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Recommendations for photographing solar eclipse

LesinGVegas — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:22:42 GMT

I will have the opportunity to be in the path of the full solar eclipse in April. Looking for all tips and cautions on taking photos of this event. Thanks for your help.

Re: Photographing solar eclipse

kvbarkley — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:05:33 GMT

Get yourself a good quality solar filter. A tripod is essential. My 600 mm lens (Tamron 150-600) was a good focal length.

During the last partial, I got some suspots:

Sometimes, too you can remove the filter. For the eclipse I viewed in Albuquerque, it was just about sunset at the end of the eclipse, so I could take the filter off:

But be careful, you can damage your gear:

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/09/rental-camera-gear-destroyed-by-the-solar-eclipse-of-2017/

Some other tips:

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/07/guide-to-photographing-the-solar-eclipse-on-august-21st-2017/

The number one tip is: Practice!

Re: Photographing solar eclipse

LesinGVegas — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:21:31 GMT

Thanks, quite helpful.

Re: Photographing solar eclipse

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:31:47 GMT

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