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As a beginner stay clear of an F4 newt ( most people will agree ), they are primarily for imaging ( you can do observing with a coma corrector but they are not designed for observing ) they also can be difficult to collimate
For observing and astrophotography (most objects in the night sky ) I started with a Bintel GSO 6” f6 newt on a HEQ5 mount and still use it in Sydney ( Bortle 8 skies) had it for 2 years now and wouldn’t part with it. Only cost me $300, weighs 6.5kg , easy to collimate ( 5 minutes ) and very little coma
Check my images out in the beginner section
It’s great for observing too , the only mod I made was to replace the single speed focuser with a dual speed Crayford focuser
I cannot comment on other scopes as I’m a newt man through and through
I have an 8” f5 for astrophotography down at my dark site and a 12” f5 Goto Dob as well
Cheers
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