Answer is NO to the first question! The bare sun has a lot of invisible infrared radiation which can burn your focusing screen and your eye (you only have 2 and they are not replaceable) if you're not careful, especially if you use a tele lens, the IR will be concentrated. If you need to shoot the sun, get a proper sun filters from an astronomy shop (not just any ND filter as they may not adequately block out the IR bands).cyberkid said:Is it alright to point our lens into the direct sunlight to shoot the sun image?
Will tht harm my lens and camera sensor:embrass: ??
So next time remove your len cap before shooting. Don't forget.cyber_m0nkey said:Ahhh, that explains it, and I just thought the images were underexposed...:sticktong
espn said:So next time remove your len cap before shooting. Don't forget.
espn said:Why not? I do that all the time, with len cap on.
Premium Red STAR quality filter?markccm said:that should be the ND1,000,000,000 rite?
cyber_m0nkey said:DO NOT look through the viewfinder if taking photos of the sun.
Also, without a ND filter it is unlikely that you will be able to reduce the exposure sufficently to get an acurate exposure without glare.
:bigeyes:chainsmoker said:Izit okie with sunglasses on?:dunno:
Then wats the proper way to do it? Thats to get a silhouette etc?wildstallion said::bigeyes:
NO! :bsmilie:
Try looking at the sun with sunglasses on, its just as bad! (on second thoughts dont try!)
cyberkid said:Is it alright to point our lens into the direct sunlight to shoot the sun image?
Will tht harm my lens and camera sensor:embrass: ??
chainsmoker said:Then wats the proper way to do it? Thats to get a silhouette etc?
Thanks, appreciate any tips.
Thank you, for sharing the knowledge. Btw nice avatar.:thumbsup:wildstallion said:for a silluette the person doesnt have to be directly infront of the sun, just meter on the bright background behind the person and the darker foreground should be underexposed, thus creating a silluette effect.
And the only proper way to look at the sun is with those special filters.
chainsmoker said:Thank you, for sharing the knowledge. Btw nice avatar.:thumbsup: