Nobody I know of at school has a nice camera, and I'm not going to start asking around and buddy up to somebody because they do have one, because that's just rude.
That's too bad.
All my movies were done in school with people I asked to help.
I knew a girl who got a new camera and immediately recruited
her to shoot a movie. She didn't think it was rude, she loved
using her new camera.
She ended up being the DP of eight of my movies and went on
to make a living as a loader, assistant camera and camera operator.
I met a guy in one of my classes who was a really good artist.
Turns out he was also a great sculptor. I got him involved to use
his talent and he became interested in makeup effects just like
me. He went on to be a illustrator for movie posters.
I always help others others out, too. I own a top of the line camera
and I meet people all the time who ask for my help. I'm an "outsider"
to their group but I love helping out and getting more experience
and getting some use out of my camera.
Maybe sometime down the line you'll see that asking others to use
their talent and equipment to help you make a movie is not rude.
"Outsiders" are the life blood of movie making. You open yourself
up to some amazing talent when you let those "outsiders" in.