Recently an EVscope is announced, shipping early 2020, costs about $3000 US (A$4200).
It comprises a 114mm Newton with a sensor and image processing in it instead of an eyepiece and can be read out on a smartphone app. It is a kind of instant astrophoto device, while they call it 'visual astronomy'.
AFAIK it is currently not available in Australia, only in the US ans EU (why ??).
https://unistellaroptics.com/product/evscope/
Here a Cloudynights thread on this:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/6...ellar-evscope/
And Youtuber thunderf00t does not like this device, to some extent I agree with him:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tyG9kbJo2sg#menu
What I think (what I have read, I am not a beta tester):
If it were an electronic image capturing and processing device only with a 1.25" barrel to be popped into any telescope, I'd like it, even when it costs A$2000. In that case it can be used with a small 80mm tabletop scope or a hefty 400mm Dobson, which captures MUCH more light than the EVscope. And allows screwing in filters such as UHC or Halpha.
BTW, for this $3000 of this device, one can get a 114mm Newton on a Goto mount plus an ASI astrocamera plus guiding. And an
ASI Air which allows showing the frames directly on smartphone.
What are your opinions ?