so thinking about it, losing out on a celestron astro fi 102 mak and thinking/researching some more i think i understand more now about the great advice i have received re the AZ GTI.
I can't find a wedge for the astro fi & even if 1 existed i've not seen any mention of operating the astrofi mount in eq mode. I see the nextstar looks similar & has a wedge but they start at £349 as opposed to the £51 for the sky watcher GTi wedge. I do wonder if the skywatcher wedge could be used with nextstar but appreciate given the price difference the GTi wedge is likely very little comparison to the celestron wedge for some technical reason.
If i want an app controlled GoTo mount that i can potentially do some EQ Astro Photography with a cost effective wedge then the SkyWatcher gets me the best bang per pound. Obviously bearing in mind this is all entry level kit to wet my appetite and i should expect to pay far more if i get into it. The cost of the nextstar wedge alone (if i went down the nextstar route) would buy me the skywatcher wedge, better tripod, camera adapter, filters, battery pack & a some other stuff i don't even know i need yet if i went sky watcher, and of course if i want to take photo's i'll likely get a new scope or camera lens's to go with the eq modded mount
Now if only someone had a AZ-GTi with 127mm mak for sale!
its looking like at least march before the next shipment arrives, i wonder if there is a reason they don't air freight them in this time of high demand.