Camera Equipment and Angels Stadium

[Daisy14'sDH]

Has anyone ever brought any equipment larger than 6 inches in? I want to bring my kit in to get pics of the fireworks tonight after the game, but dont want to get in trouble on the way in... any advise?

 

[xlxo]

I would ask.... Is that 6 inches extended or retracted on my 18-300mm?

 

[Daisy14'sDH]

I can either bring my Nikon kit (with 70-200) or my pentax kit thats much smaller... I want to bring the Nikon but unsure if others have in the past

 

[jec6613]

It's 6" extended, including hood if it's attached when you hit the bag check, and they have little measurement markers on their tables to check. The NFL and MLB picked a common rule for that, at least. I found out the hard way, sadly.

You could rent the 300 f/4E PF, which is under 6", or go with other primes, but a 70-200, either f/4 or f/2.8, is too long for them, as is the 70-300 and some 55-200s.

 

[Daisy14'sDH]

It's 6" extended, including hood if it's attached when you hit the bag check, and they have little measurement markers on their tables to check. The NFL and MLB picked a common rule for that, at least. I found out the hard way, sadly.

You could rent the 300 f/4E PF, which is under 6", or go with other primes, but a 70-200, either f/4 or f/2.8, is too long for them, as is the 70-300 and some 55-200s.

I got my gear in no problem, my travel tripod was a little bit of a chore. Management came down and said no problem for fireworks night....

 

[colbyseider]

I got my gear in no problem, my travel tripod was a little bit of a chore. Management came down and said no problem for fireworks night....

OK now you have to share the photos!

 

[Daisy14'sDH]

OK now you have to share the photos!

Lol, my D610 actually died during the warmup, (viewfinder and images have gone 3-4 stops lower than they should. Luckily I had my trusty ol Pentax with me