mousehockey37
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2012
I was stopped on my way into an event on Friday night with my Canon T3 and told it's a professional camera. Mind you, the signs on the door say "no flash photography or video recording allowed.".
I was turned back and made to take my camera to my car. I get into the arena, and a group that had arrived earlier in the afternoon for an add-on portion to this event was in there. There stands a guy with a camera newer and bigger than mine, mind you, he's not press, not with the event. So... because this guy apparently got in before security was set up, his camera is legit and mine isn't. That's a problem.
I go to the usher, point this out, she agrees with me this isn't right. She gets security to come out. Well, we point out the individual with the "professional camera" that isn't press or whatnot and off goes security. Where? Who knows, but they didn't go talk to the guy with that camera. What happens? The security person comes back, gets me, escorts me up to the front of the building and says to event staff... "this gentleman is going to his car to get his camera, he's allowed back in and allowed to have it, please let him through when he returns". Ok, that's a win... however, I still got stopped on the way back in, questioned and security had to look at their person and go.. "he's fine, let him through with it".
Now, I was lucky for whatever reason and stars aligned somehow (mind you, other people who entered later were denied entry with similar cameras. I was made aware of this as I was questioned by another camera owner at the intermission of the event).
So, with the ever-changing world of technology, what's considered a professional camera?
This show was worried about people taking video and such, well, let's just say, I respect the rules of no flash and my T3 can't record video... however, everyone around me had their iPhones recording the entire event.
Any thoughts or good stories of your own?
I was turned back and made to take my camera to my car. I get into the arena, and a group that had arrived earlier in the afternoon for an add-on portion to this event was in there. There stands a guy with a camera newer and bigger than mine, mind you, he's not press, not with the event. So... because this guy apparently got in before security was set up, his camera is legit and mine isn't. That's a problem.
I go to the usher, point this out, she agrees with me this isn't right. She gets security to come out. Well, we point out the individual with the "professional camera" that isn't press or whatnot and off goes security. Where? Who knows, but they didn't go talk to the guy with that camera. What happens? The security person comes back, gets me, escorts me up to the front of the building and says to event staff... "this gentleman is going to his car to get his camera, he's allowed back in and allowed to have it, please let him through when he returns". Ok, that's a win... however, I still got stopped on the way back in, questioned and security had to look at their person and go.. "he's fine, let him through with it".
Now, I was lucky for whatever reason and stars aligned somehow (mind you, other people who entered later were denied entry with similar cameras. I was made aware of this as I was questioned by another camera owner at the intermission of the event).
So, with the ever-changing world of technology, what's considered a professional camera?
This show was worried about people taking video and such, well, let's just say, I respect the rules of no flash and my T3 can't record video... however, everyone around me had their iPhones recording the entire event.
Any thoughts or good stories of your own?