Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Persecuted for using tripod in public
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:37:32 -0500
 
> "I was thrown out of Santa Barbara about  a year ago for using 
> a tripod in
> the
> streets of the city

CLEARLY a hazard!

> "Sometimes it just is not worth hauling out the 4x5 with 
> tripod.....

Guess you'll just have to hand hold then...

> Hasselblad on a 
> tripod.

CLEARLY a sacrilege.

> In each case,
> the ranger demanded to see a permit for commercial 
> photography.

Good for them!

> When asked to show me the
> applicable regulation and its definition of commercial 
> photography, none of
> the rangers was able to satisfy my request.

They didn't have to, they have guns.

> mindless bureaucrats.

The more the better, I say!