Like many, I lusted after the Questar when I was a kid. About 15 years ago, I finally purchased one. Most of the joy i get from my Questar is looking at it in my office mixed in with an occasional night under the stars. It's a great scope and offers a unique balance of useability and portability.
I, like lots of folks, lusted after a standard since I was ten years old.....I poured over the catalog over and over. I just bought my first standard at an online estate sale...got lucky...not a spot on it. Optics look great. I'm nearly 80 and it will be with me for whatever time I have left. As above, I enjoy just sitting and looking at it. I'll be sorry when Q is gone....kind of like having Rolex go out of business.
Interesting article. Malcolm could not have said it better. Me too, I have owned numerous Q's and since they are not made any more, they will become more valuable as time passes. I have several Q's sitting proudly in my apartment now, which I will pass on to my children.
Beautifully stated. My first Questar was in the early 90’s. It was a loaded duplex from company 7. I fell into the trap of aperture envy so I traded it for a larger aperture AP refractor. I regretted that within a month. Then I had multiple televue scopes and other refractors and another 2 Questars. Then nothing. I even had a dedicated solar scope for a while. Sold it after the last solar eclipse. And now I have another Questar on a tri-pier and the joy has returned. This one is a standard. At 67, I too am looking for simplicity and finding the wisdom in less stuff but quality items to enhance the experiences I seek. The Questar will be my last. I may buy another so I can leave one to each of grandchildren. But for now, I’m enjoying observing our closest star, our moon and chasing down the messier objects and splitting doubles. Contentment comes in small packages (like a brown leather case with a wonderful Questar tucked inside). Day or night, weather permitting, the Questar is always ready
Jim Phillips