Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 130
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs4 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs8 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs17 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs34 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 7 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 14 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 29 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 58 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs18 Mins 57 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs36 Mins 55 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 12 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs2 Hrs 24 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins5 Hrs 47 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins10 Hrs 35 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins19 Hrs 10 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins38 Hrs 19 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins77 Hrs 39 Mins


Determining exposure time

  • Set your light meter to the film's ISO/ASA
  • Take a reading
  • Locate the line that your reading is on
  • Read across to the right hand column for your exposure time.
  • Add time for reciprocity failure