Hi Alex 🙂
I’ve dabbled in video, but only with ‘proper’ video cameras. I’m not especially convinced by the dSLR + video thing, though I think you can make a case that it makes more sense without the mirror thing getting in the way. But still… a stills camera with HD video built in is, at best, a big compromise on the video side (downsampling, dreadful video ergonomics, usually poor audio, etc. etc.). Most of the excitement around it is because limited depth of field with video used to be insanely expensive… and now it isn’t. But like all ‘looks’, it’ll wear thin over time. There’s more to good video than incredibly narrow dof in every shot.
If you’re happy with the Canon for stills but fancy dabbling in video I think you should approach it from that angle, personally, rather than throw the baby out with the bath water. So to speak 😉