Had a quick chat with Pete and he gave me some good tips. Going to his shop this Friday to try out some of the scopes with my camera. But now am even more confused
He recommended me to go for the refractor ones with a EQ5 GoTo mount for astrophotography. But this now bumps up my entry price to around the $1500 mark :| Will keep an eye out on the For Sale section here and save up bit more by sneaking it away from the Mrs I guess