Folks, I'm thinking I might like to get an 80mm APO to piggyback on my scope and having never had one or used one before for astrophotography, would like some suggestions. I've only just started to research so some of these questions are pretty basic. We are playing with around a grand as a budget.
I quite like look and sound of the 80mm f/6 APO Meade
http://www.meade.com/APO/index.html but there are quite a few others to consider. ie the Williams, but there's is a semi apo in this price range. Is that a massive issue ?
Are there any pure suggestions or can anyone point out any pitfalls ?
Would I be better waiting and getting a larger budget before taking the plunge ? Bearing in mind I'm going to have to spend on weights to rebalance, rings and a dovetail or similar to mount, the upside is that it is 2" so my diagonals and adapters for the camera will fit.
Thanks in advance for anyones input.