Shooting at MLB games
Apr 24, 2018 16:00:20 #
The last time I went to a stadium (Soccer game) I took the Nikon Coolpix p900 and the security was fine with it. The zoom, as you know. is marvelous and it handled low light fine when it got darker. I also took the Sony RX 10 III to a game, another great superzoom and security did not care either.
Sadly I don't have any of these cameras anymore, so in July when I go again I will try taking the Fuji with the 55-230 mm, hopefully the stadium security won't mind!
Sadly I don't have any of these cameras anymore, so in July when I go again I will try taking the Fuji with the 55-230 mm, hopefully the stadium security won't mind!
Apr 24, 2018 16:45:04 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
dsmeltz wrote:
Check the stadium in DC for that.
This is correct and is in response to an another post above, about the Dodgers visiting in D.C. Another response said to check with Dodger Stadium in L.A., which would do absolutely no good for a game being played at Nationals Stadium in Washington D.C.
ANY pro team.... baseball, soccer, football (real football), basketball, hockey, etc.... playing in ANY stadium or arena, you'd better check with the stadium or arena you'll be attending, to be certain of the local rules. Football (the real kind, with pads, balls with point ends that you can touch with your hands and all) is extremely strict! Baseball... less so. Soccer (that other kind of football), etc., I have no idea. It probably varies a lot.
Check the website. The rules regarding photography are almost always stated there (I say "almost" only because I haven't checked them all. I've never seen a stadium or arena that DIDN'T have the rules posted online). I would also recommend you PRINT OUT the stadium rules as written and take that with you... It's not unheard of for someone at the gate to start making up their own rules and trying to enforce them. Unless you have the rules with you in written form, you'll have a hard time refuting them.
Apr 24, 2018 22:32:50 #
pesfls wrote:
I tend to avoid such inquiries but now could use s... (show quote)
Take both and post the results of your experiment.
Apr 25, 2018 06:45:57 #
amfoto1 wrote:
I would also recommend you PRINT OUT the stadium rules as written and take that with you... It's not unheard of for someone at the gate to start making up their own rules and trying to enforce them. Unless you have the rules with you in written form, you'll have a hard time refuting them.
I take my 80-400mm lens to a number of baseball and football stadiums and have NEVER been questioned. But this is great advice! I have had similar problems with TSA from time to time, with people making up their own rules!
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