For that price range you can get a Canon T2i. The video quality is comparable to the 7D, but the ISO performance can't compete with the 7D. FPS selection is also very limited.... but if you stick a 50mm 1.8 on the T2i and use some well controlled lighting and stabilization you can produce some decent results. Check out this video comparison:http://vimeo.com/9719790The second half has direct video comparisons.