very cool thing...using a DSLR camera for real news application. (i am not a company shill, end user for tv news and commercials)

biggest plus:  no tape, record to compact flash.  plugged my usb drive into station computer, pow.

was shooting using dsr400 full size shoulder mount dvcam, great camera.

station transitioned to hard drive cams, and soon to HD.

this dslr shoots SD 4:3  or, get this, full 1080P widescreen at 30fps.

i shot SD to mesh with station editing stations.  lead story about flooding conditions.

since i report/shoot/edit as one man band, it was incredibly interesting to use this unit.

FULL 35mm size pickup, uses film EF lenses for incredible depth of field movie quality shooting.  also can be problem.

has a mic input jack.  used a small plug in stereo mic for nat.  have tested a sony wireless and a wired mic as well.

have further info if anyone is curious.  (transcoding to drop frame, audio issues, focus issues, accessory issues)

the cam body is 2700 list plus lenses.

there ARE drawbacks, serious differences in operation.  but it works, and i suspect this

is the way newspaper video and web video will go.

just amazed at the implications this new development has for independent movie makers, web and tvnews use.

-gary

emailgary@aol.com