Was thinking I'd get one of those brand new Canon's with the HD-SDI out, but is there a hardrive with hd-sdi connection? Don't want to pay 15k for a deck...

We're in the same boat. We're just inches from purchasing the XL-H1, but are insistent on getting 4:2:2 out of the thing. I been searching all over and haven't found a cost-effective means to getting that footage off without tape.

Either way we're waiting until after the second to purchase anything (in hopes of a new announcement). The XH-G1 sounds great, but our production starts in October :(