From: "Scott Berfield" 
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Reply-To: "Scott Berfield" 


No need to disdain craftsmanship just because it doesn't directly aid the
gathering of photons. While the decorative aspects of the scope are not
directly supportive of it's main function, there is no harm in making
something esthetically pleasing -- and there is in fact a great
satisfaction in both the making and the beholding of them. There is a
pleasure in finely made things - both the minimalist design in which every
element does exactly what is needed and no more, and the more exuberant
style in which materials and decorative elements are chosen for more
tactile and sensual reasons.

I can't say a thing about the quality of this scope's optics or stability,
but I will ay that it made me smile to see it, and I bet not a person went
by that didn't reach out and touch the finish. If it serves the purposes of
the owner then who are we to disparage him his efforts to make something
wonderful?

On another note, if you want to ship some of those clear nights out here to
the Northwest this Winter, I'd appreciate it.

-scott

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