Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/03

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Subject: [Leica] sneaky photos
From: Summicron1@aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 09:42:54 EDT

if you want to take pictures in businesses, you need to lear a little 
stealth. Hang the camera around your neck and point it straight ahead without 
raising it to your eye. Cough when you fire the shutter  to hide the sound. 
learnto shoot from the hip.

ctrentelman
ogden
In a message dated 4/3/0 12:06:51 AM, you wrote:

>
>Stegmeyer wrote:
>> 
>> I have tried a few times to photograph the long lines in the Post Office
>> only to be told by Postal "people" that it is against policy!  I have 
argued
>> that it is a public place. . .any lawyers out there know what the deal is?
>> 
>> Al Stegmeyer  www.upstrap.com
>
>Al, I am not a lawyer but I would bet the reason is security. I would
>think that banks and lots of businesses would not allow photography
>since it could be used to 'case the place' for a heist ;)
>
>I would expect that places of business are not quite as public as the
>city streets
>
>Dennis