[Shiggy (Shaun)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I have the RC in both the 8" and 12" versions. While field curvature needs to be address, I believe they produce images that are sharp and detailed. Choice is yours of course but here is a few links of images I have taken with the RC8"

http://paulhaese.net/NGC5128QSI.html (image needs a lot more data)

http://paulhaese.net/M17SwanHargb.html

http://paulhaese.net/IC2944RunningChicken.html

http://paulhaese.net/HorseheadLRGB.html

http://paulhaese.net/ThorsHelmetHaRGB.html

http://paulhaese.net/m83closeup.html

Few others in that gallery that were taken with the 8" too.

Best of luck with your selection.

Beautiful images Paul.
The more I see the harder it is to choose as they both seem to be good imaging scopes.
Would you regard the GSO 8" RC focuser upgrade as essential for F8 imaging? I would be using a modded dslr (500D) as I haven't made the leap to a big astrocam yet.

Thanks
Shaun