Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 250
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 Secs4 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs16 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs31 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 2 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 4 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 9 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs8 Mins 18 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 36 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs33 Mins 12 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 6 Mins
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 13 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs4 Hrs 26 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 51 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins18 Hrs 43 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins35 Hrs 26 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins71 Hrs 52 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins142 Hrs 43 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins283 Hrs 27 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