DIY Solar Filter for Cameras and Telescopes

Construct a solar filter for your camera or telescope with solar mylar film and a steel can. I also experiment with using a mylar chip bag instead of solar film
Part2 video: • DIY Solar Filter for C...

[@NOIR_studios]

Thanks dude the chip bag thing worked thanks a lot have a nice day

[@northcountrygirl1980]

A crisp packet as a solar filter! As a hospital optometrist and photographer, this is so irresponsible

[@cygnus1129]

More for your money and safer if you go to the camping section and get a Space blanket. It's thicker and more pure and you can layer it. And you get a HUGE sheet vs a greasy old bag ;-). Make a second one and put a layer of Kapton tape over it for a slight filter. (Kapton on top of Mylar makes the most PURE gold texture ever)

[@jenbear8652]

Great idea to try emergency Mylar blankets!

[@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG]

I may have to test this I have chip bags and I have mylar blankets see which one is better. All I know is mylar blankets suck they rip so easy If you fart they rip😂

[@mmoon1860]

R.I.P your camera sensor and your eyes

[@brandonrunyon]

The chip bag bit... thats a crazy risk to your eyes... thousand oak optics sells the approved safe solar filter material for like $20... your eyes are worth more than $20... please don't discount your health at the expense of the appropriate equipment. Just dont... I appreciate the diy aspect generally but let's weigh where the risks are...

[@EricNutsch]

The light only shines on the camera's sensor. Your eyes just see the view finder digital display, or large digital display.

[@MahBor]

@@EricNutsch you know people will use this with their eyes. This is the internet.

[@EricNutsch]

​@@MahBor I can't stop people from looking at the sun lol. Fortunately there is a pain reflex that usually takes care of that issue. In the context of this video I specifically instruct the use of a camera.

[@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG]

It's so funny these people are trying to say you're going to burn your eyes or you'll go blind yeah I know I go blind every time I look at my computer monitor when I'm taking pictures😂 come on people he's not looking at the sun with a bag of chips over his head He's looking at a camera screen or a computer screen that's already filtering out the deadly rays of the sun sun sun sun. Guys trying to help people either can't afford a solar lens or don't know where to get a solar lens or just don't want to buy a solar lens because you don't need to if you use a bag of chips or some other foil like a space blanket lol

[@edgardomaffia471]

Thanks for share. You can mitigate those rings around the image; paintig with deep black the insides of the can. Regards.

[@EricNutsch]

That is a good idea; I will have to try that in the future. My final design in part 2 just had a small hole since I was only using it with full zoom. That used less material and let less light into the can. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnyxpp2YrZ2GhLs

[@TheRandomTurtleOfficial]

Thank you for the dip bag idea!!

[@pablowin07]

I understand that serves the package of chips as a sunscreen??

[@almadixon-cider31]

I Really Want To Take A photo Of The Sun Now. Cool Video!

[@ChaCha-zg3hw]

is this safe ?

[@joshg.7247]

130th sub

[@itskdheeraj]

Does it works in samrtphone

[@rajeshkatta7912]

Is the chip bag safe to use ? I mean for the lens and eyes .. any idea ?

[@johngood8742]

Don't buy this! Unsafe! Buy baader foil! Not very expensive and safe.

[@nobody2021]

absolutely not!

[@davidmurren4644]

Don't use the chip/crisp bag ffs. Get the proper solar film from Baader.

[@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG]

This is a great use of a chip bag if you can't wait 3 to 10 days for a solar filter.

[@rufinor.3340]

U can use a chip bag as the filter

[@pjisip9041]

what material did you use?

[@EricNutsch]

Its a proprietary manufactured solar filter film; most likely a dark tinted PET film with aluminized coating on one side. I got the piece in the video on amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DS7RO7Y/

[@universalpotati8760]

Not trusting this but cool filter and video Edit:I mostly don’t trust myself with this

[@HeathKemple]

4th like Thank you I got it to work with the chip bag

[@EricNutsch]

Awesome! What brand of chips did you use if you don't mind me asking?

[@HeathKemple]

Eric Nutsch same Brand you used. I just made sure there were no waves and any light showing through on the bag before I put the can on. I also used black electric tape insted of clear apoxi.

[@EricNutsch]

H.M.K. Cool! And good idea on the electrical tape.

[@HeathKemple]

Eric Nutsch Thanks.