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Your EQ6-R will carry an 8” f5 newt nicely , I use that set up only for AP and leave my visual for the 12” Goto dob, but I have used the 8” for a bit of visual early on and it’s extremely good
An 8” f5 would be an ideal “all rounder” visual scope with plenty of aperture and focal length ( 1000mm ) A coma corrector is advised but I’ve used my 12” f5 with and without a CC ( Paracorr) and unless you’re concentrating on the whole field the coma doesn’t really bother me.
As far as EP’s go , I’ve used $30 Plössl and $1000 Televue EP’s and both work well , however chalk and cheese when it comes to the viewing experience ( 52deg AFV verses 100deg AFV ) You pay for what you get but there are some good Plössl EP’s on the market.
You can pick up an 8” f5 newt for about $550 , either Skywatcher or Bintel GSO
I don’t recommend f4 newts or faster for visual unless you want to buy a good CC like a TV Paracorr
Hopefully some more advanced visual folk can offer more advice as I’m not a full time visual observer, 80% AP 20% visual
Cheers
Martin
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