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Thanks for the replies. Obviously part of the process is learning the scale of the views through the finder scope and the various lenses compared with the naked eye.
A lot of articles talk about using binocs to learn about the constellations and to be honest I jumped this step as I wanted a new toy! I think I'll get some binocs though. I beleive I'll grab something like 10x50s - something easy and light to help learn the sky - I'd not really want to spend more than $200 but there's such a variety out there - any recommendations around that prices range?
I think I have been finding M8 but it's looking more like an open(ish) cluster than a cloud at the moment. I'm in the inner west of Sydney so it could just be a light polution thing but I also suspect collimation might be out a bit - I'll be attempting to collimate this weekend possibly. The sky out this way hasn't been terribly dark and I'm really only able to see the brightest stars with my naked eye. Dark sky sites beckon!
If the laser collimator appear to be uncollimated out of the box, should I be taking it back or is this expected with laser collimators? I've been reading a fair few articles about collimation and will probably be getting a cap/site tube to make sure secondary is aligned before relying on laser I think.
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