Post by Watcher3 on Jan 28, 2012 21:52:21 GMT -5
I decidedly did not like the style of ISTAR scopes. It's kind of grown on me. I definitely can see why the look is appealing to a large audience, and when you add the precision of a high quality build, I believe it's a good look for ISTAR. However, I tend to not be in love with any "off the shelf" scope, at least as far as style goes. I've seen scopes built from a box, superbly crafted wood scopes, scopes split in two, and scopes with reductions and hatches made from ISTAR lenses. I can't tell you how happy I am that ISTAR sells the lenses separately. I appreciate the looks of elegant scopes from a hundred years ago. I appreciate the totally unique beauty of individual builds, and I appreciate the high tech industrial look of the ISTAR scopes. I think, a hundred years from now, people will be drooling over the retro old school look of ISTAR scopes! 
