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The other thing is what do you want to image? The Focal Lenght of that newt (1.2meters) is only a little over double that Orion (.5meter), which is a fair guide to imaging ratio but you could use a focal reducer on the newt to get the same FL as the orion so a cheap guide scope might be better. You will probably want a coma corrector for the newt as all newts introduce coma into the image.
If you want close up views of things you will want a longer focal length which you'll only get from some sort of SCT scope. AlexN is talking about imaging Jupiter with his new scope at a 14meter FL. He will use barlows to get there and he will use a video camera not a DSLR to image the planet. He recons that will fill the chip on his imaging camera.
Basically, don't rush into anything. Figure out what you want from the setup and buy appropriately.
Last edited by Tandum; 30-08-2008 at 03:21 AM.
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