telephoto lens at a baseball game not allowed?

[kingtj]

All true ... so ...

My response is quite simple. I refuse to ever buy a ticket to these events!

I've never even set foot in our new baseball stadium, and don't intend to, unless someone's giving me free tickets or something.

As far as I'm concerned, these places DO have the right to enforce any restrictions on entry they wish -- but if those restrictions start inconveniencing me? I'm bailing out on attending the event.

(I stopped going to concerts at our local amphitheater too, when they started making rules like "no cameras allowed" and "no lawn chairs or blankets" except for ones they wanted to rent to you at high prices.)

If enough people would do this, rather than passively accept all the demands and keep paying for the tickets -- things would eventually change.

Although I generally agree that a 70-200 in the hands of most of us is more an annoyance to other fans than a threat to the "brand", exactly what right do you claim here? I'm sorta tired with the overuse of that word.

Last time I checked, the ballpark is a private venue, the exhibition is presented by private entities, and just as with any other property, the rights are in the property owner's hands here. Let's not confuse private with public, please.

Your ticket is a license to observe, period, subject to the terms of the property owner, and revocable at any time. It is their right to be twunts about it. It is not your right to exceed the terms of the license.

I don't mean to pick on you specifically here, I just see that term badly abused all over the Forums and elsewhere.

 

[Ruahrc]

Next time I go to a game I will defiantly challenge them about it!

There's your problem. Best way to fight garbage like this is to not support that business with your dollars.

 

[wheelhot]

You guys had this problem at a baseball game, I had this problem entering a cinema in Malaysia!

My camera is kept in my bag and before I entered the cinema, the person who checked the validity of the movie ticket, requested permission to see my bag. Sure I gave him cause I don't bring any video camera or some sort. To my surprised, they told that I need to leave my camera outside and they'll keep it for me in a safe box. Hell no!

Honestly, what do they think I'll do? Snap the whole movie? Hold the DSLR throughout the movie just to record it? Totally doesn't make sense. I of course quarreled with them and eventually the manager came. He let me take my camera in if I leave the battery outside, which I agreed (even wrote the serial number to ensure they can't replace it if lost without my knowledge).

I even remember a previous incident where they ask the person to leave his laptop outside.

 

[Flash SWT]

Thanks, wasn't aware it was free. Rights-holders normally means they've paid to get a number of people within the ropes.

Well as I wrote, rights holders do pay big money for the right to broadcast the game live (and sell commercials during the broadcast). But "press" and "media" such as newspapers and local TV stations do not.

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