Is there anyone who has experiences on working with a Canon 16x zoom manual SD lens on a Canon XL-H1 (HD, with SDI) camera? How is the image? Is the standard 20x zoom lens far better or do you get a nice image with the 16x SD lens? I am planning on buying one of these 'oldies'.

Thanks!

Hi Rob, this topic has been frequently discussed:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/82506-xl-h1-6x-lens.html

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/91435-16x-manual-lens-still-viable.html

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/71517-xlh1-manual-lens-discussion.html

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/69918-16x-manual-lens-pdf-file.html

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/56738-16x-lens.html

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/52409-can-use-existing-xl-1-2-lenses.html

...hope this helps,