Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 175
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 Secs1/2 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 Secs15 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs31 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs1 Mins 1 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs2 Mins 2 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs4 Mins 4 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs8 Mins 8 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs16 Mins 16 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs33 Mins 33 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs1 Hrs 5 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs2 Hrs 10 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs4 Hrs 20 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins9 Hrs 41 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins17 Hrs 22 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins35 Hrs 43 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins69 Hrs 27 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins139 Hrs 53 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