Helpful tool, could be improved – KODAK PROFESSIONAL Film App Review

***Update for v2.3*** Glad to see P3200 and E100 added, along with tech pubs for all films. However, the Sun Calculator and What Film to Use features have been removed. Perhaps they’re not essential, but I found them to be a helpful reference back when I was a beginner. I’d still like to see the consumer films, darkroom chemicals, papers, and more sample photos added to make this a more robust catalog app. Even now I don’t know the extent of everything Kodak sells for film photographers. There’s also a bug on my iPhone SE where the individual film pages can scroll horizontally even though there’s no content that requires it. I hope the app continues to improve. Looking forward to future versions. ***Previous review for v2.1*** As someone fairly new to the photography hobby, I found this program helpful in learning about what exists in Kodak's product line. It's given me some ideas of what to expect from each film as I've experimented shooting them. This new version has a few more changes other than what is listed in the release notes. It's now a universal app with an iPad-native user interface. Information about BW400CN has also been removed, following its discontinuation not too long ago. It's nice to see that Kodak/Alaris is starting to make some progress on updating their public presence. In addition to this app, their website has also gotten a facelift recently. Some features I'd like to see in future versions of this app: - More sample photos per film type, particularly for black and white films. The app explains that contrast and other elements are "adjustable with process" - I'd love to see some example results from different exposure/development techniques. - The technical publications for each film are downloaded each time they are viewed (and still link to old versions). Can these simply be embedded in the app? It would be nice to be able to read them offline, and not use up mobile data to read them when traveling. - More films, current and past. In the "current" column, it would be nice to see info about Gold 200, Ultramax 400, and ColorPlus 200. While these aren't "professional" films, there may be certain situations where they provide just the right kind of look desired, so it would be helpful to see them in context with the other films. In the "past" column, it would be nice to see detailed information about some of the more recently discontinued films (which can still be found in small quantities), like the aforementioned BW400CN, TMZ3200, etc. Going further into the past with a few significant highlights would provide a nice bit of history, just like the section on film sizes. - Info on darkroom products and supplies. There's a whole darkroom timer function, but no info about darkroom products.
Review by mh040 on KODAK PROFESSIONAL Film App.