Dang... that’s hard. But I agree, you can film with a dSLR and a few primes and get same quality as pro HDV’s. Obviously not as much bells and whistles as HDV’s but it does the job.
It was on the beach though, so audio was mostly ruined. Had a rode microphone with a wind blocker, and it still didn't do the job. I tested it the day before, but I guess I wasn't standing far enough back.








