Re: Santa Barbara Soap

[Denton Taylor <denton@xxxxxxxx>]

At 01:17 PM 1/25/99 -0800, you wrote:
>I've been chased from the Trocadero in Paris for shooting with a RoundShot
>on a tripod sans permit. The next day, when I went to the palace at
>Versailles, I investigated the price of a permit: $5000 per day!
>
>It seems, in France, that an amateur can't use a tripod, and a
>professional must pay through the nose. I learned that an amateur cannot
>get a permit, even if willing to pay the price.
>

Generally speaking, it seems that anyone who has a tripod, a long fast lens
like a 300 2.8, a medium format camera, or something to strange to fit the
categories (like a Roundshot!) is a 'professional'. I had a similar problem
in NYC when shooting with an RZ67 on a tripod in a public park.

I think France is a special case, anyway. If you have money, the government
wants it!


Regards,
Denton Taylor
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