PINHOLE DIAMETER & SLIT WIDTH DIMENSIONS

FOR SINGLE & DOUBLE SLIT CAMERAS

FOCAL LENGTH in INCHES

FOCAL LENGTH in MM

PINHOLE DIAMETER

or

SLIT WIDTH in INCHES

F STOP

2” (1.97)

50

0.010

191

3” (3.15)

80

0.013

242

4” (3.94)

100

0.015

270

5” (5.12)

130

0.017

308

6” (5.91)

150

0.018

331

8” (7.87)

200

0.021

382

10” (9.84)

250

0.023

427

12” (11.81)

300

0.025

468

 

TO MAKE THE SLITS:

Use the feeler gauges of the appropriate thicknesses to space the blades for the slits over a light table. Attach one blade to the opening in the foam core with tape. Align and space the second blade to the first using the feeler gauge as a spacer between the blades and tape it down to make the completed slit. Blacken the blades with a permanent marker.

 

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