if you could save 1000 you could get a pretty good setup
a sony vx1000
a canon optura 20 w/ a good fisheye
a trv900 with a good fisheye
you can only get trv's used though, most likely off ebay
i was in the same situation and i got a trv/'babydeath' fisheye
i got my whole setup for under 1000$
500$ trv on ebay/300$ fisheye brand new on bhphoto.com
look around
www.forums.skateperception.com theres tons of info about cameras there