To avoid any misunderstandings please do not confuse the "new" effect from digital imaging as a reason to think digital is superior to film capture.
For certain applications 8"X10" cameras are still ahead of any digital gear now available.
I may have a different perspecitive from Cyril. For example...my own experience is that high end 35mm DSLR images are superior (to my eyes) to scanned 35mm film. So although I still use my Leica R8, Nikon F3HP and Canon EOS 1V with 35mm film.....I always do so knowing that the results will be less satisfactory than those from my Canon 5D, Nikon D2X, Canon 1D Mark II (and these are obviously NOT the latest DSLRs!).
Paul has now given me pause however. I thought I was covered re film quality with the six 4x5 view cameras I own (Sinar, Ebony, Cambo, Graphic etc). Now I'm thinking that I should "up my game" and go for a 8x10 camera.....or maybe even a ULF!
Is this a never ending search for image quality or perhaps, in my case, another excuse to buy just one more camera? Hard to say.
Gary