[Leica] Police interference with photographers

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)]

Me, yes. Last time I was in N.Y. (in 2005), more or less I was on the  
7th Ave / 33 St. I was photographing the street and a man, absolutely  
very polite and well dressed said me "excuse me, I'm of security, what  
are you photographing?".

I've explained him without any other problem.

Saludos
Lluis


El 15/12/2009, a las 2:05, Lawrence Zeitlin escribi?:

> 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
>
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