[vash (Ashley)]

Ok, I haven't been able to image for a long time due to this drought of clear skies we have had in SE QLD so I've been saving up some money (mainly for a house, but hey, I need something to put in the observatory right), so as I save up and I give myself a little reward this time it's a new scope for imaging (and maybe a new boat). At the moment I'm using a 10" skywatcher reflector, it's ok but it just doesn't give the best images IMO.

I was thinking along the lines of a nice refractor but there are so many out there these days what is the one for me, or is there another scope out there that would be nice. I'm looking at spending about $2000 but not too much more that that if I can help it.
I would be aiming more for DSO's like nebulae, clusters a few of the larger more interesting galaxies, (not interested in tiny little faint fuzzies), so a focal length of around 800 would be just fine with me.

So what would you suggest would be a good imaging scope for a modded 450D with out breaking my budget much. I would also like a side by side mounting plate and something for dew control as this ruins most of my image runs during winter.