Gary,
I own one of the "good" Zuiko 65-200's without the internal haze and
love it when shooting outside and shooting people at family gatherings.
The relatively long focal length gives me enough reach to remain
unnoticed until after the shot. I find the lens easy to focus,w ith the
pictures being reasonably sharp to very sharp. I like the color that
comes off this lens too. I once had the Vivtar you also mention, and
found it to be very large. And this from someone who has been known to
carry around a Eastman 2D 5x7 and a tripod to mount it on.
Take this all with a grain of salt though because I am not a very good
photographer, just someone who likes to try doing what he likes, and
collecting the great equipment.
Zuikoholic forever,
John
"Gary M. Teller" wrote:
>
> Zuiko 65-200, f4 macro
>
> Vivitar Series 1 70-210, f 3.5 (the one with 67 mm threads--is seems the 67
> mm model is looked upon more favorably by ebayers.)
>
> I've been watching both on ebay and now have a feel for what I should
> expect to bid/pay. I'm also looking at a Vivitar in person. Everything
> seems OK with the exception of some stiffness in sliding the
> zoom...especially from 210 to 70. Is this a common problem to this brand &
> series? Is there a remedy for this that won't harm the lens?
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