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Originally Posted by SimmoW
Astro, I agree with your point 're. Aperture fever! As a beginner I too am tempted to buy a (impractical, heavy) lightbucket. But your comment about your 60mm scope makes me feel more positive, that you don't always need a huge aperture, with a good quality smaller scope. Is that what u really find? Better off just having the one good quality scope that is easy to lug around...
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I have collected a few different telescopes in 30 years and have tasted larger aperture. My TV-60 complements my other 'scopes but being small and of such high quality I am really enjoying using it as I can be setup in minutes, have virtually no cool down time and also be able to pack up in minutes and yes I don't have to lug around heavier 'scopes & mounts.
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Originally Posted by pw
The dob 8" is simple & great value, but you won't get your camera to focus on it. The faster short tube version Bintel are recommending is a better choice if you want to photography through it.
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Good point. I remember when I started dabbling in film astrophotography I had to change focusers and I got myself a photo-visual focuser that had a removeable upper body with separate photo and visual component that could be made parfocal. It was really nice.