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I too am easing back into this hobby with a do it all scope, some visual some photography. (More imaging than visual, hopefully)
My setup consists of:
new Vixen GP-D2 mount,
iOptron IO8400 GoToNova control,
Vixen HAL130 tripod,
mint s/h Vixen R200SS 8" Newtonian F4
Canon 50D + Baader ACF, and
various Vixen bits (Coma Corrector 3, Extender, W/A adapter & Tmount)
LV 6mm, LV 20mm and LVW 3.5mm
Meade 9.7mm,15mm,25mm Plossls
Total outlay about $3500.
Should keep me busy for a while. Its a nice and compact setup. The R200SS F4 is about 700mm long.
Edit: The F4 was a factor in my decision, as I will be using a DSLR and wanted to keep exposure times as short as possible, the 2 fStops mean times are reduced to a quarter of those for an F8 scope.
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