Have heard back from Ales at Istar. Here is his reply on a thread I started at ISC
http://istarscopeclub.proboards.com/...2-35-objective
So this 8" f12 R35 might happen....specially if anyone else wants to do the big Refractor thing. Istar would build a few lenses if they had a couple of interested buyers. I know its nuts...I don't care. At current exchange rates it'll be $3-3500K for the objective in a cell....anyone interested send Ales an email at Istar optical.
If it doesn't happen thats OK I still have my 6" f12 Istar Achro.
Matt