The ES ED80mm is really superb and I’ve been having fun with that but my dream of only buying reasonably priced equipment is a distant memory.
First off I bought a new mount, a Skywatcher HEQ5 which has made things easier. A belt drive kit is currently on the way so I can upgrade the drive train.
Then I brought a new camera, an AltairAstro Hypercam 183c PRO.
And finally I’ve also splurged on a Skywatcher 200PDS as a bit of a light bucket.