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Just on RCs and collimation. They are definitely not easier than a newt to collimate, the exact opposite in fact and very sensitive to small collimation errors.
One other comment I would make is don't bother with the eyepiece kit. I think the Meade one has a 6, 9, 13, 18 and 32 plossl, a 2x barlow and ND filter and a bunch of coloured filters. With the EPs the 32 and the 18 may get some use, the others in an RC will have such tiny FOV and eye relief you will not use them at all. The barlow may help as it preserves the eye relief of the longer eyepieces while giving more power but fiddling with barlows in the field is a pain IMHO. The ND filter is useful for the moon and Jupiter to cut down glare, the coloured filters are only useful if doing a dedicated program of planetary observing. If wanting to do LRGB imaging a dedicated imaging filter set with be much better. I have found in all my scopes that I usually only want 1 or 2 eyepieces. For example in my 20" f5, the 17mm Ethos is the ep that spend 95% of the time in my focuser.
A good inexpensive EP that will work very well with an f5 newt is the 15mm superview. It is around the $70 mark and gives a nice exit pupil at f5 and decent eye relief.
Cheers
Malcolm
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