Like lots of iPhoneographers, I’d love to be able to control the shutter-speed and ISO on my iPhone camera. Well, now you can—sort of—with two terrific apps, Mattebox and NightCap.
I learned about Mattebox recently when a friend, photographer and poet Jorn Ake, told me about it; it’s notable for taking as its inspiration the legendary Konica Hexar camera. I’m fond of Konicas—my SLR as a kid was a Konica—and so I had to have Mattebox.
I haven’t actually got to use it much yet, but then I saw Marty Yawnick’s post about a new version. Well, the post—and the comments after it (from the developer of both Mattebox and another app, NightCap)—provide lots of insidery technical info about what you can do with these apps, how they let you control shutter-speed on the iPhone, and other details.
I’m also happy to see the developer of Mattebox, Ben Syverson, is also the developer of the offbeat art/photography app Satromizer, which I included in both my list of the top 100 iPhone photography apps and my book, Create Great iPhone Photos.
