Hi guys I'm starting a little side venture video production company with a friend of mine, ive made a lot of stuff in the past mostly working with a sony d8, I'm wondering what people think the best camera out at the time would be for someone looking to spend around 3,000 I want to use this camera for both corporate video work and some of my films as well. any help would be a great help. thanks.

You may be able to find a panasonic dvx100 for $3000. That would be my first choice. And you might be able to find a used Cannon XL2 or XL1

Sony HUV or not sure about the model but sony is pretty cheap