Mage 01... first, do you own a DVX? If not then what are you going to be running this mic into?
For a first mic there are many affordable options that will give you a lot of satisfaction.
I've got an AKG uls system and you don't need one of those yet. In my opinion the 480b/ck69 is about on par with a 416... I had both and I decided to sell one... after MUCH deliberation... it was the 416, but ocassionally I wish I'd kept it instead... situations change and the perfect mic one day is a runner-up the next.
So what do you have to plug that mic into... I'm hoping you say DVX.