Dear Jagan,

although far from you we have at least 5 years in experience
doing digital movies and transfering them to film for theater
release.

We have done all kind of combinations already(35mm->digital->film;
16mm->digital->film; video->film; HDcam->film; Varicam->film;
Viper->film; HDV->film).

We do full post production and we do print to intermediate
material directly from digital.

The question you raise depend on the budget you have to spend.
For a quick response I can suggest in order of quality (from
lower to high) and in order of budget (from low to high,
considering you want to get back to film.
One of the main points when going back to film is the frame
rate. If you consider real 24f shooters then your choices are
instantly minimized for a couple of cameras:


1- (SDTV) DV camera - Panasonic AG-DVX100A
2- (SDTV) DVCPRO 50 - Panasonic AJ- SDX900
3- (HDV) HDV Camera - SONY HDR-FX1**
4- (HDTV) Varicam Panasonic AJ-HDC27F
5- (HDTV) Sony CineAlta HDcam HDW-F900
6- (HDTV) Panavision HD-900F
7- (HDTV) Sony CineAlta HDcamSR HDW-F950
8- (Data) Thomsom Viper FilmStream
8- (Data) Arriflex D-20
8- (Data) Panavision Genesis

** Although the HDR does not do a real progressive 24
it will still have more detail information that the SDTV cameras

The Data cameras are all new, hard to find and still expensives
for rental or buying. Some claim are better than others and lots
of tech speaking specifications but if you have budget go ahead
and try them.
Maybe I am forgeting somebody somewhere but as I said before this
is intended to be quick....

Best Regards and good luck!

Alex Pimentel
Casablanca Finish
Sao Paulo - Brazil