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I was reading Busch Stadium's camera rules, and they seem very reasonable.

However I was debating about going to an NFL game and I about died laughing when I read their rules. If you go with a point $shoot camera, cellphone camera, etc, that takes videos, then they will take it from you, and no SLRs Digtial or otherwise.

Does this sound reasonable?
 
It's all about the money now. To get the most money, they maintain control over the smallest details. If you want a pic of your favorite player, you have to pay extra.

The world has gone nuts to tolerate that kind of treatment, but they do.....

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It may be a stadium to stadium enforcement, but I went to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa two years ago and took my then Canon Digital Rebel and 75-300 USM with no troubles.







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iMac said:
iMac therefore iAm said:
Does this sound reasonable?
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Both paranoid and incredibly unreasonable... That said, it's their stadium and/or team so they get to make the rules. To me it's just another sign of the the greed that permeates most pro sports, especially in the U.S.

Even if the average person could get a decent shot from the seats, a feat unto itself, selling it would present all sorts of problems. One, or even twelve, photos printed for friends is NOT going to impinge on their income in any appreciable amount. OTOH selling enough of them to get noticed would surely bring down their wrath...and put the seller in deep water since he would not have any of the releases needed to make such sales.

So while it's entirely possible that a fan may come away with a shot or two, the reality is that it wouldn't make a real difference one way or the other to the team/stadium/player and the fact remains that images made for commercial purposes already have protections for the parties concerned.
 
well i have brought my rebel xt into dolphins stadium many times.
 
"Fans are welcome to bring small flash photography cameras into Reliant Stadium, but no professional lenses or lenses over 12" are permitted. Digital cameras are also permitted as long as they do not record video. Please do not block any aisles or the view of other fans while taking pictures."

How is that for leaving it up to the ticket taker? What is small flash photography camera?

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I've seen that clause on a number of concert tickets in the past few years (no 'professional' cameras with removable lenses). . .

I didn't realize that applied to some football events too . . .

I remember that Canon Digital Rebel commercial a number of years back. It was this 30-something guy in a football stadium taking pictures of the team. . .

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An excerpt from the Patron Screening and Prohibited Items page of the New England Patriots Web site:

"All video cameras are prohibited. Cameras that have detachable lenses are allowed, however, they may be checked to ensure they are what they appear to be."

In fact, I bring my gear in all the time to Patriots games. Last week I brought my Mk III with 100-400mm, 1.4x extender, and a monopod. No problem at all.

The whole list is extensive:
http://www.patriots.com/stadium/index.cfm?ac=prohibiteditems

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It seems odd to me that many of these sporting events are at least partially sponsored by Nikon, Canon or Olympus and yet the venue does not allow cameras. I attended a tennis tournament recently sponsored by olympus and yet I could not take pictures with my so called "professional camera" (their words), a Nikon D7o!
 
Plus Canon's commerical shows a woman in the stands with a 400D behind the pros with the hogleg lenses implying that "you too can get pro shots".

It does seem that the NFL policy is enforced on a stadium by stadium basis.

thanks
 
I went to about 5 home games at Reliant last year with my Nikon d50 18-200mm without any problems at all. I even got an usher to take my picture for me. I even saw a handful of fans recording with Sony HC series camcorders.
 
12 inches when at the wide setting or at all settings? (Many of the cheaper zooms more than double in length at maximum telephoto setting.)
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Ed Halley said:
The NFL is a crock. Sometimes it's better to visit your school's games.
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Yes, I have much more fun at my daughter's 9 year old softball games than I do at the Cardninal baseball games.

Since I've never been to an NFL game, I can't comment, but I suspect you are correct.

BTW, really cool picture.
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This was a Canon 10D, 28-135IS, handheld. Stitched seven shots to get
about 30 megapixels. In the original, you can find both teams'
mascots at the far end of the field.

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Cool pic!

I was at Penn State in June for a volleyball torunament.

Very impressive

Murray
Ed Halley said:
The NFL is a crock. Sometimes it's better to visit your school's games.



This was a Canon 10D, 28-135IS, handheld. Stitched seven shots to get
about 30 megapixels. In the original, you can find both teams'
mascots at the far end of the field.

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[ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ] http://www.halley.cc/pix/
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Here are the rules for Qwest Field:

Still cameras with detachable lenses over 4" are not allowed into the stadium. You are welcome to use your still photo camera (with lenses under 4") for your personal enjoyment. Commercial use of any audio or video recordings of the game is in violation of the National Football League. Video cameras and tripods are not allowed and may not be stored at Qwest Field.

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