I've also heard the line that they assume that tripod = professional.
Personally if I was in charge of a museum or cathedral or whatever, I'd
ban cameras WITHOUT tripods and exposures less than two seconds long. I
was too depressed when I went to Notre Dame by the sight of millions of
point and shooters, trying to take pictures of the rose windows with
their little flashes. Staggering waste of film!!
Roger
Michael Darling wrote:
>
> on 1/18/02 3:48 AM, Olaf Greve at o.greve@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > me to use a tripod. I've always wondered why this is. Perhaps they are
> > afraid the tripod somehow damages the floor or is a hinderance to other
> > people ?!?
>
> I always thought that it was because in their eyes, using a tripod means
> you're a professional and will either be making money off your images (which
> they'll never see) or you/your client won't be buying the images from them.
> The rule is probably also in place to prevent amateur filmmakers from making
> movies there without buying permits, hence ruining the atmosphere for the
> cash carrying tourists?
>
> Either one sounds possible to me. Or maybe they just think that people will
> trip over the tripod legs and sue?
>
> Mike
>
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