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Peter,
Are you primarily focused on photography or visual?
If visual, then the LXD I think is a great little performer for its price where you can still get images up to about 200mm (eg piggyback your camera).
If you are definitely heading astrophotography, better save for a more suitable mount and use that money. I just found the LXD too "jerky" beyond 200-300mm to be of any serious use.
It is disappointing (but in some way expected) as this was my first scope and I love Autostar. I just wish I had Autostar + a Losmandy G11 and then I would be very happy. my new G11 is just an order of magnitude beyond the LXD mechanically and imo simpler in operation. Pity about Gemini 2 which is dodgey as buggery at the moment.
Cheers,
Darrin...
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