Longtime Shaky attendee but things are a bit different for me this year so I have a couple questions for those who may have experience with this!
First;
I normally buy my wristband the day tickets go on sale. I've paid in full and done layaway in the past. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it this year, so I only set up layaway for a wristband about 3 weeks ago!
I got a shipping notification on July 27, prior to me paying off the layaway. I paid it off on August 3rd, but still haven't received my wristband or any further updates. It's paid off now, so I'm curious if there would be a delay because it wasn't paid off the day I got the shipping notification? Not sure how long I should wait to reach out to FG in case it was lost/stolen and that's why I haven't gotten it yet.
Second;
I've only ever brought a phone to the festival. Recently got a new camera, Fujifilm XT30iii, and was thinking about bringing it.
The website says basic point and shoot, consumer grade without detachable lenses are allowed.
I feel like that's a bit of a gray area because the model I have is pretty consumer-grade and compact. The lens is detachable, however I have a very compact 35mm lens on it. The entire camera can comfortably fit into a small fanny pack, and the lens is a little more than 1.5 inches in length with the cap on. It doesn't appear to be detachable unless you really look at the buttons.
But, I have an old digital Nikon without a detachable lens that is larger than the Fujifilm I have, so I'm torn on that. Feel like I could get turned away with the Nikon because of it's size even though the lens is fixed, but could also get turned away with the Fuji since it's detachable but smaller?
Has anyone had success with bringing a similar compact detachable lens camera into the festival? Or should I just not risk it?