Protection for welding shot? at DVinfo.net

Paolo Ciccone · January 28th, 2006, 01:12 PM

Hi.

I need to shoot a scene where somebody welds a piece of steel using a MIG welder. Of course I'll be zooming in from safe distance but do I need to protect the camaera sensor with a filter?

TIA.

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Paolo

Stephen L. Noe · January 28th, 2006, 02:01 PM

May sound crazy, but how about setting up the camera to look through a welding mask. It's the ideal filter and the shot could be interesting.

Paolo Ciccone · January 28th, 2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen L. Noe

May sound crazy, but how about setting up the camera to look through a welding mask. It's the ideal filter and the shot could be interesting.

It's a possibility but I wanted to try also without such a dark filter, just in case the rest of the scene gets lost. Ideally I'd like to see part of the nozzle and surrounding elements.

Thanks for the suggestion.

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Paolo

Jiri Bakala · January 28th, 2006, 03:25 PM

No need for any filters, just set your ND to get the right exposure and stay at a safe distance so that sparks don't hit you (and the camera). The main thing is that YOU don't look at the welding with your bare eyes. Looking through the viewfinder or LCD is safe. It's done all the time, I have done it myself a number of times.

Paolo Ciccone · January 28th, 2006, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiri Bakala

No need for any filters, just set your ND to get the right exposure and stay at a safe distance so that sparks don't hit you (and the camera). The main thing is that YOU don't look at the welding with your bare eyes. Looking through the viewfinder or LCD is safe. It's done all the time, I have done it myself a number of times.

Thank you Jiri.
I actually have experience as a welder and we will be shoting this with the necessary masks.

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Paolo

Frederic Segard · January 29th, 2006, 03:37 PM

I've done welding shots before, and got good results with an ND filter (on top of the camcorder's ND filter) with a polarizer filter.

Frederic Segard · January 29th, 2006, 03:39 PM

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Paolo Ciccone · January 31st, 2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Frederic Segard

I've done welding shots before, and got good results with an ND filter (on top of the camcorder's ND filter) with a polarizer filter.

Thanks!

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Paolo

January 28th, 2006, 01:12 PM	#1
Paolo Ciccone Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 1,116	Protection for welding shot? Hi. I need to shoot a scene where somebody welds a piece of steel using a MIG welder. Of course I'll be zooming in from safe distance but do I need to protect the camaera sensor with a filter? TIA. -- Paolo

January 28th, 2006, 03:25 PM	#4
Jiri Bakala Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 706	No need for any filters, just set your ND to get the right exposure and stay at a safe distance so that sparks don't hit you (and the camera). The main thing is that YOU don't look at the welding with your bare eyes. Looking through the viewfinder or LCD is safe. It's done all the time, I have done it myself a number of times. __________________ www.ascentfilms.com

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January 28th, 2006, 02:01 PM	#2
Stephen L. Noe Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,214	May sound crazy, but how about setting up the camera to look through a welding mask. It's the ideal filter and the shot could be interesting.

January 29th, 2006, 03:37 PM	#6
Frederic Segard Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 209	I've done welding shots before, and got good results with an ND filter (on top of the camcorder's ND filter) with a polarizer filter.