Books on Pinhole Photography

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA DESIGN CALCULATORS

Pinhole Camera Exposure Guide

f 2.8f 8f 16f 64f 70
1/128000 Secs1/16000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/250 Secs1/250 Secs
1/64000 Secs1/8000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/125 Secs1/125 Secs
1/32000 Secs1/4000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/60 Secs1/60 Secs
1/16000 Secs1/2000 Secs1/500 Secs1/30 Secs1/30 Secs
1/8000 Secs1/1000 Secs1/250 Secs1/15 Secs1/15 Secs
1/4000 Secs1/500 Secs1/125 Secs1/8 Secs1/8 Secs
1/2000 Secs1/250 Secs1/60 Secs1/4 Secs1/4 Secs
1/1000 Secs1/125 Secs1/30 Secs1/2 Secs1/2 Secs
1/500 Secs1/60 Secs1/15 Secs1 Secs1 Secs
1/250 Secs1/30 Secs1/8 Secs2 Secs2 Secs
1/125 Secs1/15 Secs1/4 Secs4 Secs5 Secs
1/60 Secs1/8 Secs1/2 Secs8 Secs10 Secs
1/30 Secs1/4 Secs1 Secs16 Secs20 Secs
1/15 Secs1/2 Secs2 Secs33 Secs39 Secs
1/8 Secs1 Secs4 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs1 Mins 18 Secs
1/4 Secs2 Secs8 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs3 Mins 36 Secs
1/2 Secs4 Secs16 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs5 Mins 12 Secs
1 Secs8 Secs33 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs10 Mins 25 Secs
2 Secs16 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs21 Mins 50 Secs
4 Secs33 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs42 Mins 40 Secs
8 Secs1 Mins 5 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins1 Hrs 23 Mins
16 Secs2 Mins 10 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs2 Hrs 19 Mins3 Hrs 47 Mins
32 Secs4 Mins 21 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs5 Hrs 39 Mins6 Hrs 33 Mins
1 Mins 4 Secs9 Mins 42 Secs35 Mins 49 Secs9 Hrs 17 Mins11 Hrs 7 Mins
2 Mins 8 Secs17 Mins 24 Secs1 Hrs 10 Mins19 Hrs 35 Mins22 Hrs 13 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