Best Log and Transfer choices for transfering Panasonic P2 media?

I am working on a documentary in Final Cut Pro 7.0.3.
Most of the footage is 1080 24p EX-1 and it is being edited within a ProRes422 timeline.
I have new interview footage, about 20 minutes shot with a Panasonic Varicam, and in the Log & Transfer window, under the P2 plug-in, it gives me various choices:
Native AVC Intra
DVCPRO HD
the flavors of ProRes including 422 standard, which is what my editing timeline currently is...
Are there any quality advantages by importing it natively (AVC Intra) and editing it within a ProRes TL? Or should I just import the Panasonic footage using ProRes 422 in L&T so it's a perfect match for my timeline?
Thanks for any advice on what offers the best possible quality...John

Did you shoot AVCIntra? Then bring it in as ProRes. Bringing it in NATIVE is faster, but there are no sequence settings for that format, so you'll always be rendering. And DVCPRO HD is 8-bit and anamorphic, so you'll be losing quality.
Just use ProRes 422.
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