I think another important tip is to be mobile and flexible in your location. Even if theres not clouds in the forecast its gonna suck if theres one cloud passing in front of the sun during totality.
It's important to say that YOU SHOULD NEVER USE those mylar glasses behind a telescope, behind a pair of binoculars, or behind any kind of magnifying tool; always use mylar as a FRONT lens filter!
"don't try to do this at home" - i had my experience in 1999 (eclipse over europe). maybe you have the chance to see a total eclipse once in your lifetime. it will only last for less than a minute. i wouldn't waste this precious moment with a ridiculous optical-mechanical crap to get eventually poor result, nothing or a ruined sensor. the chance that you'll come out with the greatest picture of all is almost none. the chance that you'll miss the show is immense. i suggest that you come together with good friends, maybe a good wine, don't forget your eclipse glasses ... and enjoy the moment! P.S.: here in germany, we had an overclouded sky. we saw the daylight going dark and the street lights switching on. what an experience.
schmoldovia guter Tipp. Will auch vorher das gesamte Setup stehen haben, dass ich vom entscheidenden Moment Bilder habe, es aber nicht unbedingt durch nen Kamerasucher sehen muss. 2015 hatte ich mir extra Urlaub genommen. Man konnte nichtmal die Straße vom Fenster aus sehen, so dicht war der Nebel hier.. 1999 war ich auch dabei. Sind von der Schule aus extra hin gefahren
I watched from Austria. It was also partly cloudy. I am very thankful that my dad used a Sony Handy cam on a tripod to film the event. During the event my Opa told me I would be able to see another eclipse in my lifetime near my home in Seattle. I'm not going to try to film or photograph. My best memories from 1999 are hearing the cowbells stop as the cows laid down to sleep during totality.
I plan to use my 1 inch sensor point and shoot on a tripod with the glasses taped, and control it from the smartphone to avoid camera shake or looking up.
I tried a bunch of tripods with this setup and hand holding just worked better. The lens just doesn't attach well. The tripod they include is too small.
Tony & Chelsea Northrup I would like to do a time-lapse of the solar eclipse. I have a GoPro Hero 5 Black and an IPhone 7 Plus. Which one would be better for a time lapse? Would they capture the detail of the eclipse? What settings would be best to use for either? Do I need solar film for doing a time-lapse of the eclipse with the GoPro or the IPhone? Thanks
LOL, 'whatnot' - you and my husband have the same building sense. ;) We've got all kinds of weird stuff built out of whatnot around our house and yard.
Don't these clip on telephoto lenses have crappy glass? And if I'm zooming with my fingers on a phone camera, isn't that using digital zoom which will degrade image quality even further?
I'm glad this is still up in 2024.
I think another important tip is to be mobile and flexible in your location. Even if theres not clouds in the forecast its gonna suck if theres one cloud passing in front of the sun during totality.
Theres gonna be a huge surge of trips to the hospital after this event. Guarantee it!
LOL
Here for the October 14th, 2023 Annular Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse 🔥 gonna try taking some phones
It's important to say that YOU SHOULD NEVER USE those mylar glasses behind a telescope, behind a pair of binoculars, or behind any kind of magnifying tool; always use mylar as a FRONT lens filter!
Tony, I've really grown my respect for you two over the years.
00:51 So you're saying that's not a vape?
I zoom in with my iphone on the sun all the time, and it doesnt ruin it?
I want to catch the moving shadow across some landscape during the eclipse with my Mavic, any setup hints would be awesome.
thankyou
It's a challenging task to capture a nice photo of the solar eclipse with your cell phone!
I am just gonna put solar elclips glasses over my camera
will this same telephoto work for moon photography aswell from a phone?
"don't try to do this at home" - i had my experience in 1999 (eclipse over europe). maybe you have the chance to see a total eclipse once in your lifetime. it will only last for less than a minute. i wouldn't waste this precious moment with a ridiculous optical-mechanical crap to get eventually poor result, nothing or a ruined sensor. the chance that you'll come out with the greatest picture of all is almost none. the chance that you'll miss the show is immense.
i suggest that you come together with good friends, maybe a good wine, don't forget your eclipse glasses ... and enjoy the moment!
P.S.: here in germany, we had an overclouded sky. we saw the daylight going dark and the street lights switching on. what an experience.
schmoldovia guter Tipp. Will auch vorher das gesamte Setup stehen haben, dass ich vom entscheidenden Moment Bilder habe, es aber nicht unbedingt durch nen Kamerasucher sehen muss.
