> it on front end of telescope and view, but that's pushing it. > on staring at it for extended periods in any case. > from cheap Harbor Freight welding goggles will be okay. > Someone says the numbers DO add up so I figure using two number 10s > This old thread but applies now with 2017 eclipse. Going to try to shoot the Venus transit with my best 200mm. I did just order today some Baader solar film to make a proper filter, Since buying that 800mm, I've found I really like macro and wideĪngle stuff, so decided last night to see if I can't trade/sell it and Individual pine needles, but even with Photoshop sharpening, it's a bitįuzzy. That on Google Earth, looks to be about 1/4 mine away. The column, mirror lockup, remote trigger. I'm shooting on a high end Berlebach tripod, hanging a big weight off I tried a shot at home the next day, same exact setup sans the filter. Resolve mountains on the left side of the moon. Got some real magnification, and in one or two, one can barely I bought it at a yard sale last year and it's Weldingįilters are nowhere near optically clear enough for fine photography!īut it was really a last minute decision I made to just go see what IĬould do with this lens. Me and a few others on the Sony/Minolta forum I frequent.
#Welding hood shade 12 for eclipse full
> for full aperture photographic or telescopic use. > I think you have definitely shown your welding filter is not flat enough you might have been able to get away with a #10 or so. (And it also lets you use a less dense filter Heating of the central mirror which can otherwise be damaged by the heatįrom all that sunlight.
> right eye was starting to get that scratchy eyeball feeling most weldersĭid you do what is recommended for mirror lenses - make a coverįor the front, with a small (say 1" diameter) hole off center so yourĪctual aperture is significantly smaller that f/11. > trying to get an idea where I needed to be for the actual event, my > fixed f/11), and noticed that after only a few minutes of experimenting > try and get a handle on shutter speeds and such (since the lens is a I did some test shots in my driveway mid-day to Only thing I had that would cover that were my gold > I shot the eclipse with my Sony A700, and a Perkin-Elmer 800mm
To shoot it from my driveway due to trees. Where I could get a clear shot at the eclipse. (well,īig things like hills.) I used it to make sure I picked a location Of sight that will interfere with the shot you wish to compose. You can also use it to determine of there's anything in your line You can specify a dateĪnd pick a location, it'll show where the sun and moon will rise and SearchĮbay for 'solar filter', there's special films available pretty cheaplyīTW, a neat tool for photographers, is The Photographer's Ephemeris, aįreebie that integrates with Google Earth data.
Think a welding lens is going to cut it for the Venus transit. To need to dim the sun enough to see Venus against a full sun. Photograph the Venus transit, this might give a clue what you're going Obviously late WRT to the eclipse, but for someone wanting to view or
#Welding hood shade 12 for eclipse iso
I ended up shooting through a #13, ISO 160, at 1/4000 sec. Right eye was starting to get that scratchy eyeball feeling most welders Trying to get an idea where I needed to be for the actual event, my Try and get a handle on shutter speeds and such (since the lens is aįixed f/11), and noticed that after only a few minutes of experimenting Only thing I had that would cover that were my goldĬoated full face lenses. I shot the eclipse with my Sony A700, and a Perkin-Elmer 800mmĬatadiptric lens. Going to be a zoo, and I'm not going near it. Vehicles, rvs, news satellite trucks, etc. There's a public baseball park, but it won't hold all the Some of the farmers will probably clean up on renting RV There is a lot of farm land around there, so guess there willīe room for all. Kanarraville, population 456, they estimate 40,000 people will come in for Gonna be interesting, both the actual event, and the photography. Settings I googled up, and make a box to shade me somewhat from the sun,Įven though I won't be looking at it, I'll be facing it full on for a good I am going out tomorrow with my 14 lens on my camera, and try out the Pretty much at ground zero, about 15 miles south of Kanarraville, the Of 38 sold if their special shipment comes in before Sunday evening. The 14's at the welding shop, as I called there today, and they have a list So, I went to a local eye doctor, and they had aĬase of little cardboard glasses for $2 per. My SIL called, and was in a tizzy because he could not find one shade 14
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