What are the best Digital Video Cameras?

What are some of the BEST digital SLR cameras the take video?

• By best I mean top of the line. I plan to use it as a back up camera when shooting films either as an extra camera or incase one of my Panasonic AG-DVX100a decides to stop working on set.

• Answer:

  I think at the present time the best DSLR cameras for motion are the Canon 5D, 7D, Nikon D4 (not available for a month) and the Nikon D7000. I have shot all of them except the D4 and they are going to be very similar. I have shot the 7D for a network TV show but it was modified for PL lenses. All of them are being currently used in Features, Shorts and on TV. The main thing is to have good glass. I use the Nikon D7000 a lot with Zeiss lenses and it is really nice. At a slightly higher price point I prefer the Sony F3 to all of those cameras but it's quite a bit more and you need PL lenses. Beyond that you get into Alex and Red. If you want to see a video shot on the D7000, go to youtube and search Patricia Mario "Who Knows". That was shot with Zeiss 19mm & 85mm lenses and a Nikon 50mm for one shot in the hot tub. The wide shot in the hot tub is the Zeiss 19mm.