Smartfinder
Smartfinder Pro or Standalone App
You can discover the world with our smartfinder in two different ways. You can catch one of the complete packages of Smartfinder Pro right away. The small case or the big case. The other way to get a great viewfinder could be to download the Smartfinder Standalone App in App Store.
Smartfinder Pro
The SmartfinderPro is amazingly simple. Choose a camera, make a lens choice and you are ready. Options include the ability to save your specific setup or create a new one from scratch. Simulate all cameras and set-ups available on the market witht the IB/E Optics SmartFinder Pro. The additional brand new Smartfinder Stand Alone App lets you find the best camera and lens combination simply with an iPhone. It displays exactly how the shot will look.
The Smartfinder Pro arrives in a very high end aluminum case with two butterfly fasteners to make sure everything is safe.

Simulate all cameras available on the market!
The image is gathered on a 62mm ∅ groundglass, which is slightly larger than the image area of an ARRI Alexa 65. Accurate desqueezer for anamorphic productions the device pulls squeeze information from the database and displays an accurately desqueezed image.


Create camera and lens combinations
for different camera manufacturers and focus capabilities and aperture information of the lenses from more than 50 different lens manufacturers included, IBE Optics SmartfinderPro combines the best parts of a Director’s Finder and a Lens Finder into a single product that handles all of those needs onset. The app offers the ability to save your setups from the 5000+ camera and lens options or it allows the user to create completely new camera and lens combinations as needed.
Undistorted image of the optics
Simplicity is key! Undistorted image just like an analog viewfinder.
Perfect for low light situations
Traditional models have problems in low light situations - whereas the SmartFinder Pro works just as good!
Shoot framegrabs and videos
The device lets you shoot framegrabs and, of course, videos. This is helpful for scouting and pre video discussions.


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Smartfinder StandAlone App
You don't want to buy additional hardware? You could easily use our Smartfinder StandAlone App. As an educational tool, the Smartfinder app visually demonstrates the interaction of all the cameras and lenses available today. Sunrise, sunset and GPS data make the Smartfinder app an essential tool for scouting locations and planning when to shoot where. As a must-have pre-production companion, the app also records extensive metadata for every setup.
Directors and Cinematographers of major motion pictures use expensive devices to determine the appropriate lens for most setups. The Smartfinder Stand Alone App enables you to find best camera and lens combinations simply with an iPhone. It displays exactly how the shot will look.
The App helps you match or check continuity of shots you took at an earlier time. As an educational tool, the Smartfinder app visually demonstrates the interaction of all the cameras and lenses available today. Sunrise, sunset and GPS data make the Smartfinder App an essential tool for scouting locations and planning when to shoot where. As a must-have pre-production companion, the App also records extensive metadata for every setup. Short text for a typical onepage use-case. Around 30 words suffice to neatly fill an average paragraph, ensuring a clean appearance and readability.

Additional features
The Smartfinder app offers many additional features:
Choose your camera and lens parameters from a huge database containing more than twelve camera manufacturers, 730 sensor modes, with more than 50 lens companies and 2400 lenses. You can also add your own custom setups.
The Smartfinder app will calculate numerous useful optical values. Just enter the focus distance and the software will immediately display: horizontal and vertical field of view, depth of field, hyperfocal distance, near-point and far-point.
Share your shots around the world with friends and colleagues via email, social media, messaging apps, etc.
Add framelines and customize them as you like. Change the aspect ratio, scaling, frame style, color or other settings.
Save your photos or videos and organize the media files in a project or scene library that is easy to edit and re-name.
Best of all, the Smartfinder app is amazingly simple: Just choose a camera, make a lens choice and begin.

Terms of Use
for different camera manufacturers and focus capabilities and aperture information of the lenses from more than 50 different lens manufacturers included, IBE Optics SmartfinderPro combines the best parts of a Director’s Finder and a Lens Finder into a single product that handles all of those needs onset. The app offers the ability to save your setups from the 5000+ camera and lens options or it allows the user to create completely new camera and lens combinations as needed.
Purchase a subscription:
The Smartfinder Stand Alone App can be purchased for free from the Apple App Store. Without a subscription, only limited access to the database, which contains all necessary information about various cameras and lenses, is possible. A valid subscription is required to unlock the full range of functions of the application. A full subscription to the Smartfinder Stand Alone App costs 2.99€ (or equivalent for another currency) per month. There are no other costs for using the application. A subscription can be taken out in the App under the menu item „Help & Subscription“. To take out a subscription, you will need to enter a valid Apple ID password. The App will inform you as soon as the subscription has been successfully set up. After the subscription has been taken out, the database will be synchronized, which gives you immediate access to the full range of functions of the Smartfinder Stand Alone App.
Cancelling a subscription:
A completed subscription to the Smartfinder Stand Alone Application can be cancelled at any time. The cancellation can be done in the „Settings“ section of the personal iTunes account. If a subscription is cancelled, the subscription will continue for the period of time already purchased (1 month). The app can still be used to its full extent during this period. After the subscription expires, the app can only be used to a limited extent. The subscription is automatically renewed for a further period (1 month) 24 hours before the subscription expires.
Using a subscription:
The Smartfinder Stand Alone App is available for the Apple operating system iOS and can be used in combination with iPhone models iPhone 7 up to iPhone 13. By purchasing a valid subscription, the Smartfinder Stand Alone App can be used to its full functional range. This includes access to an integrated database with more than 12 camera manufacturers (over 730 different sensor modes) as well as more than 50 integrated lens manufacturers (more than 2400 lenses). The remaining features of the app (frame lines, data management, data sharing, …) are also fully available.
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