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Are cameras and camcorders allowed in the Sistine Chapel?
Question:
What is the position in the US? I was in Vancouver’s art gallery a few years ago and was jumped on by an official when I tried to use a camcorder. I might go to New York next year. Should I leave my equipment in the hotel?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Stretching this to Ireland, it is getting to be more difficult to photograph, > esp. with a tripod, at some of the more popular sites……particularly those > controlled by Duchas. Boyle Abbey was the most noticeable example. No tripod > photography under any condition. I was told by a Duchas employee (at a > different site) that Duchas equates tripods with professional photographers, > and they want all of the "good" pictures to come from them and not an outside > source. The situation has changed (gotten more restrictive) in the last two > years, and I am concerned about my next trip to Ireland. I use a tripod for > ALL of my MF photos. > By the way, don’t expect to take photos, other than snapshots, at St. Canice’s > in Kilkenny. The sign reads "No tripod photography. No video photography. No > digital cameras." I certainly don’t understand the latter. Also, they don’t > appear to prohibit flash!!! Probably an oversight on their part. I would like > to see someone collect the various camera restrictions in a given area (e.g., > Europe) into one location, so the traveller will know in advance what to > expect. > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western
Massachusetts
Response:
>What is the position in the US?
The only problem I know of, in my local area is the Hancock Shaker Village, in nearly Pittsfield, MA. They no longer allow tripod use. They were sued by a tourist who tripped-over one a couple of years ago. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts
Response:
>WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings.
I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. Jim Peplow
Response:
> >WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings. > I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were > allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all > in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, > plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you > that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. > Jim Peplow
The Japanese firm that restored it has sole photo rights.
Response:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings. > I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were > allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all > in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, > plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you > that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. > Jim Peplow
But a lot of people ignore the ban and take photos or video anyway. There is some poor guy there whose job it is to run around the room and reprimand these errant tourists. I didn’t see him getting really tough though, and confiscating film/cameras was obviously not on the cards, so if you have the nerve for it you may try and sneak a photo or two anyway! I didn’t though! — David Johnstone Frankfurt am Main, Germany Before you buy.
Response:
What is the position in the US? I was in Vancouver’s art gallery a few years ago and was jumped on by an official when I tried to use a camcorder. I might go to New York next year. Should I leave my equipment in the hotel?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Stretching this to Ireland, it is getting to be more difficult to photograph, > esp. with a tripod, at some of the more popular sites……particularly those > controlled by Duchas. Boyle Abbey was the most noticeable example. No tripod > photography under any condition. I was told by a Duchas employee (at a > different site) that Duchas equates tripods with professional photographers, > and they want all of the "good" pictures to come from them and not an outside > source. The situation has changed (gotten more restrictive) in the last two > years, and I am concerned about my next trip to Ireland. I use a tripod for > ALL of my MF photos. > By the way, don’t expect to take photos, other than snapshots, at St. Canice’s > in Kilkenny. The sign reads "No tripod photography. No video photography. No > digital cameras." I certainly don’t understand the latter. Also, they don’t > appear to prohibit flash!!! Probably an oversight on their part. I would like > to see someone collect the various camera restrictions in a given area (e.g., > Europe) into one location, so the traveller will know in advance what to > expect. > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western
Massachusetts
Response:
>What is the position in the US?
The only problem I know of, in my local area is the Hancock Shaker Village, in nearly Pittsfield, MA. They no longer allow tripod use. They were sued by a tourist who tripped-over one a couple of years ago. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts
Response:
>WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings.
I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. Jim Peplow
Response:
> >WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings. > I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were > allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all > in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, > plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you > that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. > Jim Peplow
The Japanese firm that restored it has sole photo rights.
Response:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->WIll be going to Europe for the first time and am wondering is cameras and >comcorders are allowed most places, especially the Sistien Chapel and other >Vatican builings. > I was just at the Vatican a couple of weeks ago, and although cameras were > allowed throughout most of the Vatican Museum, they were not allowed at all > in the Sistine Chapel. There are signs before you go in stating no cameras, > plus every few minutes while you are in there, an announcement reminds you > that no photography inside the Chapel is allowed. > Jim Peplow
But a lot of people ignore the ban and take photos or video anyway. There is some poor guy there whose job it is to run around the room and reprimand these errant tourists. I didn’t see him getting really tough though, and confiscating film/cameras was obviously not on the cards, so if you have the nerve for it you may try and sneak a photo or two anyway! I didn’t though! — David Johnstone Frankfurt am Main, Germany Before you buy.