This was a very well regarded lens in it's time, and I suspect it doesn't
give up much if anything to the Zuiko - though it may be heavier than the
Zuiko.
Very nice examples have sold on ebay in the $80.00 range, so use that as a
guide.
I had a Zuiko 65-200 at one time, but found my Tokina SZX 70-210/4-5.6 was
sharper so sold the Zuiko (though it was obviously built more ruggedly than
the Tokina). I also briefly had the Vivitar in question, but didn't actually
use it so I can't comment on it's performance from experience.
Best would be to shoot with the lenses you are considering and compare
results. Even among quality lenses like Zuikos, there can be detectable
sample to sample variations in quality of image produced (ref. Gary Reese).
Chip Stratton
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Anyone familiar with the Vivitar Series 1 70/210mm f3.5 with macro focusing?
I saw one in a shop and it seems a very well built lens albeit heavy as a
brick...Trying to compare it with a Zuiko 65/200 f4...Marty
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