[g__day (Matthew)]

Guys I'm planning my next OTA upgrade and was geared towards the Carbon Fibre C9.25" for around $2,800. The goal is both astro-photography and naked eye viewing.

A few weeks ago it was pointed out that Bintel sell 10" Meade SCT for $2,085, alah:

Meade 10" f/10 SCT OTA w/UHTC .... Primary Mirror Lock locks the mirror in place during long-exposure photography.

So my question. Which would you guys prefer and why? I'll probably piggy back a ED80mm refractor on the mount and next year go from a CG5 to a Losmandy G11 + Gemini, then eventually save to get an S-BIG.

But if that's the route I'm heading what suggestions would you have, and how would you compare and contrast these two choices?

Many thanks,

Matt