Yes. I should not have left out image stabilization which would have been even more beneficial to film :-) Also a great point about R&D budget during the digit

Yes. I should not have left out image stabilization which would have been even more beneficial to film :-) Also a great point about R&D budget during the digital transition. Canon definitely was going "in house" for digital whereas Nikon viewed digital almost as Kodak did--a different film back.