Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 192
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 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs2 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs5 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs9 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs18 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs37 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs1 Mins 13 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs2 Mins 26 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs5 Mins 53 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs10 Mins 47 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs20 Mins 35 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs39 Mins 11 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs1 Hrs 18 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs3 Hrs 37 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs5 Hrs 13 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins10 Hrs 27 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins21 Hrs 54 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins42 Hrs 48 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins84 Hrs 36 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins167 Hrs 11 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