Been doing a lot of research into the different entry level prosumer cameras I could buy and it looks like the Panasonic DVx 100b is top of its class but cannons XH-A1 looks about at the level of the DVx 100a, I have had great luck with their cameras so far and have worked with a DVx 100a so it wouldn't be that hard to say its a big upgrade. The XH-A1 is about $1000 more, So I keep going back to the DVx 100b because it was the camera I started out with when I first got introduced to film. I looked at sony too but there entry level prosumer stuff is either really bad and $2000 or great and $5000 but still entry level. for $5000 dollars I would get a pro film camera and shoot a big budget film.

wish there was a way I could see how the cannon XH-A1 felt before I throw my money at something.