Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
And the Montgomery County, Maryland police think you're suspicious if you want to buy panoramic camera equipment:
Link
From that website:
What should I consider suspicious?
* Photos which contain various landmarks or sensitive infrastructure locations, which don't appear to have any aesthetic appeal which makes the photo attractive (i.e. the support cables of a bridge, the fence surrounding the electrical power plant, etc).
*Camera purchases of expensive photography equipment with panoramic shooting capability.
*Photos of film that repeatedly shows landmarks and sensitive infrastructure that is filmed from a variety of angles which serve to produce panoramic coverage of the sites.
So, if you are a tourist, an architect or a hobby photographer, you are automatically suspicious.
And now for the solution from that page:
Require valid ID from all new customers.
Any business that would require an ID from me to purchase a legal product that has no age restrictions (like tobacco or alcohol or etc.) is a business that will never, ever see my money.
Good grief.