Affordable Homemade Solar Filter for Your Camera Lens!

[@andymiller2485]

I bought an 8x8 sheet of thousand oak solar filter material. Made a filter for my 102mm refractor, 3 inches, 2 filters for my 50mm binoculars, one filter for my 50mm finder scope, and filter yo cover the front of my rigel quik finder. All for 15 dollars and labor and odds and ends . Conversely, I ordered one for my W.O. 80mm refractor. 114 dollars.

[@Naztronomy]

Nice! This is the most cost effective way to do this. And wow! $114 for an 80mm filter is crazy. I'm sure it's really good though.

[@cocotower]

These are not homemade. It calls for a Solar Sheet which you cannot make at home.

[@AstronomyStuff]

Ur dumb

[@Naztronomy]

That is correct, solar sheets cannot be made at home, nor should anyone attempt it. However, you can make affordable alternatives to expensive filters by getting the parts seperarately and putting them together.

[@judahche2]

So I can’t use the solar glass because the solar sheets are sold out everywhere for me but I have a bunch of solar glass

[@Naztronomy]

You can cut up your solar glasses for it but make sure you make it so that there's no light leaking into your lens. if you watch my glasses review video, I show you how I tested glasses using a rig made of a coffee cup sleeve: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6ineoNriJl5Y8k

[@williammessenger9637]

WHY ARE YOU WASTING MY TIME?????????????????????????