Thread title says it all. Does a 1995 Obsession Dob counts as a classic?
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Obsession Dob from 1995. A classic?
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Astrojensen
, Sep 02 2024 12:17 PM
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 12:17 PM
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 12:36 PM
Why... yes. But: Pix or it doesn't exist.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 12:42 PM
Why... yes. But: Pix or it doesn't exist.
Oh, it exists. I just haven't picked it up yet. It will be a few weeks before I can get something arranged.
There's a lot to this story, so stay tuned.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 12:53 PM
Oh, it exists. I just haven't picked it up yet.
There's a lot to this story, so stay tuned.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 01:02 PM
If it's still being produced, it's not a classic.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 01:15 PM
If it's still being produced, it's not a classic.
I have an 18" Obsession Classic F/4.5 made in 1996, the new Obsessions are F/4, so the older F/4.5's are a Classic because they are not being made anymore.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 01:20 PM
Oh, it exists. I just haven't picked it up yet.
There's a lot to this story, so stay tuned.
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Thomas, Denmark
Thomas,
You didn't tell us what size it is, 12.5", 15", 18", 20", 25"?
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 01:23 PM
None of the Obsession Classics are still made, either…. Only the lightweights these days.
Edited by Kitfox, 02 September 2024 - 01:24 PM.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 01:44 PM
Thomas,
You didn't tell us what size it is, 12.5", 15", 18", 20", 25"?
Big. Very, very big.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 03:40 PM
If it's still being produced, it's not a classic.
This particular model has been out of production for more than a decade, I think.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 03:48 PM
Big. Very, very big.
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30"?
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 03:52 PM
This particular model has been out of production for more than a decade, I think.
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Then `it's a 30", or maybe even a 36". 
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 04:08 PM
Thread title says it all. Does a 1995 Obsession Dob counts as a classic?
Asking for a friend...
Clear skies!
Thomas, Denmark
Technically yes, asthetically probably no.
I feel the same about late 90s Synta or other Chinese refractors. They'll probably never seem like classics to me.
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 04:08 PM
If it's still being produced, it's not a classic.
Tell that to a vintage Questar owner
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Posted 02 September 2024 - 06:14 PM
30"?
Chuck,he'll TELL us in good time.
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