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Originally Posted by Davros
Might be worth pricing out a second hand HEQ5. Then throwing your short tube on to it.
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Yep, I'd go that route. You may be surprised what you can do with the SW 135 + 1000d on a good goto mount to get you started. I know I was!
If you have any change left over, go for the best (used) refractor you can afford. An 8" f5 newt on the HEQ5 would also be a good next step, they take super astro pics for the price, and all is readily resaleable if you later want to make the jump to the next level.
BTW, a $95 skywatcher electric focuser is a good investment and can be used with home made brackets on all your newts and maybe the refractor too.
I took this route and don't regret it for a minute.