<!-- Rating:</B> 3.5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/half_star.gif" width=12 height=18><BR> --><BR>I\'ve used an XL1s for 6 months now. They are OK for studio work on a tripod. In the field they are hard to use because you have to look thru the tiny eyepiece, very heavy and clunky. The stock digital lens sucks. They look impressive when you show up with one, but a PD 150 will do a better job. If you can\'t afford a different lens then there is no point.