Traveling to Paris (need advice)

I forgot to mention that I lived there when all the rioting was taking place, and had no problem, even though some rioting got as close to my place (St. Paul) one metro stop away in the Bastille. The Bastille is famous for its riots (pun intended).

<i>"These are good zooms, for both the cameras, though cost more than the 50mm:

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http://www.adorama.com/CA28105AFNU.html

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http://www.adorama.com/CA2485U.html"</i>

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I actually plan on buying a Canon wide angle lens sometime in the future but again, I have to save up for one of those. I pretty much have a $150 limit right now.

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I don't know why I didn't know about the other Canon though; the $80 one. That's a great deal. I might go with that for the trip.

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Thank you all. You've been a huge help!

I travel quite often between the US and France, and have imported quite a few pieces of photographic equipment for friends. Nobody ever bothered to ask anything at the airport in either country.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007E7JU/photonet

I took a lot of pictures at Louvre with flash (two years ago). Everybody out there used flash everywhere including at Mona Lisa. I didn't see anyone with tripod. Nor did I take one. They might disallow tripods for fear of damage to the exhibits. I used a school backpack for accessories and the museum guide book, digital SLR and a flash mounted atop and the audio-guide. There were no questions about the equipment at customs of either country or at the museum. (Well... everything you have will go through the x-ray machine at the museum entrance). You want a fast lens to take pictures of the exhibits or the inner corridors.