Does anyone know if it's considered safe for a camera sensor to take a photo of a welding arc with no special filter? I've seen multiple instances of lasers taking out sensors, and obviously prolonged photos of the sun is a non-no, but does anyone know with welding arcs?
I can say that I have actually done this before with a Rebel T3i. I was too inexperienced with photography to know any better, and I set up the camera on a tripod with it zoomed right in on where I would be welding, and triggered the camera remotely. The photos were really neat, and it doesn't seem like it damaged the camera or sensor, but did I just get lucky? I would love to do this again now that I'm more experienced and could probably take better photos, but is it safe for the camera? (Obviously I know that looking at a welding arc through a DSLR would be dangerous, but I would not be framing the shot at the same time that welding was actually taking place.)
I can say that I have actually done this before with a Rebel T3i. I was too inexperienced with photography to know any better, and I set up the camera on a tripod with it zoomed right in on where I would be welding, and triggered the camera remotely. The photos were really neat, and it doesn't seem like it damaged the camera or sensor, but did I just get lucky? I would love to do this again now that I'm more experienced and could probably take better photos, but is it safe for the camera? (Obviously I know that looking at a welding arc through a DSLR would be dangerous, but I would not be framing the shot at the same time that welding was actually taking place.)