You cant beat the glass on a Canon, its the beat in the bussiness, not to mention the 20x zoom which can come in quite handy. If you filming in the last half hour of light your not getting quality footage IMO. The big decision to make is whether to go HD or not. Its comin boys and if your looking to long term you may want to consider it. You can find great GL2s cheap because of the big HD boom but may have to replace it in the near future, dont know. In the realm of HD it looks as if Sony may be finally competing with Canon have to wait and see. If your making TV or videos its all about the footage. You get what you pay for.