1. it was sunrise, not mid day. sun isnt as bright then. Sun was a deep orange color. 2. the lens was stopped down to f16 so image view was even dimmer.
No eye damage. seeing the sun spots was amazing. JCO > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Scott [mailto:daniel559@;directvinternet.com] > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Atlantic Sunrise w/ the 1000mm F8 > > > > On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 12:42 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > > > > The most amazing thing about the shoot was > > I could see sun spots on the sun thru the finder! > > They didnt show up in the pix however. > > > > > > JCO, > > How did you manage to avoid damaging your retina? Or did you...? > > Dan Scott >
