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Anthony, i agree 100%.
Just say someone is a newbie with a stack of cash, you can not go out and buy a c14, lumenera camera and start producing damian peach images.
Technique is a major factor as with any hobby / sport / business etc.
When i got into astronomy July last year, I had in my mind to start with a DOB and then from there upgrade. I would still recommend for anyone that this is the path to follow ie cut your teeth on a dob, push it around, learnt to collimate, estimate seeing, cool it, work out imaging without tracking etc etc.
The next step after that is the hard one.
It is a multiple $1000 step. A BIG STEP and one i hope to make only once or twice over the next 15 years.
Is there a correct answer for everyone, of course not.
Bird with his reflector, damian and chris go with c11's and c14.
I have heard Mewlons are the best mirror setups of all for planetary and I only know of Rob_T's
It is a fantastic fast paced hooby, cutting edge! We only have the last 3 or 4 years of Damian Peach lifting the imaging bar and now a lot are catcing up. We becomes adept at studying the weather, image processing, electronics, programming for filter wheels.
A lot of fun!
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