60s or 70s???

[TareqPhoto]

Hi all,

Now a budget will come next month [July], and it will be split into two or three things or items, one of them i almost sure to go with 99%, so only two remaining, one of them is about this topic here.

I want to buy a refractor for DSO imaging, and i want cheap small one, i have the choice between 60s aperture scopes or 70s aperture scopes, if 60s then simply i can add 0.8x reducer later and i will be fine, but with 70s aperture then i have to do one of two things, A. To buy a reducer such as 0.65x or 0.7x only, B. Buy APS-C mono camera which is very pricey for now, but it can be a plan later anyway. So with two choices i have to be careful what should i buy, your opinion.

I decided to keep my QHY163M and not buy APS-C mono now yet, i think i will leave this camera for next year, unless i get lucky and win money somewhere, so i don't know if i should based my choice on 4/3" cameras or future APS-C mono, and i don't ask which type of refractor because it will be used for NB mostly, so it can be a doublet or triplet not a problem, but cheap, no more than $500, so i can buy two scopes at once, let me see what will be your opinion or choice for me.

 

Thanks!

[alacant]

On 30/06/2021 at 14:19, TareqPhoto said:

no more than $500,

Not sure whether you're after a camera or a telescope or both. 

I believe the main problem ATM is locating a supplier. Maybe you could find e.g. a used sw 72ed somewhere?

Cheers

Edited July 1, 2021 by alacant

[TareqPhoto]

2 hours ago, alacant said:

Not sure whether you're after a camera or a telescope or both. 

I believe the main problem ATM is locating a supplier. Maybe you could find e.g. a used sw 72ed somewhere?

Cheers

I have 4 cameras, 3 mono 4/3" and one color APS-C, so i am not after a camera, i am after a scope, but in future i might add a camera who knows, if that will happen then a choice of a scope can change also, so i don't know if i should based my decision now upon what i have now or what i might get later in future, uncertainty, that is what is going on.

Why used SW 72ED? So there is no any brand new good scope for about $400-600 then?