Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had similar frustraing experiences to what Ric has described and I have no problem with the no flash or tripods rule. Sometimes the blanket bans don't have to be logical, just easier to enforce. FWIW almost every exhibit or gallery that I visited in Germany prohibited all photography except for the Pergamon exhibit in Berlin. An armoury at Dresden permitted photography providing you paid an extra fee! Closer to on topic, Solms took away everyone's cameras before the factory tour (arriving late I was allowed to keep mine but only to point it at display material in the corridors). I think that was related to commercial confidentiality regarding their processes except then they later published a video publicly showing everything and more that I wanted to document with my Leica while escorted at all times. On the other hand at the customer service facility (accompanied by the Division Head) we were free to blaze away at anything visible. 2010/1/6 R. Clayton McKee <leica at rcmckee.com> > Quoth the Ric Carter : > > > this argument would seem to apply to the state history and natural > > sciences museums as much as to the state art museum. > > > > Yup. And, at least where I am, the rules are the same. I went to > see the Amazon exhibit in the Natural Science museum yesterday, and > was told the exact same thing - you can shoot the permanent exhibits, > but no tripod, no flash, personal use only. No cameras or cell > phones permitted in the travelling exhibits. I got to go in without > checking my bag (though I did have to strap it shut) only because the > guard at the front of the exhibit knew me from a story last year and > knew I'd follow the rules. Everyone else checked cameras at the door. > (The fact that the cameras said "Leica" on them probably had > something to do with it; the guard didn't want to be responsible for > them....) > > > > their rules are nearly as paranoid > > > > maybe the art museum just has lawyers who are bigger prigs > > Well, they do have to deal with artists, as well as <i>artistes</i> -- > who can be some of the biggest pains in the ass known to man. I've > had people at art shows refuse to be photographed with their work > (even when it's for the newspaper...) because "someone might steal > the idea." (Sometimes it's really difficult not to point out to them > that in order for there to be a significant risk that someone would > steal their ideas, there would have to be someone who'd WANT them...) > > -- > > > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee at rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman