I am going the newtonian set up ( 8 inch f5)( and did a bit with a 6 inch years ago) and if the clouds ever go away I will let you know how the new set up goes.
Eq5 and 80 mm would seem the best way to start. I plan to get a eq5 and 80mm for portability reasons..
Perhaps try and get a triplet as it will be a keeper. I have a couple of ed refractors and the colour gets to you fairly quickly...Good luck you will have more fun than you can imagine and the sense of accomplishment is profound.
And dont overlook using just your camera with whatever lens you have as I think that wide fields can be most rewarding and not too hard to get satisfying results.
alex
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