It depends what you mean by "most new scopes". There's a lot of variations out there. But, considering that the first 3 years of my astro photography was done on a wobbly equatorial mount with irregular RA motor only, I would in fact err towards the "yes" end of the spectrum, but add "with lots of patients".
If when considering "most new scopes" you are looking at Vixen, Losmandy, Takahashi, Meade or Celestron then the "yes" is more likely.
And agreeing with what Dennis says, < $1500 will be tough going. > $3000 will be easier going.
Roger.
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