Here's an interesting article about HD Video-capable DSLRs, and directly or indirectly about image stabiliation, device convergence, quality audio, etc. 

The first three paragraph are included below; it's interesting to note a possible 7D sub-$2K encore to the 5D coming down the pike.  The article also surmises that we likely have seen the watershed mass-scale market acceptance and appetite for HD video ... and specifically the Nikon D90, Canon 5DMII, and Panasonic DMC-GH1 all come out as a new device subcategory in the last year (i.e. VSLR - Video (HD) enabled DSLR still photography cameras).

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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Tricking-Out.jsp

Tricking Out your DSLR for Video

By David Speranza

Intruders have entered the world of video. They're small, they're stealthy, and they offer the biggest bang for the buck since the Alaska Purchase. We're talking, of course, about digital SLRs--specifically those that shoot high-definition, progressive video.

These hybrid interlopers, known by some as "VSLRs," are wielding their swollen sensors and 35mm optics like digital clubs over the head of prosumer video--each new model prying yet another finger loose from the once-secure grip of affordable HD camcorders.

The Nikon D90, with its 720p video, was the first to cross the high-definition threshold, followed quickly by the even more impressive Canon 5D Mark II, which upped the ante (and price) by offering full-frame 1080p, plus mic input, for under $3,000. Soon Panasonic weighed in with its micro 4/3 DMC-GH1--not technically an SLR, but notable for bringing full manual control and autofocus to the large-sensor party. The latest chapter is being written by the Canon 7D, which, with its variable frame rates (24p/25p, 50p/60p) and sub-$2K price, has shooters anointing it with "Chosen One" status before a single piece has sold.

Check out Philip Blooms blog http://philipbloom.co.uk/ 

Videographer, director and editor for the past 20 years, takes the Canon 5D & 7D for a test drive. Loads of video and information, check it out.

Cheers, scon.

I've not been to his (Phillip Bloom's) site before, but I have heard of him before.  He's got a few of the tutorial and/or sample video footage features on the Letus Direct 35mm DOF Adapters video page:  http://downloads.letusdirect.com/video/   (NOTE:  page comes up blank in IE, but great in Firefox).

Camera credits in some of the clipsI noticed:  Sony EX1, Pan HVX-200, Canon XHA1, and Canon HV20.  (I seem to recall a few very favorable mentions of the XHA1 and EX1 in other WMAT Hood posts.)

Anyway, Stuart ... here's one downloadable video sample of the HV20 using a Letus35mm Mini:  http://downloads.letusdirect.com/mini/bloom-hv20mini-720p.mp4