Getting ready for the eclipse (D810 and SX 50): Greg (ggttc) and I made our solar filters today. I cut a cardboard template to fit step up rings for two of our cameras, then cut the...

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

Greg (ggttc) and I made our solar filters today. I cut a cardboard template to fit step up rings for two of our cameras, then cut the filter film. The filter film is secured inside the ring with rubber cement to minimize puckering. We then tried them out on the full sun.

First sun shot is with Nikon D810 and Nikkor 200-500 at 500 mm, f/7.1 1/500 ISO 200
The second sun shot is with the trusty old Canon SX 50, at 149 mm (in digital zoom), f/5/6 1/160 ISO 125

1. Trimming the polymer filter film from Thousand Oaks Optical

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2. Tamping the film into the ring with rubber cement and a Q-tip

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3. Nikon D810
3. Nikon D810...

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4. SX 50 (with some chromatic aberation, but still pretty acceptable)

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ky4lc Loc: Madisonville Ky.

Great work. You even got a sunspot!

aammatj Loc: Zebulon, NC / Roscoe, Ill

Nice shots. Thanks for sharing.

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

ky4lc wrote:

Great work. You even got a sunspot!

Thanks, ky41c! Yes, it's a large sunspot that's been active for a while.

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

aammatj wrote:

Nice shots. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, aammatj! I appreciate you taking a look.

agillot

took same pictures 2 days ago , sun spot a little higher and to the left[ san diego ] , should take one shot every 3 days for a month , that is one sun revolution .using a older 800mm nik prime lens on a crop sensor , and the right film type filter .

ggttc Loc: TN

sleepydrdr wrote:

Greg (ggttc) and I made our solar filters today. I cut a cardboard template to fit step up rings for two of our cameras, then cut the filter film. The filter film is secured inside the ring with rubber cement to minimize puckering. We then tried them out on the full sun.

First sun shot is with Nikon D810 and Nikkor 200-500 at 500 mm, f/7.1 1/500 ISO 200
The second sun shot is with the trusty old Canon SX 50, at 149 mm (in digital zoom), f/5/6 1/160 ISO 125

It was kind of a "proof of concept" thing. I didn't think we were going to get under the tripod's gimbal head with any thing less than laying flat on your back ( at 2 o'clock EDT its an almost vertical shot)...But found the right chair etc.

She made the filters under my supervision...That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

one shot Loc: Pisgah Forest NC

Looks like it's worth getting the filters. Thanks for the preview.

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

agillot wrote:

took same pictures 2 days ago , sun spot a little higher and to the left[ san diego ] , should take one shot every 3 days for a month , that is one sun revolution .using a older 800mm nik prime lens on a crop sensor , and the right film type filter .

Thanks for your comment, agillot. It is something to watch. Thanks for stopping by.

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

one shot wrote:

Looks like it's worth getting the filters. Thanks for the preview.

Thanks for your visit, one shot! It definitely is worth getting the filter.