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Please don't shoot me for this -- I've read through the sticky and searched, but I can't find an answer on this specific question.
I'm going to see a football match in a few weeks time (my first ever, believe it or not). It's part of a family day out with the kids, we're going into town, do a bit of sight-seeing, and then going to see the match. I want to bring a camera and a walkabout lens with me to photograph the day out. This will probably be the 6D with 40mm f/2.8 STM. I do not want to photograph the game (I won't even have a long lens).
The sticky states:
So in theory, this means I can't even bring my camera into the ground, turned off and in a bag (I'll probably have a rucksack with me for carrying the various things one needs to carry when visiting with kids). However, the guy we're going with (an avid arsenal supporter, he's the reason we're going to this particular stadium) says that there won't be a problem. He sent me a link to this PDF on the arsenal Website:
http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_file...1335371370_pdf120424_Ground_Regulations_2.pdf
which says very clearly:
So, as long as I don't take photos of the match, I should be fine -- right? I could even take a photo of us sitting in the seats before the match starts, and a photo of the whole ground as it's filling up (without any players on the pitch) -- right? Or am I missing something here?
My sole concern is to make sure some security guard doesn't try to confiscate my camera. I could easily live with not taking pictures inside the ground at all, but if someone's going to search my bag on the way in (as I'd assume, since otherwise people could take dangerous things in) and try and take my camera away from me, I'll be very unhappy!
Thanks,
-simon
I'm going to see a football match in a few weeks time (my first ever, believe it or not). It's part of a family day out with the kids, we're going into town, do a bit of sight-seeing, and then going to see the match. I want to bring a camera and a walkabout lens with me to photograph the day out. This will probably be the 6D with 40mm f/2.8 STM. I do not want to photograph the game (I won't even have a long lens).
The sticky states:
"No person (other than a person who holds an appropriate licence) may bring into (or use within) the Ground any equipment which is capable of recording or transmitting (by digital or other means) any audio, visual or audio-visual material or any data or information in relation to the Match or any aspect of it."
So in theory, this means I can't even bring my camera into the ground, turned off and in a bag (I'll probably have a rucksack with me for carrying the various things one needs to carry when visiting with kids). However, the guy we're going with (an avid arsenal supporter, he's the reason we're going to this particular stadium) says that there won't be a problem. He sent me a link to this PDF on the arsenal Website:
http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_file...1335371370_pdf120424_Ground_Regulations_2.pdf
which says very clearly:
"Mobile telephones and cameras are permitted within the Ground, provided that they are used for
personal and private use only provided that no audio, visual or audio-‐visual material captured by a
mobile telephone or camera may be published or otherwise made available to any third parties
including, without limitation, via social networking sites. Neither mobile telephones nor cameras
may be used to record any audio, visual or audio-‐visual material in relation to the Match."
personal and private use only provided that no audio, visual or audio-‐visual material captured by a
mobile telephone or camera may be published or otherwise made available to any third parties
including, without limitation, via social networking sites. Neither mobile telephones nor cameras
may be used to record any audio, visual or audio-‐visual material in relation to the Match."
So, as long as I don't take photos of the match, I should be fine -- right? I could even take a photo of us sitting in the seats before the match starts, and a photo of the whole ground as it's filling up (without any players on the pitch) -- right? Or am I missing something here?
My sole concern is to make sure some security guard doesn't try to confiscate my camera. I could easily live with not taking pictures inside the ground at all, but if someone's going to search my bag on the way in (as I'd assume, since otherwise people could take dangerous things in) and try and take my camera away from me, I'll be very unhappy!
Thanks,
-simon