>Luckily that wasn't really what was meant; rather, for video other than >quite serious, try your cell phone first before doing anything drastic. In my case it's for serious video where a smartphone sadly does not cut it at all. Where you DON'T want autofocus by default Where you DON'T want autoexposure by default Where you DO want to select light quality Where you DO want access to a range of lenses Where you DO want to be able to focus pull BUT You don't have access to a dedicated professional video camera that day. Almost all SLRs come video capable now. I must have bought the last mid-range canon that was not - even the 550D does a good enough job. Rob
