Garth,
Shallow DOF is what interests me too. And it's reputation (see reply to
Greg Paul) for sharpness.
I own a couple of the Zuiko 200/f4 and frankly they don't float my boat.
Maybe I just need to send one, or both, to John for a major allignment
before I give up on the Oly glass.
The downside to the Vivitar is that its built like a fireplug. The dealer
will give me 30 days to check it out, so what the hey, I'll probably giver
'er a try.
Thanks for your help.
Tim
<snip>
> I've always liked the 200mm focal length format for some reason -- done a
> number of portraits over the years using it, and really liked the
results.
> F/3.0 sounds like you could get some nice shallow depth-of-field out of
the
> lens, which of course makes my portraiture interest peak.
>
>Garth
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