Closet thing to my DSLR’s in my pocket – 645 PRO Mk III Review

645PRO is my go-to app for the images that I will be running through a professional workflow using Photoshop on my desktop computer. And to be honest, it has been since this app first came out. As a matter of fact, I even wrote a published article about it that Michael Hardaker will remember, because the images from 645 PRO were so superior to the JPG’s that came out of the camera app in the iPhone. I am a professional photographer that has been shooting since 1975. I have done almost all the specialties in photography but currently specialize in fine art landscapes. Anyone who has done serious landscapes knows that image details matter. I am not going to tell anyone that our phone cameras can replace a high-end DSLR. Based on the current state of technology (as of 6/2016), they cannot. But I will tell you that the best camera is the one you have with you, and many times, that ends up being my iPhone 6 Plus. So I am always into maximizing image quality based on what I am able to produce in the moment. 645 PRO allows me to do that. When I see a shot that catches my eye and my iPhone is all I have with me, I use this app in bracket mode set to -2EV-0EV - +2EV. By having 645 PRO do three bracketed images with each single press of the shutter button, I get 3 images that give me the exposure options I need to produce professionally blended images that look like what the eye sees. I also configure the Settings to deliver TIFF’s as the output format so I can do non-destructive editing. For iphoneographers (or ipadographers), more apps are now showing up in the App Store that offer advanced editing options involving layers and image blending. Finally, I have seen the numerous comments over time about this app not functioning properly. All I can say to that is I keep my phone updated and I do not abuse it. To date, I have never run into any problem with this app other than a slight processor heating tendency which was corrected long ago in one of the earlier updates. BOTTOM LINE —> If you are a photographer that appreciates a camera working with you rather than against you, this is your app. If you are a snap-shooter who does not know the difference in JPG and TIFF format, or what manual vs automatic means, this app offers a complexity of options that may present a steep learning curve. But if you want to learn photography vs snapshots, then this might be for you too.
Review by cp77 on 645 PRO Mk III.