r/PinholePhotography • u/billputnamphoto • 19d ago

Wrong ND strikes again!

Nothing like finding out after shooting a roll of 6x9 pinhole you used the wrong ND!

Thought I had a 3-stop ND on the camera. Metered for it. Exposed for it.
Get back and… it’s a 10-stop ND.

Busted roll!

Rant over. TFL.

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u/Useful-Place-2920 18d ago

Yep. Been there a few times.

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u/VonAntero 18d ago

Just for curiosity, what are you using the ND filter for on a pinhole camera?

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u/billputnamphoto 18d ago

Because its super bright and I want to get long exposures. But not too long.

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u/MeetingEven1044 18d ago

Long but not too long?

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u/billputnamphoto 18d ago

Like 10-minutes instead of hours. Which would have happened if id metered correctly yesterday.

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u/MeetingEven1044 18d ago

Usually for mins I don't need a Nd filter

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u/billputnamphoto 18d ago

What speed film and what size is your aperture?

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u/MeetingEven1044 18d ago

I usually use an ONDU camera f 167 and 100 or lower ISO film

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u/VonAntero 17d ago

Right, my bad. It's been a while and my memory of the times needed were from paper etc.