Elias - I think photography at the MFA (Boston) is permitted/not permitted on an exhibit by exhibit basis... I've shot there many times, but I know there have been certain exhibits which prohibit photography... Eric Goldstein -- On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yeah - I was asked if it was a movie camera once. With the pistol grip, I > suppose it does. > > Nobody stopped me while shooting at the MFA a few weekends ago. I suppose > they allow it as long as no flash is used? > I didn't bother to ask. > > E. > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Eric Goldstein wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Although that was much the case some decades ago, the last few times I >>> attempted street photography with a Rolleiflex, far from feeling >>> threatened, >>> curious people constantly approached me to ask about that old-timey >>> camera >>> (I'd let them look at the focussing screen and Whoo! Hah!) And I used to >>> be >>> such an accomplished sneak. >> >> >> While street shooting with the Rolleikin and Rolleigrip, I've been >> asked what kind of cool binoculars I'm using! 20 years ago, you may >> have been able to shoot unobtrusively with a TLR, but certainly not >> today... >> >> Same goes for shooting with the Super Ikonta, Baby Speed, Baby Bush >> and even the IIIf RD/ST... unobtrusive they ain't... >> >> >> Eric Goldstein >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe'in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with'unsubscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list