Oh, stop. There isn't anything that you give up in the way of feel when you're using a F100. I don't have, or have used the 80-400VR, but so long as the zoom control feels OK, who cares? It's not like you need the focus ring for much of anything with that body.
BR From: Ed Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I may be just some sort of fanatic but I want the pictures. I had an opportunity to use a 200-400mm F4.0 and a 50-300mm F 4.5. I own and use a 80-400mm VR. I love the two old zooms and they are often thought to be some beautiful examples of Nikon or Nikkor engineering. I am afraid they would not be very helpful to me. I have spent the day with the 80-400Vr mounted on an F100 and hung around my neck. Those old beauties will never have the opportunity to hang on my neck and further more they really want a tripod under them to get the maximum sharpness. Are they well made? Absolutely, well made to the point of being over engineered and over built.
