[PhilW]

We're finding everything a lot brighter, but we need to do lots more testing to really get the measure of it.

It won't be at VicSouth, but definitely at the ASV's big December event.
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I am now in a much better position to answer your question Tim.

It has had its first trip to a dark sky site, and performance was outstanding. Globulars resolved into pinpoint stars, and the nebulosity in the LMC was very bright & contrasty, especially with the NPB filter. What is perhaps more surprising is that it is also a wonderful lunar and planetary scope. It is pulling more detail out of Jupiter than I've ever seen. So it truly is an all-purpose scope.

One caveat: the mirror has to be properly cooled before it will really perform on high-resolution targets, like any big newt. I run the fans for a minimum of half an hour before observing, and an hour is better.