Originally posted by Rondec And Rock, don't be so touchy. Most of the people here are photographers -- many for decades and so you can understand if video doesn't make them do hand stands.
I really didn't think I was being that touchy. I've been shooting for over two decades myself, and have always had to rely on a second system to get the stills I needed. Regardless of what anyone says, I feel that video on a DSLR is one of the greatest ideas ever conceived. Whether in ENG, EFP, or digital cinema, the advantages of having a dual capable camera are too numerous to discuss.
DSLR technology, though still in it's infancy, is taking media gathering to new and exciting levels. Feature films will be depending on them soon enough as well. Lucasfilm recently performed tests with the 5DII and 7D and transferred the footage to 35mm with surprising results. Lucas is planning to use DSLR's in places that cannot accommodate the F35 in his next feature. I dare any of the other consumer offerings in the "VIDEO CAMERA" realm to compete with that.
I used to be one of those that said; "If you want a film look, shoot film". My feeling on that included motion and stills. In some ways I still feel that way, but I know to stay competitive I need to have familiarity with as many formats and equipment as possible.
Thing is, I like Pentax, and always have. I have several lenses left over from my 35mm film days. For daily work though, I've chucked the film, the enlarger, the darkroom, the developer and fix, and have replaced them with digital cameras and computers with Photoshop. I've worked professionally in video, but have always been a shutterbug hobbyist. Now comes technology that handles both. I can't help but be excited.
Peace