581 Hi everyone, I recently finished the Platypus Workshop. Coming out of it I was convinced to move more and more of my work to video. The instructors gave a few recommendations on HD cameras both miniDV-based (like the Canon XHA1) and (Canon HF10). I've been keen to buy the Sony HVR-A1. But its getting "old" and only one chip. That's a bad thing in low light. On the other hand, I was looking at flash memory-based cameras (like the HF10) and they for the most part look impressive. And they're only one chip. I intend to use whatever camera I get mainly for editorial work. So I'm curious what others are using. Is anyone using the big pieces of kit like the XHA1 or the smaller prosumer cams like the HF10? I'd like something with an optical viewfinder, manual focus and, if not an XLR jack, an RCA mic jack. My price range is anything under US$3,000. Cheers, Bill. 8 2008-08-26T12:11:08Z 0 2008-08-28T09:32:27Z true 23631 false 12729 2008-11-23T04:57:43Z Washington, D.C. true 2009-02-26T00:00:00Z false hd-cameras 1 2008-11-23T04:57:43Z 2403