Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 237
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/2 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs3 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs7 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs14 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs28 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs56 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 51 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 43 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs7 Mins 27 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs15 Mins 55 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs30 Mins 51 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs60 Mins 42 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 59 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs4 Hrs 59 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs8 Hrs 58 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins16 Hrs 55 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins32 Hrs 51 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins64 Hrs 41 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins127 Hrs 22 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins255 Hrs 44 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