Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With Manhattan the way it is now, someone could have a Red - Scarlett mounted on a C stand taking a nonstop capture of Rockefeller center and no one would bat an eye. it wouldn't even be a minor inconvenience to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who would probably just think it belonged there. Phil Forrest On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:14:06 -0500 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > There are hundreds of people in the times square area in NY maybe > into the thousands all taking pictures simultaneously. Right this > very second. The way to stand out is to NOT take pictures. > No easier place to take pictures. > Using a tripod or a Hasselblad might do it though. > Or Rolleiflex. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information