Flare said:Hahahah, frankly, think they'll stop ppl with point and shoot more than people with big momma DSLR/SLR setups. (especially someone who hangs around in a multi-storey carpark and shooting at everything)
Simple film compacts are still the best for these work if you ask me. They may not win you awards (but people with P&S had), but they are fast, stealthy and film are more tolerant of exposure errors. You'll be surprised at how much details and info you can get from a $50 non-zooming auto film compact.
Del_CtrlnoAlt said:think rangefinders are better at stealthing... (see too much Pearl Harbour liao)
actually the more stealthy u look, the more suspicious ppl get... so if u have it, flaunt it... take out your camera & shoot... if they really check, den who cares if u din do anything wrong? but til now i haven kena, maybe i got this artistic look... hehehehehe..
And with a turban, you can look like a stereotypical terrorist.Sion said:To look "artisitic" do you grow a ponytail and some beard?
Clark75 said:And with a turban, you can look like a stereotypical terrorist.
tankahn said:Anyway I asked them if it is illegal to take pictures in public. They says no, but just curious what I just took. So I show them lamposts, streetlights. They didn't even bother to look. The other guy must have felt so stupid. Breaking their plainclothes cover just to catch a terrorist who decided to bomb a hdb carpark. They are better off checking uncles and aunties carrying bags. Better chance of a drug or vcd bust. A guy with a P&S pointing at inanmate objects, the most he get is a warning for shooting at protected places. Maybe carparks will be gazetted as one next. So they are doing some kind of 'market survey'. With that I see a future in CS having shooting gallery for people testing exposures with their cameras without having to bother to show IC.
ParkertR said:hahaha he must've felt dumb... but then again, it's good to see that the police are alert and bother to even bother you! it shows how INTO the job theyre into
as for ID Cards... i tink if we have em but state that you've gotta PAY for them and IF the cards have special discounts like for the photography bookstore at adelphi? hehe say 10% discount... or discount at Alan Photo or Cathay... i think people will pay for membership.... say $50 a year
ParkertR said:hahaha he must've felt dumb... but then again, it's good to see that the police are alert and bother to even bother you! it shows how INTO the job theyre into
as for ID Cards... i tink if we have em but state that you've gotta PAY for them and IF the cards have special discounts like for the photography bookstore at adelphi? hehe say 10% discount... or discount at Alan Photo or Cathay... i think people will pay for membership.... say $50 a year
tankahn said:Anyway I asked them if it is illegal to take pictures in public. They says no, but just curious what I just took. So I show them lamposts, streetlights. They didn't even bother to look. The other guy must have felt so stupid. Breaking their plainclothes cover just to catch a terrorist who decided to bomb a hdb carpark. They are better off checking uncles and aunties carrying bags. Better chance of a drug or vcd bust. A guy with a P&S pointing at inanmate objects, the most he get is a warning for shooting at protected places. Maybe carparks will be gazetted as one next. So they are doing some kind of 'market survey'. With that I see a future in CS having shooting gallery for people testing exposures with their cameras without having to bother to show IC.
engineermunn said:It's a membership card... not an official ID card. I'm just wondering... what's so special about a CS ID card? What's so bigshot about a clubsnapper. Really. BEsides getting a discount at some stores, a clubsnapper is no bigger deal than a Friends of the Zoo member or NTUC Fairprice member. PLease remember that even by flashing your Clubsnap ID, a clubsnapper is not above the law. It doesn't protect you from the men in blue (or plainclothes for that matter).