Everyone's comments have been right on target. One advantage miniDV has is your audio is already synced to the picture. Tape stock is water compared to film. -Mike On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 01:23 AM, finalcutpro8 at netscape.net wrote: > Hello, > > I want to produce an independent Film and I am wondering if anyone out > there has shot on miniDV? Does anyone here have real field experience > and can you tell me how DV compares in quality to 16MM and 35MM Film? > > Chris