While shooting today at 400mm,I was unable to retract the zoom to under approximately 280mm I tried taking the body off, turning the IS, AF, etc off but nothing It glides easily from 400>280 the abruptly stops I looked through the back of the l...
going to be directly in the path of the total solar eclipse in Aug. shooting with a 500f4 lens. will Baader film taped to the hood, be strong enough to shoot partial> full eclipse without harming the lens?
eyes are fine..i can buy eclipse glasses on Amazon. when the eclipse is full, you do not need a solar screen or glasses to see the corona. It's the time before that, when it's partial, that you can burn your retina or fry the lens
