Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 280
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 Secs2 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 Secs20 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs39 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 18 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs3 Mins 36 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs5 Mins 12 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs10 Mins 24 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs21 Mins 49 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs42 Mins 39 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 23 Mins
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs3 Hrs 47 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs6 Hrs 33 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs11 Hrs 7 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins22 Hrs 13 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins44 Hrs 27 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins89 Hrs 53 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins178 Hrs 47 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins356 Hrs 33 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