DSLRs not allowed - smartphones fine.

[Dan C]

It really does.

*puts away early 2000's-point and shoot cheapie and whips out Huawei Mate 20 Pro*

Cellphone cameras have come a long way.

 

[bwana]

I know right - but no point in arguing with a security guard

Basically this.

 

[Demavend]

Why do security guards always come running when they see someone taking pictures with a DSLR but they'll let hundreds of people snap pictures with smartphones?

As a former film student this drove me crazy. Every now and then for a student film we would do run-and-gun/guerilla filmmaking, where we would find a good looking location, drive the actors there and quickly take a few shots with a small camera, taking care to not get any logos and stuff in shot. A security guard would inevitably spot us and come running, demanding that we not film, yet hundreds of people take hundreds of pictures and videos with their phones all around us.