Apperture: Film Simulation

Apperture Photography

In-app purchases

About this app

Master manual camera controls and preview analog filmstocks without wasting money on bad exposures. Apperture is a strict visual film photography simulator and exposure utility tool designed for beginner 35mm and medium format shooters.

By disabling standard smartphone computational AI auto-corrections, Apperture forces you to see real optical errors in your camera preview before you hit the shutter button.

CORE ENGINE CAPABILITIES:
- Manual Camera Sandbox: Adjust Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO to see real-time over/underexposure or motion blur rendering.
- Expose images for up to 30 seconds.
- 30+ Film Stock Emulations: Evaluate color science and contrast using calibrated film LUT layers (including popular Kodak and Fujifilm stocks).
- Analog Constraints: Set customized limits to match your real vintage gear's mechanics.
- Reciprocity Failure Engine: Built-in calculator to handle manual low-light long exposures accurately.
- 7 colour screw-in filters.
- Gear Log & Roll Tracker: Keep a digital manifest of which film stock is currently sitting in which camera body.

Stop burning through expensive physical frames. Use Apperture as your tactical zero-cost sandbox to build manual muscle memory.

What’s new

- aspect ratio support for 6x7, full frame and half frame
- new filmstock simulations
- new camera profiles
- performance improvements