Friday, August 01, 2008 Decent cameras banned from Beijing?

According to CNET Asia, turning up at the Olympics with your fancy new Nikon D80 is going to get you into big trouble...

clipped from news.cnet.com If you're heading to Beijing (or are already there) for the Olympics, take note that the Beijing Organizing Committee has imposed bans on several items, one of which is "professional camera equipment." Unless you have official press credentials, we suggest you just bring your point-and-shoot to the games.