C100: Can I use a 9 stop ND filter plus built in ND's to shoot Solar Eclipse tomorrow?

[JoeJITSU]

Just wondering, Gonna use 100-400 Canon with 2x extender

 

[DLD]

This link was posted in the related thread.

http://www.xdcam-user.com/2017/08/nd-filters-for-the-solar-eclipse/

 

[Eric Coughlin]

I'm shooting tomorrow's solar eclipse with an Arri Alexa Studio. I chose that camera because it has an optical viewfinder.

I also got disability insurance and am hoping to retire soon.

 

[morgan_moore]

I'm shooting tomorrow's solar eclipse with an Arri Alexa Studio tomorrow. I chose that camera because it has an optical viewfinder.

What?

Then you can beam actual sunrays into your eyes.. viewing on a monitor will only ever put out the nits value of the monitor

 

[JoeJITSU]

I'm shooting tomorrow's solar eclipse with an Arri Alexa Studio. I chose that camera because it has an optical viewfinder.

I also got disability insurance and am hoping to retire soon.

Bad News is after researching, I'm not gonna take a chance. Might just take a few photos with my 5DM2, don't even want to risk my Sony A7RII to get damaged.
Good News is.. I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.

 

[Liam Hall]

What?

Then you can beam actual sunrays into your eyes.. viewing on a monitor will only ever put out the nits value of the monitor

I think that was a joke Sam Though, lots of people are going to get sunspots in their eyes today.

 

[morgan_moore]

Yep I guess - but burning a hole in your eye is poor business practice in our game.

Remembering recce-ing the Newquay eclipse exactly 24 hours before it happened. I managed to blat myself with a 600/4 and film camera with optical view finder in full sun. What a twat - still cant see properly as is apparent in my work.

 

[cpreston]

I regularly shoot with the sun in the frame. Check any random demo reel online and I'm sure that you can find other people shooting with the sun in the background since back light and flares are deemed cinematic. I'm sure the sensor will be find.

 

[Publimix]

Don't film the sun, film people watching it. Screaming and covering their eye's and walking blind afterwarth.

 

[Cary Knoop]

Here in Northern California there was no need for any filter, mostly clouds

 

[dtechlogic]

did not get a chance to take pictures but my coworker did took pictures.

 

[jcs]

Paper bag + white paper + paper clip (hole) + iPhone + Photoshop

 

[combatentropy]

Rental Camera Gear Destroyed by the Solar Eclipse of 2017, by Lensrentals. They're not complaining, just pointing out what could happen, almost like "Look, cool! (But don't let this happen to you.)"