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JoelKlein

JoelKlein

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Effected from the wild fires in Canada.
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Cool shots, Joel. Be careful with that sort of stuff though.

In case anyone else gets the same idea; the (solar) astronomer in me feels the need to mention this:

Please never ever point your camera at the sun directly unless you know what you're doing. While the smoke will act as an ND filter here and a quick snap with a mirrorless camera will be unlikely to cause any issues, I still wouldn't advise it. With a dslr, just don't.
 
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Jmaes said:
Cool shots, Joel. Be careful with that sort of stuff though.

In case anyone else gets the same idea; the (solar) astronomer in me feels the need to mention this:

Please never ever point your camera at the sun directly unless you know what you're doing. While the smoke will act as an ND filter here and a quick snap with a mirrorless camera will be unlikely to cause any issues, I still wouldn't advise it. With a dslr, just don't.
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Thank you for the awareness.
What is the issue with the sensor seeing the sun properly exposed?
 
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JoelKlein said:
Thank you for the awareness.
What is the issue with the sensor seeing the sun properly exposed?
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The main problem is the amount of energy that your sensor is being exposed to. The cliché comparison that's often made is burning ants with a magnifying glass (the lens being the magnifying glass in this case). With a dslr, you have the additional problem that there's a mirror reflecting that up into the viewfinder (which hopefully noone is looking through at the time).

As I already mentioned, fog/smoke/etc can act as a natural ND filter to lower the danger (but it's rolling the dice really). I would recommend only ever pointing anything directly at the sun with a proper solar filter in place.
 
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