ND filters WILL NOT stop UV and IR radiation from reaching the sensor. You should not think ND filters will make any difference.Not unless you have a strong ND filter.
Is it save for you and the drone to watch the eclipses then your drone?
Plus just enjoy it with everyone else. Be present. At least for 30 minutes we won't all be thinking about the issues of the world.Unless you ae holding the Phantom in your hand, I don't see being able to capture the sun in a photos. The camera won't point up that high. Also, why use a drone for a photos of the sun? Simply use any other land camera instead. That extra 100-1000' (or even 1000 miles) won't make any difference
Not unless you have a strong ND filter.
I'm setting up now and test exposures to see the sunspots is giving me ISO 100, 1/8000 sec. f/10 with a 10 stop ND filter on a 300mm lens (Nikon D800E.)! The histogram of the bright sun is just touching the right hand side. I'll probably slow the shutter down as the eclipse approaches.
I had a 3 stop ND on the camera to start and I was seeing spots after focusing through the viewfinder with that filter, so out came the 10 stop ND. I can't image it would do any good on the sensor without stopping it way down with a ND filter.
I'd imagine the sun will be too high to not have the props in the way too with a drone. I don't know the upper limit of the pitch, but I don't think it's as much as one might need.
Good luck!
...That extra 100-1000' (or even 1000 miles) won't make any difference
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