Hi Sid,
I have the 8" skywatcher flex and all I can say is I love it, it's easy to carry in two parts, holds collimation extremely well I have had no problems with dew on the secondary and never needed a shroud.
It only takes seconds to set up, I have a neighbour who has a solid 8" on a tripod of some kind, we went out together once and he was amazed at how quick I was set up and viewing, whilst he was still fiddling with his tripod.
You really can't go wrong.
But you will need a pillow to knee on, or a small chair of some sort, also a Telrad is a must in my books, it's all I use, I also just bought a 42mm 2" GSO EP, first impressions are great.
Peter.
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