On Thursday, in article <hEA8B9SFCOvHFw6a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
forgottenfutures@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Marcus L. Rowland" wrote:
> In message <m7npr31csqbfudsd7caetdbm7n91c7p6m0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, mike weber
> <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
> >21:07 EST - good visibility, the shadow is definitely moving over the
> >disc.
> >
> >I'm *trying* to get pics - mostly with my 150mm (about a seven degree
> >field of view on the PEN FT), occasionaly with the 500 (about two
> >degrees), bracing it on the ****ch railing.
> >
> >Wish i had a tripod with equatorial mount.
> >
> >I found several sites with all sorts of advice on using a digital
> >camera for shooting the eclipse... None (at least with the amoiunt of
> >searching i did) for film.
>
> I always used to find that about 125th or even 250th at f8 worked
> reasonably well on 400 ASA film. Can't see a thing here as of a few
> minutes ago, it's totally overcast.
That's because the sunlit part of the Moon is in bright sunlight. I
don't recall when they stopped printing those little exposure guides on
film boxes, but those, and any other photographer's rule of thumb, will
work.
During totality, it's different. At least if you're shooting digital
it's dirt cheap to try all the different settings.
--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
On the horizon, a carrier task force of the Salvation Navy was
turning into the wind, preparing to launch Zeppelins.
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