Meade Glass White Light Solar Filter 7.50" / 190mm, #750

2017-07-22T06:59:19

This is a good filter and well made of aluminum ring and fittings. The filter shows the sun as anywhere from an orange orb telescopically to a bright yellow white with the right exposure on a camera. The "glass" appears to be, yes, glass, coated with a silver mirror like material. I purchased this for use on a Nikon 600mm lens, unfortunately it is about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches too large, even with the fitting screws. I will have to compensate with foam or felt to get a tight fit. Meade's next size down, #712, appears to be a touch too small and is out of stock anyway at Meade. Very thin ring of distortion around the sun appears in all my images so far. I'm keeping it, as it's the best fit, well made and was available before the 8/21/17 solar eclipse.

CHRISTOPHER T.