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I’m planning a trip to Egypt, and I’m actually considering upgrading to new cameras for this trip. I’ve been told by a sales rep. from a certain company that it is dangerous to take video equipment on trips like these because, though equipment might be let in, it might “show up broken” once you get there.”

Is this actually true, or are there steps you need to take at customs beforehand to prevent your equipment from being messed with. I’d hate to invest thousands of dollars on new equipment, only to return with broken equipment.

He said the reason the equipment would be broken was because it looked professional, will traveling with a “tourist-like” camera would most likely not cause any problems at all….but that would mean less quality footage.

Any suggestions or insights on this would be appreciated greatly.

Thanks.