Thanks for that advice Northernlight and jjjnettie
and i do have a dslr to use as the image taker
have made an offer for a SE8 (1K, owner says its mine at this stage) and am awaiting the outcome of that ..if it doesnt turn out I might have recovered from the pricing from Bintel for this stuff...NEQ6 Mount: $1,799
SWED80 w/Case: $999
Bintel 2” Camera Adapter: $39
Canon EOS T-ring: $35
Televue 2” 2x BIG Barlow: $209
Televue 10mm Delos: $339
Orion Mini-Autoguider Package: $419
SHIPPING: $56
TOTAL: $3845..
ouch!!!
your right northernlight...I think my eyes are bigger than my wallet
tad higher than my 2.5k budget tho isnt it