Well of course it's bullshit but it's private property: they can do whatever they want.
There's enough other things in the world to take photos of that I'm not going to lose a lot of sleep over it... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> Sent: April 24, 2013 4/24/13 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - Horse puckey at the Kentucky Derby From: Bruce Walker > Kentucky Derby has banned ... "interchangeable lens cameras (e.g. > DSLRs, mirrorless cameras), [plus] any camera that has a lens longer > than 6 inches, tripods, and camcorders." > > They are claiming: > > "Churchill Grounds says that the measures were developed after > consulting with several law enforcement authorities following the > Boston Marathon bombings last week." > > Which is all kinds of wrong by itself, but I bet the the real reason > has more to do with protecting the visual turf of the contracted > professionals. > > http://petapixel.com/2013/04/23/kentucky-derby-bans-all-interchangeable-lens-cameras-for-security-purposes/ It's the same bullshit as the London Olympics. Are they going to outlaw backpacks, brief cases, coolers & picnic hampers? The English language does not provide curse words foul enough to adequately describe their lineage. Fuck 'em. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
