Wednesday, 23 May 2018

equipment protection - Do you need a solar filter for a wide-angle camera?


I'm trying to photograph the eclipse and we already have a solar filter for our telephoto lens. However, we have two cameras so we might as well use them. I've spent a fair amount of time searching Google, and this related question seems to be the closest thing I can find on the issue: Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?


Michael Clark's answer helps with the confusion I had about why you can take a picture of the sunset/sunrise with your camera directly, but it's a bit wishy-washy on whether I need a solar filter to not go blind/protect the camera.


Would I get a washed out photo on a wide angle lens without the solar filter?




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