KERIS BANTEN

A. G. Maisey · 10th August 2009, 01:00 AM

A bit of a different situation to that which prevailed back in the 1970's, Pak Ganja.

I visited the museum many times prior to my last Jakarta visit in 1978, and I took many photographs.

Of course, the keris and other objects I photographed were not taken out of the display cases, but I had no great difficulty in taking photos through the glass. I was using a Nikon F with standard 50mm lens at that time, and 200ASA film. The images are not perfect, but they're pretty good --- certainly good enough to identify individual keris.

This prohibition on taking photos in museums seems to be widespread these days. Everywhere I go I see the signs, and as a general rule I ignore those signs. If there is somebody standing near you can't take a pic, but if there is not --- what can they do?

It will be quite interesting to learn the background of that keris.

10th August 2009, 01:00 AM	#16
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	A bit of a different situation to that which prevailed back in the 1970's, Pak Ganja. I visited the museum many times prior to my last Jakarta visit in 1978, and I took many photographs. Of course, the keris and other objects I photographed were not taken out of the display cases, but I had no great difficulty in taking photos through the glass. I was using a Nikon F with standard 50mm lens at that time, and 200ASA film. The images are not perfect, but they're pretty good --- certainly good enough to identify individual keris. This prohibition on taking photos in museums seems to be widespread these days. Everywhere I go I see the signs, and as a general rule I ignore those signs. If there is somebody standing near you can't take a pic, but if there is not --- what can they do? It will be quite interesting to learn the background of that keris.