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Lauren	Cameras at Venues	Lead	[-]
Posts: 173 (11/28/2009 2:24 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None Feel free to talk bout your own venue in this thread concerning pictures and videos. So I'm going to buy a digital camera before I go to the show in San Jose. Before a soundcheck at a different venue, I once saw a lady with a digital camera with no lens attachments be asked to take it out of the venue. It was about this size, or it could have been larger... I think it may have been the optical zoom on it that she didn't like ( it was actually that girl that is/was Mayer's photographer back in 06... for the life of me I can't remember her name...) I'm not going to soundcheck this time, but every venue is different in what they will make people keep out. I'm not buying this particular camera, but I'm curious about what the venue in San Jose is like? I'm the closest to the stage than I've ever been, I have these 4" platform shoes to hoist my 5'3'' frame up a little too. haha In any case, I know it's by chance people just slide through even with cameras like this, but I just know it will ruin my day a little if I get told I can't bring it in when I could have bought a simpler camera and still have gotten some good pictures! Ideas?
kissyfitt		#1	[-]
Posts: 1013 (11/28/2009 3:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	All venues have different rules, and sometimes it depends on how pissed off a particular security guard happens to be. This is the camera I have: and I have never been told "no" but it doesn't have a detachable lens It's best to call the venue and check with them. If they tell you "no professional cameras" that just means nothing with a detachable lens. However, even if they say that you very well could show up and have them tell you that you can't bring it in. I usually opt to hide it in my bag because when there are 100 people behind you in line, as long as you don't look shifty, they'll usually give your bag a quick peek and let you go.
sharilyn		#2	[-]
Posts: 61 (11/28/2009 5:36 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Another option is to hide it in the bottom, but put your normal crappy p&s at the top as a decoy. They won't look any further. Works nicely if you're trying to sneak an SLR in.
Lauren		#3	[-]
Posts: 173 (11/28/2009 5:57 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	thanks kissyfitt. And Sharilyn... I DO have just the camera. It's digital and plain and not mine, but I can borrow it. Perfect. Thanks! Good thing I am a big purse kind of person. It would be nice to not have to deal with a purse at a concert... but oh well.
CaitSings		#4	[-]
Posts: 8832 (11/28/2009 6:59 PM) I'm calling it love soon... Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	for as far back as i can remember, mayer's photography policy has always been no professional cameras and no video which as kristin said above means you can't have a detachable lens. it's usually printed directly on your tickets so if your camera qualifies as non-professional, just point it out on the ticket. i've never had a problem getting my non-SLR into a concert and it's a superzoom (28-560 lens.) the most specific any security guard has gotten with me is to ask i turn my flash off and not to video tape.
Nilseks		#5	[-]
Posts: 292 (11/28/2009 11:29 PM) Bust down the double doors... Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I had a camera very similar to the photo you posted, and yes, I have been stopped with it. I can't remember what show it was at...possibly Milwaukee a few years ago. A guard stopped me and said I could not bring the camera in. I told him that the specific policy was no cameras with detachable lenses, and SHOWED him that mine was not detachable. Even though I was being very nice about it he assumed I was messing with him and threatened to take away the camera. Another security guy saw me getting pissed about it, came over, and told the guy that it was not a detachable lens and to let me go through with it. Frankly I'm surprised the guy stopped me--most of them aren't very thorough.

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