Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 60
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/250 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/125 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/60 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/30 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/15 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1/8 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs1/4 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs1/2 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs1/2 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs2 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs4 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs7 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs14 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs29 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs57 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs2 Mins 54 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs4 Mins 49 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs8 Mins 39 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs15 Mins 18 Secs
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs31 Mins 36 Secs
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins1 Hrs 1 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins2 Hrs 2 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins4 Hrs 5 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins8 Hrs 10 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins16 Hrs 20 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