I'm holding onto mine, in particular my vintage orange tube C8, which I adore. Where else could I get a scope of that size with no digital bells and whistles (which I hate), but that tracks, and which is all metal (secondary assembly notwithstanding) for 500 smackeroos? It provides a great, unmediated viewing experience. And it comes with its own footlocker! My only modern concession is that I've replaced the old straight through finder with a modern synta-style shoe so I can use modern finders. That's totally reversable, though.
I will also add that it held collimation perfectly through a cross-country move, which frankly floored me.
I'm on the young end of the hobby (though my gradeschool aged kids think I'm a dinosaur) and I don't see replacing this as my main scope anytime soon (unless I can find an orange tube C11...)
Edited by Josephus Miller, 23 October 2024 - 01:37 PM.