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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under
this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/amazon-refunding-lee-solar-eclipse-filter-buyers-warning-use/ -- PeterN |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...ipse-filter-bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Something tells me that Amazon screwed the pooch on this deal. That bulletin, and the way the warning is written seems to imply that Amazon is getting its Lee filters from a supplier who is unable to confirm their source as a “recommended manufacturer”. That seems strange to me since Lee is among the most reputable of filter manufacturers, and the panic hasn’t spread to B&H. Does thios mean that Lee filters sold by Amazon might be counterfeit? Amazon’s refunding program seems to hint that there is something very wrong, and they are prepared to absorb any loss, and costs. If so, I see a Lee Filters vs Amazon court date in the future. Either that or a settlement. Lee being a British company, and Amazon, a US corporation, if it comes to that, there is no telling where any such litigation might take place. BTW: DO NOT TRY TO USE AN ND10, or even stacked optical filters! That is not going to stop damaging UV, or IR. If you insist on doing this hunt for the Sun, use a legitimate solar filter. At this point I would defer any advice on this matter to our resident stargazer, Davoud. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On Aug 17, 2017, Savageduck wrote
(in iganews.com): On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...clipse-filter- bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Something tells me that Amazon screwed the pooch on this deal. That bulletin, and the way the warning is written seems to imply that Amazon is getting its Lee filters from a supplier who is unable to confirm their source as a “recommended manufacturer”. That seems strange to me since Lee is among the most reputable of filter manufacturers, and the panic hasn’t spread to B&H. Does thios mean that Lee filters sold by Amazon might be counterfeit? Amazon’s refunding program seems to hint that there is something very wrong, and they are prepared to absorb any loss, and costs. If so, I see a Lee Filters vs Amazon court date in the future. Either that or a settlement. Lee being a British company, and Amazon, a US corporation, if it comes to that, there is no telling where any such litigation might take place. BTW: DO NOT TRY TO USE AN ND10, or even stacked optical filters! That is not going to stop damaging UV, or IR. If you insist on doing this hunt for the Sun, use a legitimate solar filter. At this point I would defer any advice on this matter to our resident stargazer, Davoud. It seems that Lee had this to say: "Amazon has incorrectly identified our filter as a viewing apparatus. The LEE Filters Solar Eclipse filter is NOT intended for viewing the eclipse but rather to photograph the phases of the eclipse, as clearly stated on our website." http://leefilters.tumblr.com/post/16...an-eclipse-is- near-weve-got -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:27:06 -0700, Savageduck
wrote: On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...ipse-filter-bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Same here. I figure there will be about 3 trillion photos taken that day. I doubt I can do anything special. I did the last one here, and it was oddly boring. |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On Aug 17, 2017, Bill W wrote
(in ): On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:27:06 -0700, Savageduck wrote: On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...eclipse-filter -bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Same here. I figure there will be about 3 trillion photos taken that day. I doubt I can do anything special. I did the last one here, and it was oddly boring. I believe that NatGeo/NASA is supposed to have an airborne project where they will be making a transcontinental chase to have an extended totality period of several hours rather than a few minutes. Out here the 68% partial will start at 09:02:44, Max 68% at 10:17:02, and will be over at 11:39:36. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...solar-eclipse- anywhere/ -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On Aug 17, 2017, Savageduck wrote
(in iganews.com): On Aug 17, 2017, Bill W wrote (in ): On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:27:06 -0700, Savageduck wrote: On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...-eclipse-filte r -bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Same here. I figure there will be about 3 trillion photos taken that day. I doubt I can do anything special. I did the last one here, and it was oddly boring. I believe that NatGeo/NASA is supposed to have an airborne project where they will be making a transcontinental chase to have an extended totality period of several hours rather than a few minutes. Out here the 68% partial will start at 09:02:44, Max 68% at 10:17:02, and will be over at 11:39:36. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...solar-eclipse- anywhere/ It looks like the Science Channel is going to have some interesting programing on Monday: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/great-american-eclipse/ https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-sh...videos/flying- jets-into-the-shadow-of-an-eclipse http://tinyurl.com/ydy7wryu -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On 18/08/2017 04:42, Bill W wrote:
