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Kuwait government bans DSLRs as a leisure thing

November 25th, 2010        

Kuwait government bans DSLRs as a leisure thing

I’m not sure how this happened, but apparently the Kuwait government has banned the recreational sue of Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras. According to the Kuwait Times, The Ministries of Information, Social Affairs and Finance have collectively decided to ban the use of the chunky shooters in public places, except where it can be shown that it’s for journalistic purposes. This decision has left a lot of people scratching their heads, not least because every self-respecting smartphone nowadays can pump out screen-filling images. And then there’s also the matter of determining where the line between compact cameras, which are still allowed, and DSLRs resides. No love for photography as a hobby there. The person in charge must be awful in taking photography.

Now, what about those Canon G11s and Lumix G2?

SOURCE via Kuwait Times

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