george_rhodes Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 Is there a manufatured filter that one can purchase, through which one can safely photograph a solar eclipse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 The safest device I've heard of is the FE-1 promised for the new Contax line of AF cameras. It is an external liquid crystal viewfinder. Viewing an eclipse, you might burn out the expensive sensor, but not the priceless eyes in your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_moon Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 Yes. They are perhaps most easily obtained from astronomy supply houses. Try Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_vints Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 I used a black dyed-in-the-mass polymer filter, available from Thousand Oaks in screw-in mount of different diameters (I got a 72 mm filter for my 180/2.8ED). For some results during partial eclipse phases check out my website http://users.skynet.be/photos.and.more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_van_hulle2 Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 Not meaning to be snotty, but after being sensitized on the mod forum about types of questions, the subject in search turns up several hits, INCLUDING http://www.photo.net/photo/nature/sunmoon.html (static content). Well, maybe I am being snotty . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_drew4 Posted December 29, 2000 Share Posted December 29, 2000 If you pick up a copy of "Sky & Telescope" or "Astronomy" magazines, you will find several sources of supply. Note that different types of solar filters exist and yield different images and colors depending on design philosophies. Thousand Oaks makes dandy filters, but there are other choices. Or get a piece of welding shield glass and duct tape it to the front of the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelsaurus Posted February 7, 2002 Share Posted February 7, 2002 At a pinch, you can use reflective mylar (as used in survival blankets).One to two thicknesses should be sufficient tho the image will will have a strong bluish tinge.wrap around the end of the lens and secure with tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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