Photography/paintball advice needed

[OriginalGeek]

I put photography first because I ain't playing the paintball. But my friends are part of a group of about 20 people that will be playihng this weekend at a local facility and I want to go shoot the event. Having never been paintballing before I have to wonder., how dangerous is this? I mean, I'm not scared of getting hit but I am mighty scared of my Nikon DSLR getting hit lol. It's a closed group so they all know not to hit me (on purpose) but I'm just wondering if there's any practical advice from a staying safe point of view and pointers on good pictures too lol. I am very amateur and most of my photography up til now has all been of things that stayed still. The longest lens I have is 80-200mm zoom. Saturday is supposed to be a cool, sunny day in Florida so I should have enough light to use a low ISO for good saturation although I imagine I will experiment with a lot of different settings.

Anything you can think of that might help would be much appreciated!

and yes, I will make sure my own boys are well protected.

[ohiosmith]

1. Here's the kind of gear these guys wear. My friends who have gone paint balling tell me it can hurt

like hell even with the protection on. Maybe protect your camera with a diving case.

[OriginalGeek]

2. yeah I wondered about that

but no idea if you can rent one of those. lol, buy it and keep the receipt?

[ohiosmith]

3. You can in resort areas.