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Camera Type Recommendations Price Features
DCamInfo CamLabs DPRev M-Pix Lens Card Movie Wide Zoom Mass[1] FLF[2] Sensor Dims AD[3] LV[4] AS[5] Comments
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III  SLR Pro  HR  $        7,219 21.1 none CF & SD 1205 g 1.0 36 X 24 L Full 35 mm sensor size
Nikon D3 SLR Pro   $        4,417 12.9 none CF 1240 g 1.0 36 X 24 L Full 35 mm sensor size
Nikon D700  SLR Pro  692.59 HR  $        3,219 12.9 24-200 mm CF 24 mm 8X 995 g 1.0 36 X 24 L Full 35 mm sensor size
Canon EOS 5D SLR Pro  654.08  $        2,600 12.8 24-105mm CF 816 g 1.0 36 X 24 L Full 35 mm sensor size
Canon EOS 5D Mark II SLR Pro  24.8 1.0 36 X 24 L Released coming later
Canon EOS-1D Mark III  SLR Pro  737.44 HR  $        3,900 10.7 none 1155 g 1.3 28.1 X 18.7 L APC-H Size sensor
Leica M8 Pro R  $        5,000 10.3 none SD? 545 g 1.3 27 X 18 Uses all old Leica M-Series lenes
Nikon D200 SLR Pro  639.87 HR  $        1,300 12.2 18-135 mm SD 28 mm 7.5X 830 g 1.5 23.6 X 15.8 L Second highest DSLR at Amazon
Nikon D300  SLR Pro  735.92 Rec 2 HR  $        1,900 13.1 18-135 mm SD 28 mm 7.5X 816 g 1.5 23.6 X 15.8 L Highest rated DSLR at Amazon
Fuji FinePix S5 Pro  SLR Pro  701.98 R  $        1,158 12.3 none 1225 g 1.5 23.6 X 15.8 L Similar to Nikon D200
Canon EOS 50D SLR Pro  680.18 15.1 28-135mm 1.6 22.2 X 14.8 L

[1]
Elliott McCrory:
With lens, where possible, but this has been hard to figure out.  Also, somoetimes it is with the battery and sometimes it is without.  
1 AA: 25 g
2 AA: 50 g
4 AA: 100 g

So I guess that any decent camera will be need about 100 g of battery.
[2]
Elliott McCrory:
Focal Length Factor.  Some of these are based on the quoted "35mm equivalent" focal length, but some are calculated by "=24/W".
[3]
Elliott McCrory:
Anti Dust
[4]
Elliott McCrory:
Live View?
[5]
Elliott McCrory:
AntiShake: L = lens, S = sensor