Reddit Reddit reviews US Forge 00097 Shaded #12 Welding Lens 4-1/2-Inch by 5-1/4-Inch

We found 5 Reddit comments about US Forge 00097 Shaded #12 Welding Lens 4-1/2-Inch by 5-1/4-Inch. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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US Forge 00097 Shaded #12 Welding Lens 4-1/2-Inch by 5-1/4-Inch
Viewing area is is 4-1/2-inch x 5-1/4-inchProvides necessary protection against ultraviolet rays for all types of arc welding
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5 Reddit comments about US Forge 00097 Shaded #12 Welding Lens 4-1/2-Inch by 5-1/4-Inch:

u/RichardMcNixon · 12 pointsr/photography

I just talked with an elderly gentleman today at the day job about this and his recommendation was to use welders glass as your filter. Said you can get a whole helmet with extra piece of glass at harbor freight for like $20

For settings he said ASA 100 (ISO) no aperture below 3 and somewhere around 1/100-200 for shutter speed.

I'll be checking out the helmet when I get paid and testing it out this next weekend.

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Edit: reporting back.

So initially i bought a welder No. 12 from amazon and it came today. I have a harbor freight nearby but my results are going to stop me from going in and getting more at least for now, so here's what happened:

I present to you: the SUN

I took the welder glass and held it to the lens of my camera and took the picture hand held at the settings you see there. Initially it was much darker, but i brought up the levels a little bit in lightroom.

At 100mm i'm far from good detail on the sun, so probably going to want to go 200-400 at least and probably use a converter. Or, of course, a telescope.

mind you, this is a 12 glass, not a 2, so it's significantly darker than the original recommendation, i just won't be trying the 2 until i have more focal length personally.

If anyone else wants to try this its really cheap... this was the glass i got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00164VP26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It gave the sun a green tint which i corrected in post. If you try it, tag me and i'll add it to this post.

IF i go out and get a longer lens i'll try this again, but 200mm is pretty much the max i'm willing to buy, i don't shoot sports haha.

So I stand corrected. The definition you see here isn't actual definition from the sun. Guess it'd just strangely shaped artifacts? I think it looks cool, but is jot a representation of the sun at all.

My other shots of just a glowing orb are more on point and you would need expensive specialty filters and a telescope to get any real definition

u/InstantPrinceWhippit · 10 pointsr/ExposurePorn

I used this piece of welding glass (< $6 on Amazon), held to my lens with rubber bands stretched around a reversed lens hood, like this. I used a Canon 24-105 f/4 at 45mm, ISO 400 at f/8 for 181 seconds. The welding glass results in a pretty hideous green tint, so it requires some work in post to correct the colors, but that's part of the fun.

u/knobcheez · 2 pointsr/longisland

Most welding helmets have adjustable shades/darkness from #9 to #13. It would be a little silly to go buy a $45 welding from Harbor Freight just to view the eclipse, but you can buy the glass at most hardware stores for around $10 (usually come in a 5"x5" sheet)|

Edit: for everyone looking you can buy these sheets of lens
https://www.amazon.com/US-Forge-00097-Shaded-Welding/dp/B00164VP26

u/Geo_Music · 2 pointsr/Astronomy

You can try a harbor freight / hardware store for welding goggles. From a quick Google search you need a shade 12 or higher I believe.

Or hold this up to your face?
https://www.amazon.com/US-Forge-00097-Shaded-Welding/dp/B00164VP26

Good luck, kind of crazy and probably a shame for a lot of people that glasses are sold out

u/Airazz · 1 pointr/AskPhotography

By "Welding glass" do you mean just a 10-stop filter or an actual welding glass? Now that I'm looking at those, seems like getting an actual welding glass would be many times cheaper than a filter of similar transparency.