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The best part is you’re not limited to just those Varlens gives you. No matter how many you want to take, you get to manage them, including the order and categories in which they appear. You have to “download” each filter you want to use so that it becomes readily available to you. Others are more generalized, with names like Sunrise, After Rain, Mint, Young, and Romantic. A few come from movies, like Dune, Tenet, and Amelie.

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Varlens / Manual Mode / GR-HI Varlens / Manual Mode / M10Īn array of other filters complement those emulations, some of which are similar to Lightroom presets, or personalized styles coming from photographers in various countries. It is instead more an homage to them, and it also explains the legal tightrope likely involved since the names for these films are largely generic or slightly altered in the app. As of this review, Varlens has roughly 40 of them, some of which are storied and accomplished - think of Leica’s M10 and black and white, along with classics, like Kodachrome 64, Kodak Gold 200, Pro Image 100, Tri-X 400, Fuji Velvia 100, and Ilford HP5, among others.Ī Varlens representative confirmed with PetaPixel that there was no collaboration with any of the brands who created the original film stock. Tap the balloon icon and a Filter menu pops up showing a series of film or photographic styles.

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Tapping the “?” icon leads to a quick refresher over what the controls do, where to find them, and how to use them - useful for beginners but also for seasoned shooters who want to move fast when shooting with the app.

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You can also shoot in full to cover the phone’s screen. Formatting also varies, ranging from standards like 4:3 and 16:9, to 21:9, 3:2, 6:7, and 1:1. Focus peaking is also available in manual focus. I could also choose to have grid lines (including a leveler), zebra stripes (for clipped highlights or shadows), and a histogram present onscreen at all times. I would’ve preferred easier shortcuts to the other lenses because it takes too long to get to them in a pinch whenever I had to quickly change focal lengths while shooting. Rather than give you shortcuts to each rear lens, you get an onscreen dial with callouts to focal zooms that coincide with each lens on the iPhone that’s why 0.5x and 3x stood out on the iPhone 13 Pro I tested the app with. A Smart HDR setting also lets you opt for a “De-sharpen” mode when you want to push back against any excessive sharpening when the phone processes a photo after you’ve taken it. Even for video, you can select from Dolby Vision and HDR10. On top of the standard shutter speed, ISO, white balance, exposure, and spot metering, it also lets you choose between manual, automatic, or continuous autofocus, as well as RAW or ProRAW. For starters, it brings in as many manual controls it can squeeze into the interface.

That’s why it’s probably best to break down the app into a few of its constituent parts. In fairness to the developers behind Varlens, they do cram in a lot for the price. These figures can always change, but even if they do go up, they won’t be expensive compared to other options on the App Store. The “2045 Singularity,” which amounts to a lifetime subscription, goes for $74.99. While discounts do happen, you can choose to pay $2.99 per month or as low as $14.99 for the year.

First, it’s worth pointing out that the app is free to download, but it will cost you to unlock everything it offers.