What does this mean to wedding videographers? Well, how many of us are shooting with U.S.-made cameras? Just about every piece of gear we use (and we use a ton of it) is foreign-made. Seven years ago, when I lived in Canada, it took about $1.60 Cdn to buy a USD. Today, according to xrates.com, the dollar is on an even keel with the Loon, meaning we've already lost forty percent of our purchasing power. When you're looking at upgrading to hi-def cameras costing $3,000 and up, that's a hunk of change!  Notice the drop from 2000 to present time.