Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 14, 2009, at 8:18 PM, Philip Forrest wrote: > With Manhattan the way it is now, someone could have a Red - Scarlett > mounted on a C stand taking a nonstop capture of Rockefeller center and > no one would bat an eye. it wouldn't even be a minor inconvenience to > the hundreds of thousands of tourists who would probably just think it > belonged there. the number of cameras there is a leading deterrent to crime, all sorts... Steve > Phil Forrest > > > > > On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:14:06 -0500 > Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >>> I've never been questioned by a policeman in New York City when I >>> used a Rollei 35 or a small digital P&S camera, even when taking >>> pictures near the waterfront or the UN. If the police tried to >>> question every tourist using a camera in the Big Apple they would >>> have no time for eating doughnuts. On the other hand I have been >>> stopped by an overzealous cop when using a SLR with a zoom lens. >>> The only place that you can carry a "professional" camera with >>> impunity is in the Gramercy Park photo district. This is the area >>> between 14th and 23rd streets, extending west from Lexington Ave. >>> to Seventh Ave. Most of the pro studios and labs are in this area. >>> You can walk down the street with two Leicas hanging from your neck >>> and a Hassleblad over your shoulder without anyone thinking you had >>> ripped off a a photo store. >>> >>> Larry Z >>> >> >> >> There are hundreds of people in the times square area in NY maybe >> into the thousands all taking pictures simultaneously. Right this >> very second. The way to stand out is to NOT take pictures. >> No easier place to take pictures. >> Using a tripod or a Hasselblad might do it though. >> Or Rolleiflex. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information