Hi G_day,
The price you quoted for the C9.25 I assume is the carbon fibre version. I purchased the aluminimium OTA from Andrews ~9 months ago for <$2400. If you haven't already you may want to check the $ price for the 10 inch OTA that BINTEL have on there web-site is still current too. The price differential might not be so great after all.
While the C9.25 doesn't have a mirror lock. Hutech make a focus lock (~$50) that locks the manual focus and reduces mirror movement substantially. Works well in conjunction with an electric or secondary focusser.
cheers,
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