Absolutely. You will definitely be losing resolution. However, remember that even cropped you will still be working with slightly more resolution than the 16:9 mode on a dv camera which actually electronically stretches your signal to widescreen. This is why we are seeing a lot of talk about the 16:9 anamorphic adapters that that optically squeeze the 4:3 image therefore using all 4:3 ccds resolution. No it's not as high a resolution as a camera with true 16:9 ccds but it's a workable solution. Unfortunately, no anamorphic adapter is available for the vaunted Xl-1. More importantly, you're pretty much hooked into what your transfer(35mm) house can handle. In the good ol' US of A that means plan ol' 4:3 Ntsc. Thusly, our choice of going with a taped off monitor. It will all (dv material)be grainy after transferring to 35mm anyway.(posted 8981 days ago)Good Luck guy,
Jim Fielder Junkmein@e