Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tripods in Paris
From: InfinityDT@aol.com
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 15:16:11 EDT

In a message dated 9/26/99 2:54:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru writes:

<< Anthony Atkielski wrote:
 
 > > Since Paris will now let you use your tripod ...
 >
 > What do you mean?  Paris is pretty paranoid about tripods.
 
 What?? You can't use a tripod in Paris? Are you guys serious? What's the
 point in going to that place, then.....
  >>

I read that you used to have to get a permit, but that was abolished a couple 
of years ago.  I was there a couple months ago and saw a lot of people 
photographing at night in the Place de la Concorde with tripods and nobody 
was being asked for permits by the police.