p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Drop in solar filter for my 600mm f/4
quigsby wrote:
Does anyone know where I might find a drop in solar filter for the Sony 600mm F/4 lens?
Are you talking about something to shoot an eclipse? If so I would go with something that slips over the end. The light will be fairly concentrated at the drop in filter location and will dissipate a lot of heat. Also for a total eclipse you want to be able to quickly remove the filter during totality . You can get sheets of eclipse film and make something.
First photo. A dropin filter is placed behind that damage.
Coincidently, that's a 600 f4. Canon, but Sony will burn and melt the same, I'm sure.
So I agree with tschopp.
p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Drop in solar filter for my 600mm f/4
A few good sites for eclipse photography. The solar eclipse timer app is a must have. It uses GPS to get your position and will give you a countdown for critical events during the eclipse at your location accurate to the second. The film is optically better than glass filters for this. Practice is key as well, I would use the different custom settings to save settings for partial, diamond ring, and wide dynamic range bracketing during totality. Video for realistic practice and some websites:
