Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 135
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 Secs5 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs9 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs18 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs36 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 12 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 25 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs5 Mins 50 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs10 Mins 41 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs19 Mins 22 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs39 Mins 44 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 17 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs3 Hrs 35 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins5 Hrs 10 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins10 Hrs 20 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins21 Hrs 40 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins41 Hrs 20 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins83 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