Thanks eric,
All I really want to do is get started with a good quality scope and mount package, with good go to that my wife can use for some visual fun while I explore the unit and its features and capabilities before I start to get really serious and add a wedge (not that expensive i suppose) then counterweights and guidescopes etc.
So long my family and I can have some fun with it, and i has the capability to grow with addons as I save the money while I just do some simple imaging and learn the ropes, that is the main thing.
Jumping right in and purchasing all the accessories, awsome camera et al might also take the fun away from it all. Not to mention the experience i would gain trying to get the best I can out of a simple setup.
So really, that's what I wanted to know from you guys more than anything.