Clearly looking for an argument. My phrasing is idiomatic, and not governed by the normal rules. I will stop feeding the troll.

Future readers are likely to have read my prior posts.

For gods sake. Are you looking for an argument? I am not talking about law. Law is not the be all and end all. If you read my comments earlier in the post, you would understand this is what I'm saying. It's about being a decent human being, not just about what's in the law books. Get it now?

Yes I did. Now go and read my prior comments before coming back. Then you'll understand what I'm saying.

Again, total lack of understanding of what I'm saying.

We do take so much for granted. When I was young, to shoot video, you would have to buy a £1,000 video camera. The best you might have in terms of editing would be copying from one cassette to another. No fancy fades or music. The video quality by today's standards was poor, and there was no social media to share it on. Hence most people didn't own one. In terms of photography, most people owned a compact camera. The majority of these had no real focussing, as only people who were more serious about photography would spend the extra on a good camera. Then there were those Kodak or Fuji envelopes. Wonder how many people wonder what I'm talking about. 😊

Those having a go at me clearly are not reading my posts properly. This thread has become quite hostile. But apparently I'm not allowed to state my opinion, as some think it's humorous. Again, please read what I'm saying. Law should not be the most important thing here. Therefore, I can say whatever the heck I like thank you very much. Respect to those who are seeing both sides of the argument, sadly some others think their photography can come at the expense of upsetting others. Shameful.

Agreed.

I don't live in the US. I don't live under your constitution. Sigh.

I've been thinking this too. While the OP may well have the funds and use case for a D850, I didn't want to assume too much. I think they posted on page 2 that they're looking at crop sensor cameras, but it can't hurt to throw the 850 in there too, they might be interested.

I say that if someone doesn't want me taking their photo, I won't take their photo. How is this me lacking respect? Please explain and quantify your assertion that I'm self centred. Getting quite personal here.

I should have unfollowed. As well as whatever laws which may or may not apply, I'm taking about decency. Your above statement shows none. Frankly, it comes across as nasty. Again, it's not always an issue of law, show some respect.

Ok, you have no right to take my photo and post it online. I might be under a witness protection programme. I might be fleeing an abusive partner. There may well be actual laws stopping you taking my photo. Plus, people have every right to not have a camera shoved in their face if they don't want it. Whether it's in law or not, it's called human decency. Some posting here are not showing much if any. Common sense is not common in society if this thread is any example. I'm done, have fun continuing all.

Are you implying that parents should keep their children indoors all the time, rather than ask someone not to take photos of them? You talk about rights. It goes both ways. They have every right to privacy.

Please clarify. I'm genuinely baffled.