Re: [Leica] Photos at the Vatican???

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

A fellow LUGger- Egads, I just forgot his name! came by the store one day,
and showed me some slides made with his 75mm Summilux, I think it was, and I
was knocked down at the beauty of the Sistine Chapel ceiling! I had seen the
restoration programs on PBS, but looking at the slides, with a 10x loupe,
the images seemed to come alive! There was no comparison, and trying to
describe the beauty is futility exemplified!Michaelangelo must've had a
"Leica" eye; Magnificent!
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <MSwiek@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photos at the Vatican???


> Hi,
>
> Photos inside the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel are permitted, so
> long as yuo don't use flash.  I believe that tripods are also not allowed,
as
> this implies "professional" and also can be quite cumbersome and even a
> tripping hazard with all of the people who pass through.  I've done it
many,
> many times, and never have I been hassled.  I've gotten some beautiful
shots
> of the inside of St.Peter's with the sun streaming down from high windows
> onto the altar.
>
>
> Mike Swiek
>
>