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Kal bloated stars is not a function of the optics it is a function of the sampling. I have 0.68" per pixel and the stars appear bloated. Peter took an image of the lagoon earlier in the year with a STL11000 and his sampling rate is much better with that camera and the stars had nice non bloated stars. He is a skilled operator and the image looked just like any other RC image. It is the camera verses the focal length that produces stars like that. Refractors suffer from the same thing.
The reason these scopes are popular is that they afford sharp views for the image scale. It is next to impossible to buy a refractor at present that gives the same image scale for galaxy imaging that an folded design can. If a telescope can give sharp views and do basically what you want and it is cheap are you telling me you would rather pay more money for a telescope that cannot do all that??? I have looked through an AP or two and yes they are nice but they are no better than a Tak and at least they are cheaper and you can get them sooner. I agree with Zaps a 10 year wait list for 6 inches of aperture at best is well odd. I can sense a lot of fear in your post about Chinese imports. The gear coming out of China and Taiwan now is very good, and it is affordable to the average punter. That is why people are buying them. It means you can get a descent astrograph without having to save for years, and that is not to mention all the spare parts one has to buy that are expensive too. I think it is a good thing that people want them, they want affordability.
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