Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 290
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 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs3 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs5 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs10 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs21 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs42 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 23 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs3 Mins 47 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs6 Mins 35 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs11 Mins 10 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs22 Mins 20 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs45 Mins 41 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 29 Mins
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs3 Hrs 59 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs6 Hrs 58 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs12 Hrs 55 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins24 Hrs 50 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins48 Hrs 41 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins95 Hrs 21 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins191 Hrs 42 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins381 Hrs 24 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