It's a lot harder now than it was in 1983. Think metal detectors. If
you don't mind going back to your car to put the camera away, give it a
try. But the Stones concert in Detroit had super security. Crappy
performance by the way. Without the backup players who stood in the
shadows, they would have been a total embarrassment. The retirement
home beckons.
On Jan 15, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Jan 15, 2006, at 15:38, Thibouille wrote:
Did someone even manage to enter in such a concert with all security
measures?
And anyway, I will be quite far away, so would it be even worth the
try?
Back in 1983, I just carried mine in and nobody took notice.
(Hamburg, W. Germany)
I had Kodachrome64 in there and a long 200mm lens, as I figured I
would be very far back.
I ended up in the front, however!
http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photogal/music1.htm
(Scroll down to near the bottom of the page)
Otherwise, one way that I managed to get gear in a lot of times was to
split things up - my brother would carry a lens (or two) and I would
have the body (a big K1000!) strapped to my inner thigh with an "ACE"
bandage. Once in the hall, we'd meet in a restroom or something and I
could assemble everything and just carry it under a coat.
If anyone ever asked about the lens (or film) that he carried, he
could say "oh, that was for my brother's camera, but he had to go put
the camera back in the car". (We never went in right next to each
other if we thought there would be a problem).
Every concert ticket I've got states clearly that photography and
recording are not permitted, but that policy was rarely enforced -
thank goodness!
-Charles
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Charles Robinson
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Minneapolis, MN
http://charles.robinsontwins.org
