> >Btw, has anyone used the cheap Canon ZR-45MC or ZR-40's as a backup or >lowend DV camera (or analog converter). What is your opinion on it? > I have the ZR-40 and it works fine for converting to DV. I used it for awhile as an editing deck, but it was frustratingly slow shuttling back and forth. But as a camera and a converter it works well. -- Darby Lee Darrow darrowspammagnet at cox.net