Re: [Leica] what lenses to bring to boston?

["M.E.Berube - GoodPhotos" <meb@goodphotos.com>]

Actually all of your equipment (except the hello kitty) is perfectly legal 
in Bahstahn. The thing is that to avoid an ages old charge of "felonious 
imagery" you need to be in a valid permit in order to use any of said 
equipment within the metro area. The permits are issued in a timely manner 
after you have requested them at least 6 months in advance from the 
administrative office of The Suffolk County Commission on Leica (or Leica 
Clone) Photography (aka the SCCLLCP.)

In order to obtain a valid permit (it having a issuance life of 2.75 days) 
you must sign and have notarized a waiver to allow the County to inquire as 
to any sealed records pertaining to your mental health in your state of 
origin. You must provide your exact whereabouts for the last 10 years. You 
must list any known acquaintances who may also shoot with Leica cameras. 
You must submit a recent photograph (colour 1X1 3/4 frontal flat lit) and 
supply notarized fingerprints. You need to send in a cashiers check for 
$199.99 non-refundable processing and permitting fee. The fee is 
non-refundable regardless of issuance of permit.

The county reserves the right to deny or revoke any such permit with or 
without cause and without any such notification to the applicant. Being 
caught without a valid permit is a Class C felony and is punishable by not 
less than 1824 days hard labour working on the Big Dig and a fine of not 
less than $1001.

In your specific situation you will need to further obtain the written 
permission the owner of any establishment of the publick house variety that 
serves brewed malt beverages prior to carrying any of your gear concealed 
on the premises.

Also being seen with the notoriously wanted members of the BLUG, will put 
the suspicion on you as soon as you arrive in town.

(Please note: All of the above does not apply if your last name is Kennedy, 
Bolger, or Kerry and/or you have "family" who were awarded a high bid 
contract on the Big Dig.)

Enjoy your stay in Massachusetts.

Carpe Lumen,
Michael E. Berube


At 05:40 PM 7/13/00 -0400, Kyle "the lawless" wrote:
>this weekend i'll be in boston spilling beer on my leica with members of
>the BLUG. i need to know what lenses should i take with me. i hear that
>boston is a completely different focal length from anyplace else i've ever
>been and that the laws of refracton are entirely different there, making
>everything i know about photography in philadelphia useless. (apparantly
>things that are close up there look far away and things that are far look
>close and blue filters give a red tint.) i'm also afraid that there might
>be local ordinances forbidding the use of certian lenses. here's a list of
>all the equipment i own:
>
>1 black leica m6 (1988 model that just says M6 on the front, heavy
>chroming around the top, serial number filed off by some jerk  long before
>i got it, big ding on bottom plate from when i dropped it off a roof while
>photographing bats coming out of a chimney).
>
>1 28mm f 2.8 rokkor (slight nick on filter ring) in M bayonet mount.
>
>1 front lenscap for the rokkor in a+ condition.
>
>1 cannon 1.8 serenar in LTM mount, currently w/ LTM to bayonet adapter.
>
>1  Hello Kitty plush toy.
>
>2 Leica bayonet rear lens caps.
>
>1 Tamrac canvass camera strap (black).
>
>1 no-name camera bag (black).
>
>1 copy of "Nan Golden Portfolio" published in softcover by that german
>company, has a full page ad for the Leica M6 on page 41 and picture of Nan
>in a bar on pages 71 and 72 where she's holding a black leica with a flash
>-- looks like an m6.
>
>1 extra red dot saying "Leica" on the front that i got at a yard sale
>about 4 years ago.
>
>1 box for Leica MC meter (empty).
>
>1 front shade marked "leitz" which doesn't fit either of my lenses (don't
>know where it came from).
>
>1 80-200 f 2.8 (nikon)
>
>1 20mm f 2.8 (nikon mount)
>
>1 nikon sb12 flash (fits f3)
>
>
>thanks for your advice.
>
>kc