I mentioned here or in direct reply about depth of field to someone... nice do it yourself instructions here to build a adaptor: <http://snodart.com/hbe_snod35_v1.php>
Or you can go with something like this... Movie Tube <http://www.kinomatik.com/> Alternative source for shinny stuff <http://zgc.com/zgc.nsf> NYT has a few articles/reviews that look like a good source for comparing and choosing a camera. This first one is for the Canon HG10 <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/technology/circuits/06video.html?8cir&emc=cir> Reasonable price @ under $1300. Has a mic in, 1080i, HardDrive (tapeless) more here: <http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=177&modelid=15617> There are plenty of review sites, but this quick list may interest anyone in the market: <http://tech.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/products/camcorders/index.html> Sony has a new camera coming out <http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/broadcast_production/release/31159.html> "...The HVR-HD1000U camcorder is planned to be available in December, at a suggested list price of less than $1,900..." Nice design. On the shoulder for more stability. It is getting a bit of flack and ribbing because it may end up being used on non mainstream productions (read what you want in that). I was looking at another Sony Camera <http://www.freshdv.com/2007/09/more-xdcam-ex-pre-launch-official-specifications.html> <http://www.simonwyndham.co.uk/xdcam-pmw-ex1.html> Renting/Leasing is looking better all the time though with so many changes/options from one cam vs. another.