2015 hatte ich mir extra Urlaub genommen. Man konnte nichtmal die Straße vom Fenster aus sehen, so dicht war der Nebel hier..
1999 war ich auch dabei. Sind von der Schule aus extra hin gefahren
I watched from Austria. It was also partly cloudy. I am very thankful that my dad used a Sony Handy cam on a tripod to film the event. During the event my Opa told me I would be able to see another eclipse in my lifetime near my home in Seattle. I'm not going to try to film or photograph. My best memories from 1999 are hearing the cowbells stop as the cows laid down to sleep during totality.
schmoldovia im 15 i got no shitty eclipse goggles bruh
schmoldovia some people have it for 2 hours lol
Randomness Nation no one has it for 2 hours. Totality lasas about 2 minutes
I plan to use my 1 inch sensor point and shoot on a tripod with the glasses taped, and control it from the smartphone to avoid camera shake or looking up.
Why don't use a tripod with the phone and lens ? A phone tripod mount is super cheap and will help a lot with the shaking.
Great advice. Don't risk your eyesight for the sake of a cheap deal on Amazon.
Nice for a smartphone picture. A friend and me are coming over from Germany for the eclipse. But with our dslrs :)
remember to use live view and never look through the viewfinder.
I have a filter for protection. Will use liveview anyways. Shot some nice pictures with 6000 mm from the mercury transit
Um yep this is a shady idea
u spelled share wrong in the description
I really don't like sound effects for subtitles.
I really don't like peas.
Jason Bone Yes, those make noise too and that can be distracting as well.
Amazing video Love your guys stuff
cant i just leave my phone on a kickstand and let it record then look at the video later on
check the camera manufacture, as they say it can destroy/burn the lcd
Can't wait to see results of images for this eclipse!
I did not see the Opteka 500mm / 1000mm f/6.3 Telephoto Mirror Lens for Nikon shown on dxomark.
Tony, could you please review this lensThank you.
can i do the same thing with my dslr??
Awesome video!❤
Use a tripod bro!
I tried a bunch of tripods with this setup and hand holding just worked better. The lens just doesn't attach well. The tripod they include is too small.
Yea, the mini tripod sucks in that case, I use a big tripod with the phone mount, that should do it
Tony & Chelsea Northrup I would like to do a time-lapse of the solar eclipse. I have a GoPro Hero 5 Black and an IPhone 7 Plus. Which one would be better for a time lapse? Would they capture the detail of the eclipse? What settings would be best to use for either? Do I need solar film for doing a time-lapse of the eclipse with the GoPro or the IPhone? Thanks
I would build my own out of pvc and whatnot... Don't forget the whatnot. I'm sure you could build some sort of tripod rig in under 30 min.
LOL, 'whatnot' - you and my husband have the same building sense. ;) We've got all kinds of weird stuff built out of whatnot around our house and yard.
Here for the 2021 eclipse in Ohio!
I have one of these zoom lenses I used to use it on my iPhone 7 and then XR
But not sure any will work with a 14 pro with 3 lenses
Can't I face backwards from sun and video tape from selfie mode while sun behind me?
I heard without a filter your smartphone will be fried!!
Hey it's tomorrow ;)
With out the glasses depending on how strong the telescope is it could burn your phone
Would it be better to use an app that takes the photo in TIFF or PNG (or something else) instead of the native iPhone camera app?
Another 14mins for the next eclipse!
actually its happening rn
Or you could just take a picture of an 🍊
Mahler8 😆😆😆
Mahler8 aha😂😂
Oh hey. This is cool
Don't these clip on telephoto lenses have crappy glass? And if I'm zooming with my fingers on a phone camera, isn't that using digital zoom which will degrade image quality even further?
Those lower thirds stole the show.
If you have a extremely powerful telescope and aimed it at a near by star besides the sun at night would it be able to blind you
There are no other stars "nearby" the sun.
What about video??
Where are you going to be for the eclipse Tony?
Patrick McKenzie earth!
Who is watching this video today due to solar eclipse,2020 .
🎓 Too Much Knowledge
iso 50
speed 1/6000
5000k
How about a tripod?
OK, I feel like a troll but, 00:10 "...makes the whole sky go dark"? I don't think that's the way it works or will work!
yes it will look like nighttime
Sorry but it didn't, it was dusk.
What about with a DSLR?
David colin solar filter for cameras but by now theyre all sold out..
Even a cheap 10 bucks tripod does so much better, and another trick is to take continuous shots (press n hold)! ;)
Or, go to NASA. Photos
The video is very good,but there is a mistake,Your date was wrong it was July not August
august 21 for north america