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Very Nice Shot!! I still need to get a filter. What did you use! Must be a Glass top of the line for the color and clarity. Wanting to see what I can get with my 70D Crop sensor and the Tamron 150-600.

It was actually a "daystar" filter I bought on the internet (B&H maybe??). A flimsy cardboard rim holding a thin plastic film of very dark plastic. But it only needs to survive until the 21st of this month, so hopefully it's OK!

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Aug 4, 2017 00:05:41 #

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jerryc41 wrote:

Looks good

Thanks Jerry!

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Aug 4, 2017 00:05:04 #

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Mary Kate wrote:

Whoa!! How cool is that??

Thanks!

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Aug 3, 2017 22:10:22 #

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Robert R wrote:

I have been practicing photographing the sun, with fairly good results. I am using Canon 100-400 with 1.4 X extender, Canon 70 D, the vari-angle touchscreen can be positioned for easy viewing. I have been getting good results using ISO 400, f8, 1/800, RAW with auto white balance, live view. I have not been able to see a sun spot on my photos. Just wondering how your settings compare to mine. I also have a question, will the filter have to be removed during the period of totality?

Yeah, due to no tripod handy (very quick test) I shot at 1/1000 with f/8 which required ISO to be at 800. I plan on the filter coming off at 'diamond ring' phase and keeping off thru totality, then goes back on as the other 'diamond ring' presents. Anybody hear or found a different answer to that? Damage to eyes and your camera sensor are a real risk, and to be avoided, so research this and be careful!

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Aug 3, 2017 22:05:45 #

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SkyKing wrote:

...very nice...what exposure settings were you using...?

SHUTTER: 1/1000
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Aug 2, 2017 23:43:59 #

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Dan Downie wrote:

Beautiful shot! Is the picture cropped?

Yes- being a 'full frame' camera, the effective focal length of the 500mm with 1.4TC is 700. It would be closer to 1,050 on a crop sensor camera body.

Even at 700mm, a lot of cropping was required.

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Aug 2, 2017 23:42:27 #

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darlene weir wrote:

Stunning shot !!

Thank you! The solar filter was 25.00 and totally worth it!

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Aug 2, 2017 22:34:53 #

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Practicing with my 200-500 (with 1.4x tc) today. Check out the sun spot on lower left corner!