You should be fine then! On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:18 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/16/2017 19:36, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> Don't use Live View with just the lens and no filter. You will >> probably nuke your sensor. If you have to tape some welder's glass >> over your lens, but that may block too much light for fast exposures. >> Mirror up is probably fine due to the short exposures involved but you >> still have to compose somehow. You are basically turning your camera >> into a giant magnifying glass pointed at the sun. Something to think >> about. I would try to reduce the amount of light somehow given the >> magnification involved. You are going to likely need to use live view >> to get the best focus result. Your shutter speeds should be relatively >> fast even with a good ND filter so I wouldn't worry about mirror up so >> much. I would set it up in live view and then trigger with a remote. >> As long as you stay in live view the mirror will be locked up and you >> shouldn't get a lot of shake other than the shutter. >> > > I already bought the kind of solar filters that fit over the end of the > lens; the kind that are made for photographing sun spots. > > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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