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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 298638" data-attributes="member: 15805">Before IT happened.&nbsp; IT being what happened to me tonight.I got a nice used copy of a Nikkor 20/2.8D AF in the mail the other day, and decided to take it on a test run at a nearby courthouse.&nbsp; I like this one because it's full of detail and is a good test subject.&nbsp; It's also in my home town, so I'm prejudiced.<img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202/D62_2361post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202/D62_2369post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As I'm taking the second image, a guy walks up and asks why I'm taking photos.&nbsp; I tell him I'm testing out a new lens I just got.&quot;But you can't do that!&nbsp; It's against the law!&quot;Me:&nbsp; &quot;Huh?&nbsp; It's a public building, and I'm on public property.&nbsp; There's no law against taking photos like this.......&quot;Him: &quot;They passed a law making it a crime to take photos in public like this......&quot;Me: &quot;Are you a lawyer or a law enforcement officer? If so, let me know what law I'm violating.&quot;Him:&nbsp; &quot;Well, I can't quote the law because I don't have it with me, but............&quot;Me: &quot;Actually, you can't quote the law because it doesn't exist.&quot;At this point, I start to walk away and continue shooting.&nbsp; He follows me.Me: &quot;Look, I'm not asking you to quote this 'law' verbatim.&nbsp; But is it a city, county, state or federal law?&quot;Him: &quot;I don't know, I just know it's.......&quot;Me: &quot;Well, then you'd better call Google up and tell them they need to take their Street View web site off the internet.&quot;I walk away again, and he just stands there.&nbsp; His wife was standing by their SUV, talking (to the local constabulary, no doubt!) on the cell phone.&nbsp; They continue to watch me until I finish and get in my truck and drive away.OK, rant over.BTW, I love this lens.&nbsp; I had a 20/2.8 back in my film days and boy does this classic piece of glass take me back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 298638, member: 15805"] Before IT happened. IT being what happened to me tonight. I got a nice used copy of a Nikkor 20/2.8D AF in the mail the other day, and decided to take it on a test run at a nearby courthouse. I like this one because it's full of detail and is a good test subject. It's also in my home town, so I'm prejudiced. [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202/D62_2361post.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202/D62_2369post.jpg[/IMG] As I'm taking the second image, a guy walks up and asks why I'm taking photos. I tell him I'm testing out a new lens I just got. "But you can't do that! It's against the law!" Me: "Huh? It's a public building, and I'm on public property. There's no law against taking photos like this......." Him: "They passed a law making it a crime to take photos in public like this......" Me: "Are you a lawyer or a law enforcement officer? If so, let me know what law I'm violating." Him: "Well, I can't quote the law because I don't have it with me, but............" Me: "Actually, you can't quote the law because it doesn't exist." At this point, I start to walk away and continue shooting. He follows me. Me: "Look, I'm not asking you to quote this 'law' verbatim. But is it a city, county, state or federal law?" Him: "I don't know, I just know it's......." Me: "Well, then you'd better call Google up and tell them they need to take their Street View web site off the internet." I walk away again, and he just stands there. His wife was standing by their SUV, talking ([SIZE=1]to the local constabulary, no doubt![/SIZE]) on the cell phone. They continue to watch me until I finish and get in my truck and drive away. OK, rant over. BTW, I [I]love[/I] this lens. I had a 20/2.8 back in my film days and boy does this classic piece of glass take me back. [/QUOTE]

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