RE: [Leica] quiet cameras in cathedrals?

[Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>]

Hey Mitch, everyone in Vienna wears photographer vests (the men, at
least).  That I saw this summer.  Puzzling.  Seemed to be the fashion.

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Dante Stella

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Zeissler, Mitch wrote:

> That's funny; during my visit to Vienna, one had to be very careful with
> image recording gear of *any* kind in the religious structures.
> 
> All of the churches and cathedrals I visited would not allow image taking
> during services [photos, video, etc.], and had bouncers to make sure you got
> the point.  Others would not allow image recording at *any* time, and still
> others would not allow tripods, spots, or flash usage at all.  The common
> reason I heard was that they did not want professionals to profit from
> imaging the premises.  In most spaces [except for Stephansdom and a couple
> other places], the photographers I observed had to be rather furtive to take
> a picture.  Even then, they were frequently escorted out of the building.
> 
> For me, not looking like a photographer helped [no vest, no bag; all gear in
> closed pockets and camera stowed in jacket], as did a micro tabletop tripod
> [mine has a tiny Leica ball head and stands less than 4 inches tall; looks
> like a toy really].  In some places, a Noct was the only tool for the job.
> 
> /Mitch Zeissler
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerard J. van den Broek [mailto:broekco@hetnet.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 4:32 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V18 #1 quiet cameras in
> cathedrals?
> 
> 
> 
> To all LUGGERS taking pictures in churches and cathedrals,
> 
> After having seen the enormous increase, since the early sixties, of
> tourists/visitors in European churches and cathedrals sporting all kinds of
> equipment, video cameras, walkmans and what have you, one would barely spot
> the serious photographer, let allone hear the whisper of any Leica. And if
> there is, by any change, no one in this church or
> catherdral, whom could be hurt (heard)?
> 
> Gerard
>