waiting for development, off to the lab, back from the lab, to be scanned, scanned
• Keep detailed development notes — developer, dilution, time, temperature, agitation — for rolls and single sheets alike, including push/pull (N+ / N-) development
• Add post-development notes and a photo of the final result to rolls, sheets and individual shots

YOUR GEAR, ORGANIZED
• Cameras and lenses with nicknames, formats (including custom formats you define), pinhole and bellows flags, custom shutter speeds and selectable shutter step sizes
• Roll film backs and lens filters with their exposure compensation
• Film holders and backs can be marked as compatible with specific cameras, and everything is searchable from a single bar

LARGE FORMAT, COVERED
• Keep track of your film holders with three states — unloaded, loaded and exposed — always knowing which film is inside each one
• Group holders together and follow every sheet from exposure through development

INSIGHTS FROM YOUR DATA
• Build and save custom queries, filtering by date (fixed or rolling windows), camera, lens, film stock, format, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length and notes
• Visualize results with histograms — by camera, lens, film stock, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, ISO, format, rating or hour of the day — alongside aggregate stats like mean aperture and average exposure
• Save the queries you use most and re-run them anytime

YOUR DATA, YOURS
• Everything syncs privately through iCloud across your iPhone and iPad
• Export any selection of data as CSV or JSON, or as a beautifully formatted PDF with customizable columns and a contact-sheet mode, bundled with your images in a single ZIP
• Batch-write shooting metadata (EXIF) onto your scans — for a whole roll at once, or by matching files from the Files app
• Viewing and exporting your data is free, forever;