Kuwait Bans DSLR Cameras In Public

[Paul79UF]

I just read about this today. I don't live in Kuwait and have no immediate plans to visit, but thought some of you might want/need to know.

http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzAwMTg4ODg1

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36940/kuwait-bans-use-dslr-cameras

I hope this law doesn't spread to other countries in the area that I might want to visit some day.

(Sorry if this topic has already been discussed before. The story came out a few days ago.)

[allenmacaulay]

Clearly, the Kuwaiti government wants us all to buy Leica M cameras or go back to the days of film.

Not a big deal, just use rangefinders or any of the new large sensor mirrorless cameras.  Or film.  Or TLRs.  Or view cameras.  Or pocket cameras.  Or well, you get the idea...

[Nacnud]

In case you haven't heard yet....
Despite being widely distributed the story is not true.
Here's a good summary.

[wolfnowl]

In case you haven't heard yet....
Despite being widely distributed the story is not true.
Here's a good summary.

Thanks; you beat me to it.  My mother always said, 'Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.'

Mike.