New Camera

I picked up a Sanyo HD1010 this week as well as the "semi-fisheye" lens adapter for it. I can't wait to put it on my keel and try it out! There were a couple features that sold me on this particular model. I wanted a flash memory based unit--but the vast majority of flash-based HD camdorders record to an AVCHD codec that evidently requires re-encoding before it can be used anywhere. The HD1010 records in h.264 and plays back immediately on my Mac and PC. Another issue for me is that I need to be able to put a wide angle lens on it. Luckily relate2 over on hanggliding.org has the same camera and made me aware of the "semi-fisheye" attachment. You see, Sanyo doesn't sell this item in the states for whatever reason. Relate2 is in Australia, but his posts made me aware of the product's existence. A few web searches later, and I found a company that ships the unit to the US (at a premium, mind you). Warehouse123.com is the company. My transaction went as advertised, and the lens will be fun to use!