yeah, apparently my default state is pissed off.

Canon has hinted at plans to add video capability to whatever comes next in the 30D/40D/50D lineup. But you might have to wait a year for that. And you wouldn't get the other benefits of full-frame -- most notably, the high-ISO noise performance probably won't be as good.

The 5D Mark II is definitely an awesome camera. Feel free to come play with mine whenever you recover from your ultra death virus and come back to the office.

Eh, I don't care so much about the video, but rather the quality of the photography. I don't really need to film with it when I have an HVX200. However, I'm in dire need of a Mark II. Drool.

Also, it was food poisoning. 5 days of no food really hurt me.

I should warn you, though: once you've used the 5D, the Rebel feels very tiny and underpowered by comparison. Especially the viewfinder. You REALLY want a full-frame viewfinder.

I need to start freelancing, bigtime. I need money and fast. You've encouraged me to win!

Isn't that all David does?

I guess, if you call that "well". It's just the 5D Mark II's onboard mic.

One disadvantage of it, though, is that you can hear the image stabilizer spinning if you have IS enabled (in this video, I didn't). But I can't really fault them for that.

If you plan to record "real" sound with this, you should definitely get an external microphone. It has a 1/8" mic-in port.

Good to know, thanks. I guess I was just surprised that it didn't have as much "hiss" as most onboard mics do. Good stuff, keep up the good work.