On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:27:06 -0700, Savageduck wrote: On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...ipse-filter-bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Same here. I figure there will be about 3 trillion photos taken that day. I doubt I can do anything special. I did the last one here, and it was oddly boring. I find them to be incredible experiences. Feels like the air has been sucked away and the strangest silence and light. Last thing I'd want to be doing is faffing about with a camera! -- Cheers, Rob |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
RJH:
I find [solar eclipses] to be incredible experiences. Feels like the air has been sucked away and the strangest silence and light. Last thing I'd want to be doing is faffing about with a camera! There are two equally valid points of view on the matter. I'm an astrophotographer https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/7345511818. Our viewing team my wife and a Royal Air Force Officer who arrived on Thursday from the Persian Gulf for the event will drive from Annapolis, MD, to Hendersonville, TN, tomorrow. We'll be carrying two robotic telescope mounts, four Canon cameras, and two MacBook Pros, among other kit. We all have quite a few years of experience in solar photography. With the advent of computer control of DSLRs and telescope mounts, eclipse photography is easier than it was in the film days. We'll be watching the eclipse while the Macs do the grunt work. We've been practicing for months, and have well tuned scripts for the cameras to follow. Setup will require about 1/2 hour, beginning one hour before the eclipse. It should be easy as pie after that. My only concern is getting the right exposure for the corona during the 2 m 32 s of totality, where I have no direct experience, but I expect to find the magic settings within the first couple of seconds. If the weather cooperates. We don't have to have "perfect" weather; see above link. -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
On 8/17/2017 11:27 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Aug 17, 2017, PeterN wrote (in article ): Amazon is giving refunds to all purchasers of Lee Solar filters. Under this recall you do not have to return the filters. While there is some confusion about this, I think it best not to use the Lee filter, unless you want to risk damaging your eyes, and/or your sensor. https://petapixel.com/2017/08/14/ama...ipse-filter-bu yers-warning-use/ I had decided to let all the other enthusiasts and NASA deal with the eclipse photography. We will get about 68% partial out here. Something tells me that Amazon screwed the pooch on this deal. That bulletin, and the way the warning is written seems to imply that Amazon is getting its Lee filters from a supplier who is unable to confirm their source as a “recommended manufacturer”. That seems strange to me since Lee is among the most reputable of filter manufacturers, and the panic hasn’t spread to B&H. Does thios mean that Lee filters sold by Amazon might be counterfeit? Amazon’s refunding program seems to hint that there is something very wrong, and they are prepared to absorb any loss, and costs. If so, I see a Lee Filters vs Amazon court date in the future. Either that or a settlement. Lee being a British company, and Amazon, a US corporation, if it comes to that, there is no telling where any such litigation might take place. BTW: DO NOT TRY TO USE AN ND10, or even stacked optical filters! That is not going to stop damaging UV, or IR. If you insist on doing this hunt for the Sun, use a legitimate solar filter. At this point I would defer any advice on this matter to our resident stargazer, Davoud. I will not be dong any shooting of the Sun. If the weather cooperates, I will try to gind a place and shoot people experiencing the event. -- PeterN |
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Warning do not use Lee solar filters
Savageduck:
At this point I would defer any advice on this matter to our resident stargazer, Davoud. OMG, the pressure is on! I have bought many pairs of safe solar glasses from https://www.rainbowsymphony.com. It might be a bit late to get them, however. I haven't shopped locally, but it must be possible to buy them from Target or CVS or the like. Try to look for made in USA. I bought 200 pair about six months ago; donated 100 pair to the local community college for their public event, distributed another 50 pair to various people, and I'm taking 50 pair with me to our observing site in Tennessee for those who might arrive unprepared. -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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