I agree, and cheaper than that. I got a mint Pro II, 65, 110, 180, and various misc extras for £700 + shipping. Of course a decent digital back for it like the Aptus costs quite a bit more.
Looking forward to the RIII, will probably dump Nikon for it. I think it'll be something special, like the II was compared to the I. Don't care about AF.
To get the catchlight accurate from your scene you could take a pic/video in a dark christmas type ornament that reflects light similar to how an eye would and then mask it in. Photographers sometimes use that as a way of remembering where lights were. (taking a pic of the lights would seem easier!)
There's def a niche market for manual focus in photography, look at the Zeiss all the way through to the Otus. Not to mention Leica. I think the 50mm 1.2 Nikon manual focus is still in production, too, obviously due to interest. (How any mofo can focus without live-view/Zacuto z-finder etc is another story.)
The 5DII has some of the more filmic looking stills for a digital camera, too. My friend shoots an RZ67 and 5DII and you'd be hard pressed to tell which is which without being told. Some of that is post, but still.