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For full control, set the camera to Manual exposure ( M) mode and manual focus. Don’t do it too early or you’ll deplete your batteries! If you have installed Canon applications, then ensure in Image Capture that No application is selected following a camera connection, as the Canon applications have no setting to turn them off if you don’t those will launch automatically when a camera is connected, hence blocking Solar Eclipse Maestro.
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If you don’t, those applications will launch, sometimes in the background, when you connect the camera(s).
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If you’re already at the eclipse site, take GPS readings and update the latitude, longitude and altitude in the Photographer Location dialog.There is an internal mechanism preventing sleep when a script is running, but you’d better be on the safe side. Configure your Mac to disable any sleep or screen savers, but you can leave the screen dimmer on.To my personal surprise, this damage was far more visually apparent than I even expected, and the photos below really make it visible. But not everyone follows the rules, and as a result, we have quite a few destroyed sensors. We warned everyone in a blog post to buy a solar filter for your lens, and also sent out mass emails and fliers explaining what you need to adequately protect the equipment. The most common problem we’ve encountered with damage done by the eclipse was sensors being destroyed by the heat. So without further ado, here are some of the pieces of equipment that we got back, destroyed by the Solar Eclipse of 2017. With this being the first solar eclipse for Lensrentals, we didn’t know what to expect and were surprised with how little of our gear came back damaged. And furthermore, we found this to be far more exciting than we were disappointed. Things happen, and that’s why we have a repair department. But please keep in mind, this post is for your entertainment, and not to be critical of our fantastic customer base. And as evidence to our past posts of broken gear being disassembled and repaired, we figured you’d all want to see some of the gear that we got back and hear what went wrong. With all of our rentals leading up to this event, we warned everyone to view the event with appropriate eyewear and to attach a solar filter to the end of their lenses to protect the lens elements and camera sensor.īut despite our warnings, we still expected gear to come back damaged and destroyed. Warnings that this event can easily damage your camera, your lens, and your eyes if you do not have the proper protection. Being that this was the first solar eclipse passing through the Continental US since 1979, excitement ran wild on capturing this natural event using the best camera gear available.īut with such excitement, came a treasure trove of warnings. We recently had quite a spectacle in the United States, with a Solar Eclipse reaching totality throughout a large portion of the United States.