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Your may have problems doing astrophotography on a Newt with only one driven axis, unless your doing very short exposures. You might get away with short exposures of the bright moon. I'd suggest starting out with visual observation until you learn the sky and how to find things, etc.
Either of those newts will work fine for visual use as a starter scope, which is where they are pitched in the market.
As to the $389, that was a price I saw around last Christmas, if you keep an eye out on the Net, they do go on special from time to time, but you have to wait.
Perhaps have a look at the 'For Sale' section here on IIS as you might be able to pick up a good second hand scope in your budget range.
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