You can darken any pane of glass by holding a candle flame up to it and allowing the soot to accumulate. The more soot the darker it gets. Then use that as tinted glass and shoot your pictures through that.
But you really don't have to because you can adjust the expoaure all the way down. The shutter will be closed until you snap a shot and the fraction of a second will not ruin your sensor. It may be over exposed though.
You can always shoot through sunglasses too. Or set up a pane of glass at a 45* angle to the sun and snap the reflection.
Don't do this, they make filters for less than 10.00 that work partially well for a short period of time. A Nikon digital camera doesn't work this way also. The camera is using the sensor prior to taking a photo so it can auto focus, let you see what you're photographing of the view screen, etc. If you take a picture of the sun it will be blasting the sensor the entire time the camera is viewing the sun, not just while the shutter is open. I know for a fact you'll burn a spot on your sensor if you do this.
This doesn't apply to an annular eclipse, only the full eclipse in April, when the eclipse is in full effect you can look directly at it, it's as it gradually comes back is where people lose their sight. Full eclipse, sun fully covered, take pic with no filter or special setting, pic comes out perfect. You're welcome.
Kinda figured as much. Like I said, so far behind on new shit, afraid just thinking about it would melt it down. Besides a "smart phone" haven't kept up with much other than chainsaws n stump grinders.
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