Wetpixel posted Jonathan Bird's excellent article listing his thoughts about the advantages of video camera over SLRs for filmmaking on the front page. The aim in doing so was to create a debate about the relative merits of each type of camera.
http://wetpixel.com/articles/choose-your-weapon-slr-versus-video-camera-for-filmmaking
Hence I started this thread to allow the discussion to spill over. Please feel free to list your thoughts and comments about the issues raised: