Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 165
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/30 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/15 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/8 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/4 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/2 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs2 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs3 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs7 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs14 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs27 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs54 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs2 Mins 48 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs4 Mins 37 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs7 Mins 14 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs14 Mins 28 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs29 Mins 56 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs58 Mins 52 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs2 Hrs 56 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs4 Hrs 52 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins8 Hrs 43 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins15 Hrs 26 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins31 Hrs 52 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins62 Hrs 44 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins123 Hrs 28 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