RONDAL
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Was invited by work on Thursday night to attend our corporate suite at the local stadium where the Team Canada Mens Olympic team was having an inter-squad scrimmage.
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity unless one has tickets to the olympics, to see that kind of skill and talent all playing together, wearing your countries flag, so I thought it would be good to bring a camera, especially as I had amazing unobstructed seats.
I decided to take my gf's D40 with a 55-200mm VR lens, as I didn't want a big lens and gripped body drawing attention to myself.
I made it part way through the 1st period before security came and told me I could not be taking photos. I asked what the issue was, and was told I was shooting with a professional camera. I told them it was hardly professional, and in fact at ~$300 it was cheaper than many high end point and shoot cameras. I was told by security that because the camera has a detachable lens it was considered professional and that I would not be allowed to use it.
They left, and I hammered out a couple more shots during the shoot out and closing handshakes just to capture the moment. But good to know for next time. I remember there was a discussion on here about defining professional at events.....I think I may have just found the definition.
Shots
Team Canada Olympic Hockey - a set on Flickr
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity unless one has tickets to the olympics, to see that kind of skill and talent all playing together, wearing your countries flag, so I thought it would be good to bring a camera, especially as I had amazing unobstructed seats.
I decided to take my gf's D40 with a 55-200mm VR lens, as I didn't want a big lens and gripped body drawing attention to myself.
I made it part way through the 1st period before security came and told me I could not be taking photos. I asked what the issue was, and was told I was shooting with a professional camera. I told them it was hardly professional, and in fact at ~$300 it was cheaper than many high end point and shoot cameras. I was told by security that because the camera has a detachable lens it was considered professional and that I would not be allowed to use it.
They left, and I hammered out a couple more shots during the shoot out and closing handshakes just to capture the moment. But good to know for next time. I remember there was a discussion on here about defining professional at events.....I think I may have just found the definition.
Shots
Team Canada Olympic Hockey - a set on Flickr