kevin_steele

I'll second the comment that there is client demand for both film and digital. Some clients

demand film and others do demand digital. Film has its place, expecially with companies

or clients that would not rather take on the digital workflow that with film has been the

domain of the pre-press/print house. I shoot 1DS digital and F5-F100 film. Whatever gets

the job done.

"Is the one stop on the long end really that much better than the 80-400 f/4-5.6? "

Yes and beyond the one stop: The 80-400 VR is a great lens but definitely not fast on focus. I find myself manually focusing the lens quite often to avoid 'hunting' even with the AF limited.