ahunter, after doing some more research, I decided to go with the Sony DSR PD-150 rather than the XL1. I plan to start off by hiring a digital editor, but eventually I will do my own editing. The prices climb pretty quick when you start looking at good quality editing equipment. I' ll start out doing some minor in house editing, but I' ll have to see where it all goes first before diving in too deep.

Shot High, I just moved out of Alaska too, but we are still residents, and I will still spend half the year there. We moved to Las Vegas so my wife could finish college at UNLV, then we are planning to move back to either Anchorage or Juneau.