Shooting the sun at DVinfo.net

Jeff Altman · September 21st, 2003, 07:30 PM

Will I have to take special precautions in shooting the sun? Can I damage my camera? Thanks!

Boyd Ostroff · September 21st, 2003, 07:42 PM

Lots of discussion on this already. Try this for starters...
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ight=shoot+sun

Glenn Chan · September 22nd, 2003, 04:17 PM

The manual probably tells you not to shoot into the sun. This is probably because you can burn out your pixels that way. Anyways, you should use a neutral density filter to protect your camera and because cameras don't do well when it's really really bright.

You can also get a graduated ND filter. It darkens the top more than the bottom. This can reduce the contrast between sky + ground.

September 21st, 2003, 07:30 PM	#1
Jeff Altman Tourist Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3	Shooting the sun Will I have to take special precautions in shooting the sun? Can I damage my camera? Thanks!

September 21st, 2003, 07:42 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Re: Shooting the sun Lots of discussion on this already. Try this for starters... http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ight=shoot+sun

September 22nd, 2003, 04:17 PM	#3
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	The manual probably tells you not to shoot into the sun. This is probably because you can burn out your pixels that way. Anyways, you should use a neutral density filter to protect your camera and because cameras don't do well when it's really really bright. You can also get a graduated ND filter. It darkens the top more than the bottom. This can reduce the contrast between sky + ground.