Look at how the calculator dial on the LunaSix or LunaPro works.
Make one out of cardboard that has a greater range of f stops and
shutter speeds, suitable for pinhole work. Measure the light with the
meter and use your homemade calculator to figure the exposure.
There's an example on my web page: world.std.com/~koolish
>
> Chad,
> I use an older gossen luna-six for pinhole, unfortunately it only goes to f90, but I just set the meter to ASA 25 when shooting tmax 100 and use the reading on f90 - it works well for my work.
> Don
> chad white <chadwhite@mac.com> wrote:
>
> what is a good light meter for pinhole f-stops ? i am lurking e-bay ,i
> what to buy a light meter that can be used practically for pinhole. i
> don't want to use the math. i just want a simple light meter so i can
> spend my energy taking pinhole images. i noticed that most light-meters
> stop about f-16. f-225 or higher is better for me.
>
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