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Phillip
I love my Ethos EPs. In a big scope they are the way to go. Yes I have heard about people saying the field is "too wide". Cannot understand that as my eyes produce wider fields and they have worked ok for 50 years!
I used Naglers a lot before going Ethoi and they are very nice.
With the EQ vs Dob issue. I can see what you are stating with the elegance but I still stand by my experience. I have been to lots of observing nights and can still count the number of visual observers using EQs on one hand. The EP position is a factor. On and EQ5 or heavier mount, rotating the tube was an option. With my EQ3 (which is the class of mount the OP is talking about) attempting to do that meant the mount would move. I would find an object, go to rotate and have to relocate it.
Add that to polar aligning, smaller aperture for money etc etc.
Wobbygong
The Saxons are a cheaper version of Skywatcher, both made by Synta. Yes the GSO and Bintel scopes are identical. The main diff as I understand is that Bintel actually check the scopes before hipping out while Andrews simply ship the box as it arrives from Taiwan.
Technically you get better flatter field with the more expensive EP in a faster f5 scope, but the different is minor. In my 12" I observed happily for ages with the Plossls that came with it.
Malcolm
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