FilmLab: Negative Film Scanner

I use this on both my iPad and my Mac Studio. Does a great job of converting DSLR scanned negatives to a positive - and so easy to use!

If this app was a one time $8-$15 purchase I’d have purchased it and be writing a glowing review. As it is, it costs much more than it would be worth to me. Given that it doesn’t really replace a full editing suite + high res scan, to me this is a good way to preview film. (with a 10x macro, and a nice light)… I can buy a fairly nice used flat bed scanner for $100. I don’t see the value here.

I just bought this app and it DOES NOT work. I’m super disappointed and can’t reach them for a refund

My workflow consists of scanning a TIFF file with Epson Scan and the Epson V550. I import the negatives into iCloud and then access them through Film Lab Pro. My only grip is that there is no way to export the files as TIFF for further uncompressed editing in Lightroom. Film Lab Pro solved my cheap computer problem. My computer will run Epson scan but it is not capable of running Lightroom.

great and easy to use, also results are great everytime

Downloaded the app after seeing in insta. The app sucks. Absolutely does not work. No instructions on how it should be used. It just opens and asks for the camera. Again don’t waste your time on this.

I have another app on my phone for scanning negatives but I was never happy with the results. So glad I found this app. It does a great job, thank you!

I usually don’t write reviews but I was able to achieve excellent results with this app. The quality of the photos are great enough for me. I was afraid of buying it, but it’s worth every penny. I definitely recommend.

i found the app through a photography instagram page shouting the app out awhile back. i got the app as soon as it was released and had pretty high hopes. overall, it gets the job done but lacks features such as importing photos. i remember when it was first released the developed stated that the app is best when using a clip-on type lens of sorts and a light box. for most consumers, i think the bad reviews come from people expecting a high resolution “scan” of a single negative. i think the app has it benefits on a more creative level, as you can create pretty cool collages of sorts with multiple negatives. i find myself not really utilizing the app as much as i anticipated when i first purchased it for a steep price of $8. i hope there will be more support down the road for the newer iphones where the app can utilize the different .5x, 1.0x, and 2.0x lenses.

Unfortunately, I decided to support the developer after reading a breathless review on Fstoppers. Well, this is $8 I’ll never get back. There are better alternatives than this unstable product, which by the way takes shots (scans) with a significant amount of noise. Great concept, and that’s where it’s been sitting for months. Don’t waste your money. This looks like abandonware already.