photography allowed in Wembley Arena?

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  1. andre_kostolany

    andre_kostolany Regular Member

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    found no information if photography (or even filming) is allowed. Has someone information about
    or found a link to it? Don't want to bring 20lbs equipment just to leave it at the security staff as
    in the AE2009 8-((
     
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    I doubt it will be allowed, it never usually is...
     
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    Swissopen07 was no problem at all :p
     
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    yes but in England they hate it, don't know why...
     
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    World championships last year at France was also allow to take pictures, except on saturday and sunday.
    At French super series it was completly allowed...

    It must be a Wembley-policy I guess ... :-(
     
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    actually it is just anywhere in the UK...
     
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    since British Empire has gone - arrogance still there...:confused:
     
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    to sad ... :crying:
     
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    So, no SLR then.

    I am going to bring my Canon G11 and check with staff at the gate.

    G11 will not get anything sharp during play but I will try and get a few when the players walk off.
     
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    So, what does it exactly say on the ticket?

    It's understandable that SLR or any pro-like equipment is not allowed. How about a pocket-size point and shoot just for keepsake?
     
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    At All England stewards twice tried to stop children with me taking mobile phone pictures when in fact they were just texting/playing game, expect the same at Wembley
     
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    tickets say "no photography or video recording is permitted" ouch!
     
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    This is terrible:mad:

    Do I have to check in the camera (just a pocket-size P&S)? Or that I can keep it but just not use it inside the arena?
     
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    You could bring your pocket camera along, and trust your luck. But definitely no bazooka DSLR types, they would confiscate it.

    Even with the pocket camera, absolutely no flash is allowed.
     
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    checked with staff yesterday, no snapping allowed, not even with a camera phone of any sort.
     
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    I remember i saw LCW mocked by fans and spectators with cameras in their hands after the victory ceremony of AE2011.. Anyway, that's after match play. I assume you can bring inside the stadium, but just use them when the time is right:p
     
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    Having said the above, the reality was ... somewhat different, I managed to take two pictures with my G11 ;)
     
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    And next, what u should do is post it here;)
     
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    Hope WBF realizing what a stupid policy this is. They can search bags and confiscate the big guns but can't really ban cameras.

    There are many cameras in the arena. Some people are stupid enough to use flash during play.

    Banning big guns is reasonable. But the new high performance 4/3s are quite compact. Not sure how they can deal with those.

    Tournament organizers should face the reality that people want to take pictures and they will. The organizers should allow photography but specifically banning photography with flash during play and reminding audience at the start of each session (at 0:0 and 11:x) that no flash photography is allowed during play.

    They can even set up information booths or send pamphlet with tickets to teach people how not to use flash. That way, people will eventually form the habit of not using flash.

    The current policy just invites people to break rules. When they have a more reasonably policy, people will more likely obey it.
     

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