Having had the XL1 for 5 years I'm wondering if the XL2 is much more, shall we say, complicated. I got alot out of "1" but I'm not technically inclined so I'd rather not end up in over my head. I know there are simpler cameras for us simpler minds but the XL series has always appealed to me.

Cheers,
-dave

The XL2 isn't much more complicated than the XL1. It has so many new and useful features, so if you're thinking about it, go for it. When I first used the XL2 after being an XL1 user, I figured it out very quickly and I loved having all those new things to play with like different frame rates, XLR inputs, a display the displays 16:9 properly and more zoom range.