Thank you Andrew and Mike

Yes, the answer is calling for a solution to the Mini35 $ Issue $

and you can get a comparable image with a $50 fd lens off ebay with an adapter :)

nice article chris.

I wish I could afford a HD100, but short of that I am costantly amazed at the film look my HD10 affords. No 24p but the 30p provides for everything short of a film-out. The 60p mode allows for some nice slo-mo. Be warned though these aren't point and shoot cams. You need to be knowledgeable in filters, lighting and progressive shooting to get the most.

Here are a few current links over on the HD10 forum. Two are tests for mini 35mm adaptors.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=59982

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57288

and one link to a well done short

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=59925