keithbar 1 #1 August 16, 2017 Will the Solar eclipse ruin a camera? I know it's stupid not to have the eclipse glasses over the lens but let's just say you have a pair of those glasses propped over the lens and are filming it and A gust of wind blows them off will it immediately ruin your camera ? I have plenty a skydiver videos where the sun is in the background for several seconds . Of course I try to avoid that but sometimes you can'ti have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalle 0 #2 August 17, 2017 It will fry the sensor in a digital camera if you don't have the correct filter on your camera. It's not work the risk to your gear if you don't have the right tools Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcb203 0 #3 August 17, 2017 During totality (if you're in the zone), you can photograph or look at the sun without a filter. This website has a lot of info. http://www.mreclipse.com/SEphoto/SEphoto.html You have to be in complete totality to not use a filter--either for your eyes or your camera. 99% doesn't cut it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #4 August 17, 2017 It's my understanding that you ONLY need this if you yourself are looking at the sun, or you're using a telephoto lens. With the a wide angle lens we often get the sun in the shot and as long as the camera isn't just staring at the eclipse it's not an issue. If you're going to put the camera on a tripod and get shots of the sun then yes...you probably should have the filter regardless of the lens. The filter is so friggin dark that nothing else will come thru so having the filter will really make it useless for anything else in the shot. The 2 attached are from last night trying out the filter on a 500mm lens on a cropped sensor camera. And someone already stated, once in totality you can remove the filter (and should) to view it.my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #5 August 22, 2017 I shot this one handheld during totality with my 100-400. Nothing special. We were jumping during the eclipse and I was on the ground filming landings. My ISO was up to like 6400. I wish I would have had it on 800 but I didn't know what to expect and I was trying to get landing shots in the dark without a flash all at the same time.... :/ Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #6 August 30, 2017 looks pretty similar to mine but I was prepared with the tripod and monster lens on a cropped body. Pretty stoked over this.my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #7 August 30, 2017 That came out great! Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
