I thought I had decided on an 8" f4 newt, then (based on advice from a few people with far more knowledge and experience than I ) I had a rethink and decided to be sensible and get a 6" f4 or f5 (weight of the 8" f4 being too much for the HEQ5 Pro)
Thing is, one of the attractions of a Newt was cheap, but when you add the $339 of a baader MPCC III coma corrector, it doesn't seem quite so cheap anymore.
Maybe I should rethink and go the usual route of an 80ED ?
Option 1
What are your thoughts on this ? an 80ED Triplet f6 480mm FL
670 Euros = approx. $1000 AUD
http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/...P-Focuser.html
Option 2
A 150/4 from Andrews for $399 - (awaiting new stock) plus $339 for the MPCC III = $738
Option 3
A 150/5 from Andrews at $379 plus MPCC III $339 = $718
Option 4
A 200mm 8" f4 CF newt from Andrews for $599. I've asked what the weight of this is, hopefully the CF will reduce the weight enough to make it viable on the HEQ5 plus the added bonus of extra stiffness of the CF.
Price = $599 + MPCC $339 = $938
Andy