thanks for everyone's feedback.
Just to clarify I'm looking at the VC200L which doesn't focus by moving the main mirror but by a R&P focuser at the visual back. I'm not very happy with its performance atm so that is what I'm considering replacing the standard focuser. I do have an orion motor focus unit that apparently fits so I'll likely use that in the interum.
The meade 8"SCT I have has a JMI zeroshift focuser attached which is fantastic for what it does especially when I control it from the PC with the Shoestring adapter. I wouldn't be without it for imaging. This is what I'm hoping to achieve with the VC eventually.
Atm I'll be looking to stick with the manual 10:1 focuser rather than the motorized one (been spending a bit too much lately with bad weather depression
) I know FT have one that is designed for the VC and I'm sure ML will have something similar, I'm just trying to gauge the difference in performance between the two. Just looking at the FT one makes me drool though. Gary do you notice any major performance differences between the two brands? And can both models be retrofitted with motors? And are the motors servo?