Head for the nearest astronomy society as they have some good scopes to have a go on.
You don't say where you are from so maybe do that and folks on this forum who are nearby will give you a lend of some stuff and let you decide yourself.
If you are in Tas I have a few items you can play with.
If you get a basic Dob you can do webcam or even iphone pictures of the Moon, maybe even Jupiter.
All you need is a steady hand or a clamp. To hold the camera still.
It's only an expensive hobby when you get really hooked, and by then it's too late my friend!
My recipe for cheapness- 8" dob, t mount for your camera into the eye piece- then quick exposures on the Moon/ Jupiter. That's what got me started anyway.
Good luck
Graham
