Show HN: I turned my iPhone and a $20 smart plug into an f-stop timer

Category: other

Tags: darkroom, photography, iot, timer, ios

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 4)

Darkplug is an iPhone app that turns a smart plug into a darkroom timer for film photographers, enabling precise exposure control and advanced printing workflows like f-stop timing and dodge/burn planning. It offers a niche but clever solution by repurposing affordable smart home hardware for a specialized photographic task.

Target audience: film photographers and darkroom printers

Repository: https://peterszentkiralyi.eu/darkplug/

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