RE: [Leica] quiet cameras in cathedrals?

["Zeissler, Mitch" <mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com>]

We went in March, when there were few vests to be seen.

/Mitch Zeissler

- -----Original Message-----
From: Dante Stella [mailto:dante@umich.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 6:02 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] quiet cameras in cathedrals?



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