No camera's at Indy 500
May 24, 2017 20:10:01 #
May 24, 2017 20:15:24 #
n3eg wrote:
They don't want viral photos of spectators being killed by flying tires.
Idiot.
May 24, 2017 21:06:53 #
May 24, 2017 21:24:17 #
Living in Indianapolis, I can tell you that after the Manchester, England bombing, they're not taking any chances, but knowing our constabulary, they're not bright enough to recognize a camera lens from a bomb.
May 24, 2017 22:24:28 #
n3eg wrote:
Regardless of which West Coast city or town you're from, you have a much greater chance of being hit by a vehicle there than by a tire at IMS.They don't want viral photos of spectators being killed by flying tires.
May 25, 2017 05:21:24 #
I can see forbidding long lenses in the stands. as big as that place is, they can set up places for pros and advanced amateurs.
May 25, 2017 06:09:20 #
timepass wrote:
I just read online their not allowing any "pr... (show quote)
That is common for most of the races (and other events) of the last several years. The problem is long lenses in the grandstands and their interference with those around the "photographer". The same rule has applied for the Saint Petersburg Grand Prix for several years. However, getting a press pass isn't difficult.
May 25, 2017 06:16:42 #
If you can't fit all your stuff in 14 feet of seat space you have too much stuff!
davidrb wrote:
Long lenses have no place in the stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day. There are too many people with too much other gear. Each seat is defined as being 14' wide. Try occupying a 14' seat space and wield a 400mm lens on your dslr. Bet the guy next to you isn't going to let you have his space. That 14' also has to hold any cooler you brought. Unless you have been there do not make assumptions about the Speedway, there is nothing like Indy on race day, nothing!
May 25, 2017 06:32:41 #
May 25, 2017 06:33:10 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
davidrb wrote:
Long lenses have no place in the stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day. There are too many people with too much other gear. Each seat is defined as being 14' wide. Try occupying a 14' seat space and wield a 400mm lens on your dslr. Bet the guy next to you isn't going to let you have his space. That 14' also has to hold any cooler you brought. Unless you have been there do not make assumptions about the Speedway, there is nothing like Indy on race day, nothing!
I have photographed that race for years and I could not agree with you more. It is the folks who have never sat in one of those open seats especially on the turns that just don't understand. The original post is like many here at UHH. People respond with out any KNOWLEDGE, they just want to blindly post without any thought involved. Too bad.
May 25, 2017 06:42:51 #
timepass wrote:
I just read online their not allowing any "pr... (show quote)
Amazing! Maybe there's a "fee" for using those "professional" cameras.
May 25, 2017 06:50:35 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jerryc41 wrote:
Amazing! Maybe there's a "fee" for using those "professional" cameras.
Here is what everyone does not understand. The seats are extremely close together. You hardly have any room to move. If you take your 200-600 zoom or any long zoom and you pan the shot of the cars moving past you, YOU WILL HIT THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WITH YOUR LENS. It happens all the time there and enough people complained about it that the race track took action. I do not blame them. Again, folks are responding to this guys post without any personal knowledge. I am sure the guy that started this post is careful with his equipment. But these new super zooms have been causing a real problem at car race tracks. I am sure other venues will soon be taking action. Again, you have had to experience the problem before you can intelligently respond.
May 25, 2017 06:53:15 #
May 25, 2017 06:53:49 #
One of the concert centers in Youngstown, Ohio now considers any camera with a detachable lens to be a professional camera so they only allow point and shoots and camera phones. They say no videotaping is allowed but at the last concert I went to, everyone was taping it on their phones.
Seems like it is becoming more difficult everywhere to be able to get a decent photo.
Seems like it is becoming more difficult everywhere to be able to get a decent photo.
May 25, 2017 07:05:39 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
timepass wrote:
I just read online their not allowing any "pr... (show quote)
If they tried to tell me something like that, I just wouldn't bring my DSLR and long lens in. I'd show 'em, I would!!
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