f8 Lens Toolkit vs CreativeGrading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
f8 Lens Toolkit
This app provides photographers and cinematographers with essential tools for optical calculations. It offers features like depth of field calculation, field of view determination, and lens matching for various camera formats. It's designed to be an indispensable reference tool for professionals and students alike.
- Depth of Field & Hyperfocal Distance Calculator
- Field of View Calculator
- Lens Matcher: Equivalent Focal Length & F-Stop
- Camera Sensor Comparison Tool
- Lens Coverage Tool
- Extensive camera and lens database
- Supports anamorphic shooting and Speedboosters
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f8 is the fastest and easiest tool for all photographic calculations: Effortlessly find corresponding focal lengths & apertures for different formats, calculate depth of field (DOF), and find field of view for any camera and lens. The sensor comparison and lens coverage tool make this app complete. ◈◈◈ Get professional-grade features & the most intuitive user-interface in its class ◈◈◈ No matter if you are a seasoned pro or a film/photography student, f8 has got you covered. It’s packed with the tools you need and highly customizable to deliver precise calculations for any setup imaginable. It has been proven to be an indispensable tool on any shoot. f8 comes with: • Depth of Field & Hyperfocal Distance Calculator • Field of View Calculator • Lens Matcher: Equivalent Focal Length & F-Stop • Camera Sensor Comparison Tool • Lens Coverage Tool • Thousands of cameras & lenses included • Close Focus & Aperture data for most lenses • Supports anamorphic shooting & Metabones Speedboosters f8 is the perfect companion app and reference tool for Photographers, Cinematographers, Camera Operators, Camera Assistants (1.AC) & VFX Supervisors. ◈◈◈ Download f8 now and have a precise optical toolkit at your fingertips ◈◈◈ ◆ CINE CAMERAS ◆ AJA Cion ARRI Alexa 35, Alexa 65, Alexa Classic, Alexa LF, Alexa Mini, Alexa Mini LF, Alexa SXT, Alexa XT, Amira, D-21 Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Micro Cinema Camera, Micro Studio Camera 4K, Pocket Cinema Camera, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, Production Camera 4K, Studio Camera 4K, Studio Camera HD, URSA, URSA (Broadcast), URSA 4.6K, URSA Mini 4.6K, URSA Mini 4K, URSA Mini Pro, URSA Mini Pro 12K, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 Canon C100, C100 Mark II, C200, C300, C300 Mark II, C300 Mark III, C500, C500 Mark II, C70, C700 DJI Zenmuse X7 Film 16mm, 35mm, 65mm/70mm, 8mm Freefly Systems Wave Generic Broadcast Ikonoskop A-cam dII Kinefinity KineMAX, KineMini, Mavo, Mavo Edge, Mavo LF, TERRA Panasonic AF101, BGH1, EVA1, HDX 900, VariCam 35, VariCam LT Panavision DXL, DXL2, Genesis Phantom 65, Flex, Flex4K, HD GOLD, Miro LC321S, v2640 ONYX, VEO4K-PL PS-CAM X35 RED Dragon-X, Epic Dragon, Epic-W (Helium), Epic-X, Gemini, Komodo, Monstro-VV, One, Ranger (Gemini), Ranger (Helium), Ranger (Monstro), Raven, Scarlet-W (Dragon), Scarlet-X, Weapon (Dragon-VV), Weapon (Helium) Silicon Imaging SI-2K Sony F23, F3, F35, F5, F55, F65, F900, FS100, FS5, FS5 Mark II, FS7, FS7 Mark II, FS700, FX3, FX6, FX9, HDC-1500R, Venice Weisscam HS-2 Z CAM E2, E2-F6, E2-F8, E2-M4, E2-S6, E2G ◆ PHOTO CAMERAS ◆ Canon 1000D/XS, 100D, 10D, 1100D/T3, 1200D/T5, 1300D/T6, 1D, 1D C, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D X, 1D X Mark II, 1D X Mark III, 1Ds, 1Ds Mark II, 1Ds Mark III, 200D/SL2, 20D, 30D, 350D/XT, 400D/XTi, 40D, 450D/XSi, 500D/T1i, 50D, 550D/T2i, 5D, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 600D/T3i, 60D, 650D/T4i, 6D, 6D Mark II, 700D/T5i, 70D, 750D/T6i, 