Fabulous photos, Ben, I’d be ecstatic to get a pic like the RSA one!
Not the olympics but I’ve been refused entry to the O2 with cameras, I had a 28-30mm bridge (which met the criteria of no interchangeable lenses so should have been allowed), and a film SLR with a prime lense (so no zoom, so should hvae been allowed). Both taken off me.
I’ve seen this happen at the O2 Academy in Bristol, and been told, in no uncertain terms, to stop taking photos with a Nikon Coolpics 5700 bridge camera in the past.
Door security are not discriminating; if it looks vaguely like a camera that the pro’s use inside, then it stays outside.
That’s it, it’s entirely down to a camera that looks like a DSLR. I take a Lumix TZ30 to gigs, and never have issues with it.
Not as sophisticated regarding exposure, but it gets results, and a 20x optical zoom is more than adequate for most circumstances.
Not perfect, but I was rather pleased with it:
Laura Marling at the Royal Albert Hall.
Katzenjammer at the O2 Academy, Bristol.