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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 847201" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I have solar filters and photographed 2 eclipses. My mistakes in 2017 generated lessons for 2024.</p><p></p><p>Knowing there was just 1 shot to get right, I practiced. I got pretty good just photographing the sun and it's sunspots. A camera with a tilting rear screen really is a great aide for astro work. You can also tether to a PC with a USB cable to allow better micro-focus on a large screen. But my big lesson was to use the sunspots before the eclipse starts as something to focus on. Zoom the Liveview in and really work to bring sharp. Then apply a strip of duct tape to hold that focus in place and take another test shot.</p><p></p><p>And most lenses do not put a hard stop at infinity exactly. You get a little bit of room to dial it in right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 847201, member: 48483"] I have solar filters and photographed 2 eclipses. My mistakes in 2017 generated lessons for 2024. Knowing there was just 1 shot to get right, I practiced. I got pretty good just photographing the sun and it's sunspots. A camera with a tilting rear screen really is a great aide for astro work. You can also tether to a PC with a USB cable to allow better micro-focus on a large screen. But my big lesson was to use the sunspots before the eclipse starts as something to focus on. Zoom the Liveview in and really work to bring sharp. Then apply a strip of duct tape to hold that focus in place and take another test shot. And most lenses do not put a hard stop at infinity exactly. You get a little bit of room to dial it in right. [/QUOTE]
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