App Update: Hipstamatic 235 Adds Tap-to-Focus and Favorites, Fixes Bugs
Hipstamatic’s 235 update hit the App Store this afternoon and they delivered on not one but two highly sought after features: tap-to-focus (only in the zoomed-in view) and the ability to save fave combos of lens/film/flash.
With the update you’ll note that the zoomed-in (aka fullscreen) view now features a textured overlay reminiscent of looking through a dirty plastic lens. Don’t worry, this won’t show up on your photos. When you tap and hold on a spot to focus the overlay rotates, simulating the experience of manually focusing through a physical lens. Traditionalist fans argued against the idea of selective focus, pointing out it wasn’t available in the original Hipstamatic. But Synthetic’s implementation feels in line with the spirit of the plastic Hipstamatic, if not the real limitations.
Adding a favorite combination is as simple as tapping the little star underneath the viewfinder while using the setup you want to preserve. Accessing stored faves is done through the same star icon, which allows you to scroll between visual representations of your various setups.
So what, you say? These new features are no good if you can’t use them because Hipstamatic got flustered and stalled out “Winding Film”? No more! This update also promises to deliver improved stability, fixing the /facepalm-worth “Winding Film” freeze along with a bug that sometimes caused a crash on start-up (on iOS 4.3).
Additionally 235 adds “Hipstasave technology” which they claim will help recover photos that were being processed if the app does crash.
So, what combos are you going to start with? Let us know in the comments.
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Libatique 73 + Blanko Noir + Dreampop
What a great update ! Now it only needs a timer (or an "offline" processing mode but that is not in the spirit of this app) and it will become my favorit replacement cam app
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My first combo :
- Matty ALN + Rock BW-11 + Jolly Rainbo 2X = Supe Black & White Pictures !!
I'm still working with Hipstamatic 226. There were/are so many complaints about the last update causing freezes and crashes and lost packs that I didn't go near it. Does this new update fix the crashing issues?
The update notes do say it should fix the "Winding Film" problem along with a bug that caused a crash on iOS 4.3. I've had a lot of luck with Hipstamatic always being fairly stable for me so it's hard to say from my own experience since updating how solid the bug fixes are.
I've updated the post to include this info, thanks for pointing out that it was missing.
Favorite combinations is a great possibility, BUT fix the bugs "winding film roll" is the most important thing to do !
Good point. 235 does also claim to fix that bug, along with a crash-related bug. It also introduces an improvement to help recover photos being processed during a crash. I've updated the post to included this info.
My first combo was the old standard, John S + BlackKeys SuperGrain (+ Jolly Rainbo 2X but I rarely use a flash).
Interesting that the 3 combos posted so far are all black & white.
My first combos:
John S & Ina 69
Chunky & Big Up
I have a couple favorites I've added:
Lucas AB2 + Blanko
Melodie + Blanko
Lucifer VI + BlackKeys B&W
If I use a flash I like the Jolly Raibo 2X
Love, love, LOVE the favorites feature! Like most people I have certain go-to combos and this is a nice shortcut.
I feel like most of my combos are fairly standard, but I am associating a different camera case with each one, which is kind of fun. What I have so far:
Loftus + Rock BW-11 + Berry Pop
James M. + Blanko + Dreampop
Libatique 73 + Kodot XGrizzled + Standard
Chunky + Cano Cafenol + Jolly Rainbo 2X
Buckhorst H1 + AO BW + Standard
John S + Blanko + Standard
Melodie + AO DLX + Standard
Helga Viking + DC + Standard
I don't typically use a flash so Standard is my default option.
I hardly ever use flash, but my go-to combos are:
Loftus + Ina's 35
Loftus + Rock BW-11
Melodie + Blanko Noir
Helga + Ina's 35
Jimmy + DC (for indoor shots)
Is anybody missing lenses and films? I'm missing the Cowboys and Aliens pak and the Nike pak. Those are the only ones I remember anyway.
I haven't lost anything with this update, but I did lose Tejas a while back and Synthetic's community ambassador made sure I got it back.
It took forever, since I used the anonymized Facebook email when I connected FB to my account, forgot that fact, and kept telling them to search for an account with my actual email address. But they did eventually get it back for me. Go to http://getsatisfaction.com/synthetic/ and they'll fix you up.
If it wasn't for this comment I didn't checked mine. Mine was restored to a newly installed app. Maybe it was after I jailbroke my 4S. I just restored my purchases and it's all there.
Hornbecker & Rock BW
Loftus & BlacKeys
Tejas & Ina 1965
- no flash –
These are just a few of my favorites:
Tejas + Ina's '69
Bettie XL + Rock BW-11
Roboto Glitter + Float
Lucifer VI + Pistil
Watts + Kodot
Love the update. Just wonder how to remove pack from favorite?
Love the update. Just wonder how to remove pack from favorite?
Tap and hold the favorite until the remove option comes up.
Thank you, Anna!
Thank you, Anna!
I am now having a strange color hue artifacts on the pictures with the combination of any lens with Cano Cafenol film with Cherry Shine flash, it seems like it only occurs when using flash, anyone experiencing this? I tried with different camera apps including the default one it is all good I think it is the app causing the problem?
i have the same thing happening no matter what lens or case or flash i use
would love to know how to get rid of this
I'm doing the same thing Bart mentioned above — using different cases for different favorites.
To be honest, I always thought the cases thing was stupid. Now, I think it's awesome.
A few favorites:
John S Lens, DreamCanvas Film
Melodie Lens, Blanko Noir Film
Libatique 73 Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film
Melodie Lens, Claunch 72 Monochrome Film
Lucifer VI Lens, Float Film
Salvador 84 Lens, DreamCanvas Film
John S Lens, Blanko Film
Helga Viking Lens, Blanko Noir Film
Does the tap to focus work with (updated0 Ipod Touch users? If so I don't see it….