"Professional looking" camera

[Nnnnsic]

The drummer in our band was going to go to the Soundwave Festival this Sunday with my brother (who's the guitarist) and has now dropped out so now I've got a free ticket in.

In calling up Chugg, I've found out from the fairly useless girl there that I can't bring in a "professional looking camera"... which is silly and I asked what about a small lens... and she didn't have a clue.

Do I bring the D70 with a 45mm on it and hope I get in (or otherwise put it in the car) or just bring a 5700 and extra battery grip (because I will run out of batteries)?

It's times like this I wish I either had a Leica M8 or had the foresight to call up ahead and use my media pass...

[xerubus]

"professional looking camera"

What a ridiculously narrow statement. Your 5700 with a battery grip could be considered a "professional looking camera".

Personally I would probably stay clear of the d70 and take the p&s.

cheers

[Geoff]

Ring them and tell them you're representing Chimp!?

[BT*ist]

If you were to put numerous "cosmetic" scratches and dents on a DSLR, also obscuring the name/model/brand, splatter it with paint... basically make it look as decrepit as possible, could you just say "what, this old thing??" to anybody trying to stop you?

[gstark]

Pull the Bronica to pieces, and take that. They wouldn't know what it was.

[Nnnnsic]

Pull the Bronica to pieces, and take that. They wouldn't know what it was.

Woohoo! 12 shots a roll!

Anyone got a Holga they mind lending me?

[Reschsmooth]

Pull the Bronica to pieces, and take that. They wouldn't know what it was.

Woohoo! 12 shots a roll!

You can borrow our 220 back (as long as you don't break it) and get 30 shots a roll!

P

[hart]

Never ceases to amaze me how narrow minded and ignorant some people are with respect to "professional" cameras vs P&S - I've taken some gorgeous shots with my S45, both at events and on holidays - it's not the camera that takes good photographs (preaching to the converted here, I know)...

[adam]

Just bring your small-unprofessional-looking camera and enjoy the show.

[daniel_r]

...can't bring in a "professional looking camera"

I think I just found a reason one might want a silver bodied version of the D50

Now that would be useful for such coupled with the 45 P!

[Grev]

Too bad you don't have the M8 and the Noctilux.