Damn, I went to Bintel after work and they still have $1099 on the 12"... I asked and he said he thinks it's a mistake made by their head office in Sydney and they won't be dropping the price very soon. He also said he wouldn't trade the EPs for upgrades
but tried to convince me they were quite suitable... Oh well, looks like i'll wait! Oh, and holy cow, seeing a Meade 2" 40mm ultra wide for the 1st time was something!!