Hi there,
The RCX and LX200R have the Advanced RC optics in them which is more aimed at the Photographer than a standard cassergrain scope. Meade has suspended the RCX line because it was very reliant on electronic's etc and they were having alot of teething issues with them. I just ordered the 12 200R as I mainly do visual at the moment but want to get into imaging down the track. The 12 200R fork mount is very heavy at around 34 kgs so make sure you can handle the weight before buying one as they are alot of $. If your not going to get into imaging then maybe look at an LX90 but the 12 inch are not very stable compared to the LX200 series. I still wanted very sharp visual use as well and when looking at saturn one night through a 10inch LX90 and a 10inch 200R you could see a mild improvement. The 200R has more features that you will probally ever use this coupled with short tube, great optics and good all round use both visually and imaging is the reason why I got one. As they say any improvement in design for a camera is also not going to be a negative for visual use as well.
Regards Matt.