760D/T6s, 77D, 7D, 7D Mark II, 800D/T7i, 80D, 850D/T8i, 90D, M50, R, R5, R6, Ra, RP Film (Still) 35mm (135), APS, Large Format, Medium Format, XPan Fujifilm GFX 100, GFX 100S, GFX 50R, GFX 50S, X-A7, X-H1, X-Pro2, X-Pro3, X-S10, X-T2, X-T200, X-T3, X-T4, X100V Hasselblad Digital Medium Format Leica CL, M10/M10-R, M8/M8.2, M9/M9-P, S, S2, SL, SL2, SL2-S Mamiya Leaf Credo Series Nikon D1, D100, D1H, D1x, D200, D2H, D2Hs, D2x, D3, D300, D3000, D300s, D3100, D3200, D3300, D3400, D3s, D3x, D4, D40, D40X, D4s, D50, D500, D5000, D5100, D5300, D5500, D5600, D60, D600, D610, D70, D700, D7000, D70s, D7100, D7200, D750, D7500, D80, D800, D810, D850, D90, DF, Z50, Z6, Z7 Olympus E Series Panasonic GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, GH5, GH5S, S1, S1H, S1R, S5 Pentax 645D, 645Z, K Series Phase One Achromatic+, IQ Series, P 30+, P 40+, P 45+, P 65+ Sigma fp, fp L, SD1, SD15 Sony A290, A390, A450, A580, A6000, A6300, A6500, A6600, A7 III, A7C, A7r II, A7r III, A7r IV, A7s, A7s II, A7s III, A850, A9, A9 II, A900, A99, SLT-A37K, SLT-A57, SLT-A65, SLT-A77
CreativeGrading
This application provides a revolutionary camera shading control panel for professional camera series. It offers a holistic view of organic curves and color shaping, simplifying artistic decision-making with a graphical representation of parameter changes for enhanced control.
- Revolutionary camera shading control
- Tablet and control panel interface
- Holistic view of organic curves
- Graphical representation of parameter changes
- System-wide view of image modification
- Enhanced artistic decision-making
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With Grass Valley's new Creative Grading, the Focus and LDX camera series just unleashed their full potential. Creative Grading is a new camera shading control panel and tablet application that redefines the human interface and puts the user in full control of the creative power that lives inside Grass Valley cameras. Using either or both a tablet and an intensively-tested new control panel, Creative Grading transforms camera shading from what was numeric on/off thinking to a holistic view of organic curves and color shaping. For ease in visualization, the larger UI of the tablet application provides a graphical representation of the impact of parameter changes. Artistic decision-making is much simpler and faster as shaders can see how a single change affects related sets of parameters in a system-wide view of how the on-screen image will be modified. This keeps shaders in full control, regardless of the situation and provides the camera operator with the most optimal working conditions for the task.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CreativeGrading at Free against f8 Lens Toolkit's $9.99. CreativeGrading also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). f8 Lens Toolkit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 57 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
CreativeGrading is free to download; f8 Lens Toolkit costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for f8 Lens Toolkit against 5.0 for CreativeGrading. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: f8 Lens Toolkit has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
f8 Lens Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, CreativeGrading every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | f8 Lens Toolkit | CreativeGrading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cadrage GmbH | Grass Valley USA, LLC |
Customer experience
f8 Lens Toolkit
CreativeGrading
In-app purchases
f8 Lens Toolkit
No in-app purchases
CreativeGrading
No in-app purchases
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