Gary did a test on this lens.
http://members.aol.com/olympusom/lenstests/default.htm
After looking at his results at f/3 and f/4, I decided not to bother looking
for one. I do have a Vivitar 200/3.5 I like though, that is not a Series 1.
But personally I wouldn't pay that much unless you are into collecting a set
of Series 1's.
Wayne
> Yesterday, I saw a Vivitar Series 1 200/3 lens in a shop. Two questions:
>
> 1. Is this lens any good? Monaghan's site speaks well of it, but sometimes
> he seems a bit over the top...
>
> B. It was marked at $79. I may be able to get it down a bit, but likely
> not
> more than about $10. Several years ago, I saw they had a box of NIB Nikor
> reels, and they wanted current list price and were inflexible. Still got
> them.
>
> Bill Pearce
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