Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 180
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/30 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/15 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/8 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/4 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/2 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs2 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs4 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs8 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs16 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs32 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs1 Mins 4 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs2 Mins 9 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs4 Mins 18 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs9 Mins 36 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs17 Mins 13 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs34 Mins 26 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs1 Hrs 9 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs2 Hrs 18 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs5 Hrs 36 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins9 Hrs 11 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins18 Hrs 22 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins37 Hrs 44 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins73 Hrs 28 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins147 Hrs 56 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