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Old May 15th 12, 01:13 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Alan Justice
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I'll have a good view of the annular eclipse this weekend on the north coast
of California (weather permitting). Lots of warnings about looking directly
at the sun. I've plenty of shots with the sun in the field with no apparent
ill effects on the camera. But now I shoot digital, so how fragile is the
sensor? Should I just put it on "live view" so I don't have to look
directly at it? (Canon 1DM4). Do I need ND filters /polarizer. I expect
I'll use a 600 with a 2x for a nice full view. Anyone with experience here?

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Old May 15th 12, 07:13 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
William Hamblen
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On 2012-05-15, Alan Justice wrote:
I'll have a good view of the annular eclipse this weekend on the north coast
of California (weather permitting). Lots of warnings about looking directly
at the sun. I've plenty of shots with the sun in the field with no apparent
ill effects on the camera. But now I shoot digital, so how fragile is the
sensor? Should I just put it on "live view" so I don't have to look
directly at it? (Canon 1DM4). Do I need ND filters /polarizer. I expect
I'll use a 600 with a 2x for a nice full view. Anyone with experience here?


The Sun requires a safe filter. Photographic ND or polarizing
filters will not be safe because they pass infrared. See
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/sun/3304056.html.
I use a Baader solar filter that I got from Oceanside Photo
http://www.optcorp.com. It's a little late in the day to mail order
a filter. The eclipse will not be visible from my location, except for a
glimpse of a partial phase at sunset, so I'm not doing any photography.
Part of the June 5 transit of Venus will be visible, and because
the next one of those isn't until 2117, I will try to photograph it,
weather permitting.

Bud
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Old May 17th 12, 07:29 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Alan Justice
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Thanks, but I believe all this relates to protecting the eyes. I want to
know how to take pictures so as to not damage the camera.

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Alan Justice
http://home.earthlink.net/~wildlifepaparazzi/

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On 2012-05-15, Alan Justice wrote:
I'll have a good view of the annular eclipse this weekend on the north

coast
of California (weather permitting). Lots of warnings about looking

directly
at the sun. I've plenty of shots with the sun in the field with no

apparent
ill effects on the camera. But now I shoot digital, so how fragile is

the
sensor? Should I just put it on "live view" so I don't have to look
directly at it? (Canon 1DM4). Do I need ND filters /polarizer. I

expect
I'll use a 600 with a 2x for a nice full view. Anyone with experience

here?


The Sun requires a safe filter. Photographic ND or polarizing
filters will not be safe because they pass infrared. See
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/sun/3304056.html.
I use a Baader solar filter that I got from Oceanside Photo
http://www.optcorp.com. It's a little late in the day to mail order
a filter. The eclipse will not be visible from my location, except for a
glimpse of a partial phase at sunset, so I'm not doing any photography.
Part of the June 5 transit of Venus will be visible, and because
the next one of those isn't until 2117, I will try to photograph it,
weather permitting.

Bud



 




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