Can a Solar eclipse picture be taken with other protection than a filter ?
Aug 18, 2017 21:15:01 #
Packing for SC 4 the eclipse. Thought I had a ND1000 filter and do not. Been online to find one and can't seem to get one.Is there some other way to get the picture?
Aug 18, 2017 21:19:14 #
Aug 18, 2017 21:41:00 #
You will be able to photograph totality, but not the approach and end. Anything else will fry your camera's sensor for sure.
Aug 18, 2017 21:58:23 #
An ND filter is probably not a good idea anyway. It won't filter the more damaging rays entering the lens. At least that's what I've read. A welding glass of at least 11, 14 is better would work. Hoewver, if you haven't experimented by now, It might be a good idea to just enjoy the moment and forget about taking photographs.
--Bob
--Bob
Angie Stone wrote:
Packing for SC 4 the eclipse. Thought I had a ND1000 filter and do not. Been online to find one and can't seem to get one.Is there some other way to get the picture?
Aug 18, 2017 22:33:57 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
You will be able to photograph totality, but not the approach and end. Anything else will fry your camera's sensor for sure.
And how many sensors have been fried shooting sunsets? None, because before and after totality, your shutter speed--if you use automation and don't mess with manual--will protect your gear. Back in the day, the warning was about inadvertent holing of cloth shutters.
It's your eyes, before and after totality, that you should be worried about.
Aug 19, 2017 05:17:10 #
Aug 19, 2017 06:14:43 #
Angie Stone wrote:
Packing for SC 4 the eclipse. Thought I had a ND1000 filter and do not. Been online to find one and can't seem to get one.Is there some other way to get the picture?
Go on line the next day, there will be millions of identical photos.
Aug 19, 2017 06:22:13 #
dirtpusher wrote:
Been told a welding helmet lens. #14 been the recommendation
I wonder how many welders will be wearing their helmets. That would be a good picture, a group of a dozen welders staring up at the sun, like the Easter Island statues.
Aug 19, 2017 06:25:34 #
Angie Stone wrote:
Packing for SC 4 the eclipse. Thought I had a ND1000 filter and do not. Been online to find one and can't seem to get one.Is there some other way to get the picture?
Hi Angie and welcome to UHH. You need a solar filter manufactured by a reputable company or an ND100000 filter. As I posted in another discussion, with all the warnings about damage to my eyes or to my camera, I have decided to play it safe and shoot pictures of the eclipse at night when I don't have to worry about the sun. Just a bit of levity. I wish you well in SC and play it safe.
Aug 19, 2017 06:42:09 #
NO. You obviously do not read or understand anything that has been said about taking pictures of the eclipse. The chances of most of the picture takers getting some good shots will be be very small.
Aug 19, 2017 07:38:43 #
dreamon wrote:
And how many sensors have been fried shooting sunsets? None, because before and after totality, your shutter speed--if you use automation and don't mess with manual--will protect your gear. Back in the day, the warning was about inadvertent holing of cloth shutters.
It's your eyes, before and after totality, that you should be worried about.
It's your eyes, before and after totality, that you should be worried about.
I agree about being worried about the eyes, but the sunset thing is not valid. At sunset or sunrise, the light from the sun is reaching you through a *much* thicker layer of air, and this filters out a lot of the UV and IR. If you don't think this makes a difference, it is the thicker layer of air in winter (as the sun is further south...) which makes it colder - the Earth is closer to the Sun during Northern hemisphere winter than it is in summer!
Phil.
Aug 19, 2017 07:50:17 #
Please do not be stupid. Regardless of what anyone says, you can ruin your camera, and worse, go blind, during the eclipse. An ND filter is inadequate. You must have certified glasses and a certified filter to be safe. If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
Aug 19, 2017 08:33:31 #
Angie Stone wrote:
Packing for SC 4 the eclipse. Thought I had a ND1000 filter and do not. Been online to find one and can't seem to get one.Is there some other way to get the picture?
Yes! Get a large cardboard box, punch a small hole in one end, point the hole at the sun,"DON'T LOOK", watch and photograph the inside back of the box!
Aug 19, 2017 08:34:03 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
You will be able to photograph totality, but not the approach and end. Anything else will fry your camera's sensor for sure.
AND YOUR EYES!
Aug 19, 2017 09:26:29 #
I wouldn't say so this is a practice shot taken yesterday with my D500 and Nikon 80-400mm lens.
cthahn wrote:
NO. You obviously do not read or understand anything that has been said about taking pictures of the eclipse. The chances of most of the picture takers getting some good shots will be be very small.
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