Best Cheap Mics

I have been having microphone discussions with others in real life this week and (being a cheap skate) wanted to get everyone's list of the BEST but CHEAPEST microphones. Let's say $200 or less, and your favorite application and technique.
 
To start things off, mine short list is:
 
1. Peavey PVM 22: A hot little mic that sounds great on my electric guitar cab. Tends to be on the brighter, more trebly side.
2. Peavey PVM 46. Hot, but not qiute as hot as the 22. Seems to have a more full bodied sound. When set up on a guitar cab the right way it's hard to beat. I've been using it slightly off center and about 8-10 inches off.
3. Shure 57. The old standard and standby. I like it for certain things. In sound checks, A-B style, I can't find a situation where it beats the PVM 22 however. When checking the 22, 46, and 57, the 57 always seems the lesser of the group. But that is in my tests and to my ears.
4. Sterling ST 33. This was my first mic near the $200 price range. It consistently rates as my favorite. It sounds equally good (to my ears) on acoustic guitar and guitar cab. Sometimes, in some sound checks, a more expensive mic might sound better, but then a week later in anothe rsound check the ST 33 wins again. This is just a really good and inexpensive mic.
 
I have read a lot on the Shure 57 Beta, the Sennheiser 609, the Audix i5, the Peavey 480, and etc. I have not tried those, but they sure seem to rate high among those that record with them. My application, as you can see, is primarily acoustic and electric guitar. I don't have a really good singer to work with to get the vocal sound checks and singer input to judge mics for vocals. And I never mic a piano, which I hear is a whole different ball game.
 
What good results are the rest of you getting with the more economical mics?
 
DS
 

I really like the m-audio nova. cheap on ebay well cheap at musiciansfriend also

Well, there's always this one: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1249717&high=%2440+mic+a%24%24

These folks got the goods

http://www.kelaudio.com/index.html

the long thread that Dave King linked to was the MCA SP-1.  It's now $50, I think probably because of the popularity.  I have one.  It does fairly good on acoustic guitar, but I don't care for it at all for vocals.  but it depends on your voice.  lance in a studio loves it on his vox (high tenor).

http://www.pssl.com/MXL-SP1-Condenser-Studio-Microphone-With-Clip

personally, I prefer the m-audio nova over the MCA SP-1, but that's pretty contrary opinion to a lot of people here on the forum.

I've posted this before it's it's posting again.  The Samson VR88 active ribbon on closeout for $150.  Original street price was $600.  Great on vocals and guitar cabs.

http://www.americanmusica..m/Item--i-SAM-VR88-LIST

http://emusician.com/mics/samson_vr88/

yes, it is actually an SDC capsule.  it's actually the same capsule as the MXL-990.

to each his own on the mic sound!  like I said - my opinion is obviously different from a lot of people on this mic since so many on the forum do like it.  and I agree that for $50 it's definitely worth what you pay for it.  I did keep mine, but I won't use it on vox.