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My new Polarie arrived today. Woohoo! I've got the weekend now to play around with it before the eclipse.
I'll be using two cameras with different lenses.
For the close up shots I'll use a D7000 to give the extra reach of a DX body and Sigma 50-500 on the new Polarie. Also have a Kenko 2x teleconverter to try it with too.
For the wider shots of the corona I will use my D800E with the Nikon 80-200 f2.8 and possibly a TC-17EII, non tracked.
Also will swap the Nikon 14-24 f2.8 onto the D800E for the partial phases of the eclipse.
Even if it's partly cloudy I'm sure I will get some good shots. That's the idea of keeping it simple and being able to adapt on the day. Plus I can't carry much anyway!
I'm literally in Cairns for 15 hours total so plan to go straight to my site and stay up all night. The flight home is 6 hours so there's plenty of time to sleep then!
All the best everyone and good luck observing/imaging it!
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