The VC200L is a brilliant scope. I have had 3 now, and only ever sold them to get another refractor. Now I find the lust for a 200L AGAIN! Nil mirror shift, superb optics, and a real galaxy slayer. Downside - HUGE diffraction spikes thanks to the VERY thick spider vanes (at least the secondary doesn't move!!!), but those can be milled down to reduce them, and, like all these kind of scopes, collimation is a chore if WAY out (but simple if only a touch out). Several techniques exist to fix this issue.
I live in a HEAVILY light polluted area, since I can rarely escape to the Dark Site (cue Darth Vader music), and found the VC200L was superb. THe R200SS f/4 Newts I had (2 of) were nightmares to deal with light pollution, as they seemed to suck in every photon of light around, making washed out images in under 3 minutes!!!
YMMV, but I love the Vixens, and now have every adaptor imaginable, just in case
