Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 90
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/125 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/60 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/30 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/15 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/8 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1/4 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs1/2 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs1 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs2 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs4 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs8 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs16 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs32 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs1 Mins 4 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs2 Mins 9 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs4 Mins 18 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs9 Mins 36 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs17 Mins 13 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs34 Mins 26 Secs
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs1 Hrs 9 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins2 Hrs 18 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins5 Hrs 36 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins9 Hrs 11 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins18 Hrs 22 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins37 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