Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2017 August 20

= August 20 =

Filter for a digital camera
For taking pictures of the solar eclipse, what kind of filter is needed for a camera? — Melab±1 &#9742; 00:32, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Neutral density filter 5.0. Ref : Aspro (talk) 01:42, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Are most filters that are sold compatible with most cameras? Like a Coolpix B700? — Melab±1 &#9742; 20:43, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Is this lens on Amazon that kind of lens? Does it fit a Nikon Coolpix B700? How can I tell if it fits? The Amazon page says it is 76 mm, but is that it's diameter? — Melab±1 &#9742; 20:47, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * That link is for a square sheet of polymer ("stronger than mylar") so you can "make your own filter for a fraction of what factory made filters cost". 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:EC30:98E9:F083:2A5E (talk) 22:45, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Your camera seems to take 62mm filters: 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:EC30:98E9:F083:2A5E (talk) 22:54, 20 August 2017 (UTC)