Since when aren't still camera lenses as good as cine lenses?
The areas where the Canon XL series lenses let the DP down are in the internal focus areas, not the resolving power! Its because you're using lenses designed for auto focus 35mm stills camera work. If you went with a non autofocus design I bet you'd see immense improvements in how you operated with the XL series.
As far as the XL-2 goes, I told (and like they really listened too, LOL) the Canon guys at NAB a couple of years ago that they needed 16:9 as a bare minimum upgrade, as I'm sure everyone else did. But then again that was the year that JVC showed their (then) new HDV camera! Imagine the XL-2 with the higher quality recording capabilities of say Sony's new HDV camera.
That would really be something to talk about!
FWIW, IMHO of course! :rolleyes:
Luke
