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Hi Alex. If you're just starting out in astrophotography, you might like to go with something smaller. For visual, a Dob is great. 8 and 10" Dobs are more convenient and comfortable to use than the 12". I'm not just talking (trans)portability but also actual use in the field.
Re optical quality, I don't know, but I would not expect better performance from the EQ mounted Synta Newts than the GSO Dobs. (the dobs might even be a bit better)
If you get a 8" or even 10" Dob, you can later also get an EQ mount to put the OTA on. (been done with the 12" too but the bigger you go the harder and more expensive it gets to mount stably.) A Dob costs no more than a stand-alone OTA, and the convenience of the Dob mount is great to have, even if you have an EQ mount.
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