Does the mount have a motor drive and/or 'slow motion' controls? The whole point of getting an EQ mount is so that you do not suffer:
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Originally Posted by Shacky
The only bad thing was with the high magnification whatever I was looking out was out of the FOV within 5-10 seconds :S
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You should be able to adjust the RA setting to keep the object you are looking at within the FoV.
I don't know if I'd worry about getting eyepieces yet. Did you work out if they are 0.96" or 1.25"? You could take a punt and get a bintel 6mm plossl for $30
https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=6330 but that's not guaranteeing anything, it may still not focus well if the limiting factor is the primary optics. If you could get along somewhere where there would be others willing for you to look through your scope with their EPs, you'd be set
If you got $30 burning a hole in your pocket you can try it, but remember that even close to new, you probably won't get much if anything for a 2nd hand bintel plossl.