I have been saving for the last two years and have nearly enough to splurge on a new mount
so what would you recommend:
my interest-dso imaging-maybe with a CCD someday for now DSLR
scope-going to be small-100 mm apochromat-William Optics or maybe Long Perng (right now all I have is an ED 80)
maybe an Intes Micro 5 inch f/10 instead of the 100 mm apo- again someday..for now it will still be my trusty ED80 till I save up after spending on the mount(i'd like something with a longer focal length to complement my ED80))
current mount-CG5-get frustrated from time to time but it works (i think ! fingers crossed)
my options:
*the new Vixen SXD (fully goTo)-extremely portable-I do need to go to dark sites from time to time. Problem is the user support and the yahoo forum seems to be rather full of people with problems
*Losmandy G8 (without Goto -I would have to save for another eight months or more to afford the Gemini goTo -maybe an Argonavis would be a bit cheaper)-come to think of it this yahoo forum is full of people with problems
not thinking G11-too expensive, too heavy-and too finicky ..maybe I have it wrong here, but the weight and so on do scare me off
*EQ6 (heaps cheaper, should handle my current and future scopes with ease..from what I read relatively trouble free)this yahoo forum seems actually to have people with less major probs-is this perception or reality????
*do nothing--use the money I have saved for a Qhy Pro 2 CCD and stick with my current mount
so what do you think i should do????? :
or should I do as some members of family (who shall be nameless) say, stick with my current gear and use the money I have saved on an overseas holiday????