On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 17:55:37 -0500, "pauli" <*****@ever.net> wrote:

>Only became interested in all this stuff recently. Have an FE2, and I'm
>hunting for a new zoom. What are opinions of a used (or even "very used")
>80-200 4 AI-S versus a new Vivitar 70-210 2.8 Series 1?? The price of the
>Vivitar is extraordinarly cheap, while even a very used AI-S lens will go
>for twice the Vivitar. Are the Vivitar's optics that inferior, or are Nikon
>lenses just vastly superior?? Any recommendations for other choices would
>be appreciated also.

There are several Nikkor alternatives to these,
listed (with MANY other Nikkors...;-) on my
web page under "I babble". Some are generally
cheaper than the 80-200 f4, and as good...