John, I am sure that someone knows the answer to your question. I don’t. But I wanted to remind you of the old landscapers’ maxim: look behind you.
More specifically, when photographing the eclipse using the ideal lens and filters, don’t forget to look at the ground. Way back I was in Indiana in grad school, we had a (partial?) eclipse, I knew nothing, didn’t have the right filters, etc. But I did learn that a “pin hole camera” works really well. Hold a 3x5 card or whatever with a hole in it over a smooth area on the ground or a table or whatever. The shadow of the moon across the sun can be clearly seen. In Missouri some years later I dove into my driveway in the middle of another partial eclipse, noticed that the gaps between the leaves on the trees, that would normally have let some light through and left a splotch of light on the ground, were now casting partial-eclipse shadows everywhere. So, look up (with proper protection) but also look down with your backup camera or phone or whatever. Stan > On Apr 5, 2017, at 11:04 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Great Solar Eclipse is coming to the U.S. in August. Does anyone on > the list have prior experience photographing eclipses? > > I'm planning to use my K-1 & K-3, but I'm wondering which lenses would > be my best choices? > > The pool of lenses I can choose from (full frame): > D FA 15-30 f/2.8 > Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 > FA 77 f/1.8 Ltd > SMCP-A 100 f/2.8 Macro > Tokina ATX Pro 80-200 f/2.8 > Sigma 300 f/2.8 > > Additionally, I have the SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL & > SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR APS-C kit lenses. > > I need to figure it out now so I can go ahead and order the appropriate > solar filters for whatever lenses I'm going to use. > > I have a viewing spot south of Great Smokey Mountains National Park > picked out, but I'll be looking for other options as the date draws > nearer based on weather forecasts. If anyone knows long term weather > trends & where I will find the highest probability of clear skies, chime > in as well. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
