This happened to me while I tried to bring in my camera bag into a convention. There were ushers stationed at the entrance checking bags for security reasons and soon it was my turn.
I opened my bag and the usher saw my DSLR and very firmly but politely said, “Sorry sir, your camera cannot be taken in, it’s a professional camera. We don’t allow professional cameras in here, only small little cameras and yours is a professional camera. You have 2 options, either bring back to your car if you drove or, you could deposit it into one of the lockers by the entrance.”
It felt pretty ridiculous to me so I asked, “Are you sure?”. She got kind of worried and pulled another fellow usher over. He took a look into my camera bag and I got the same reaction. It’s a professional camera, cannot bring in…
I got my M6 down in one of the secluded corners of the bag and decided to try something. I pulled the M6 out, dangled it by the strap in front of me and asked, “So this small little camera can bring in?”. Her face immediately lit up and with a big cute smile on her face cheerfully replied, “Can! Can! No problem! This little camera can bring in one, no problem!”.
So I sling the M6 over my shoulders, took out all my M lenses and a couple of rolls of film, deposited my bag in the locker ‘cos I dun drive, entered the convention, shot what I came to shoot and left without a problem.
