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The event guide said no “professional cameras.”

When fans asked what that meant, the answer was simple: if the lens twists off the camera body, it is not allowed in.

Phones are fine; small point-and-shoot cameras are fine.

The moment the lens detaches — whether it is a beginner DSLR or a professional press camera — it stays outside.