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Old 01-11-2008, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve
It all sounds a bit expensive
I can't ever recall anyone saying they wished they'd bought cheaper equipment, buy the best you can afford, if you can't afford what you really want, wait until you can.

Matt, if you look around you should be able to get something like an 8 inch LX90, second hand, for around $2000. 8 inches is a very useable aperture allowing you to see a lot of faint stuff and light and portable enough to transport, together with tripod, in the back seat of a small car.
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