Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 200
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 Secs5 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs10 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs20 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs40 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs1 Mins 19 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs3 Mins 39 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs5 Mins 18 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs11 Mins 37 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs21 Mins 15 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs43 Mins 31 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs1 Hrs 25 Mins
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs3 Hrs 50 Mins
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs6 Hrs 40 Mins
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins11 Hrs 20 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins23 Hrs 41 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins45 Hrs 21 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins91 Hrs 42 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins181 Hrs 24 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