SingAstro

$1000 for an achromat :-P

Megrez 88 is $898 US and that's free shipping from Taiwan.

Or does the $1000 include a mount? (in which case it would be more attractive)

Hi,
It come with a CG4 mount which is manual control slow motion and a computer software- the sky.F5 is more mobile than F8 but no crowford focuser;that why I consider it fitting for beginner and it can delay your aperture fever!Thanks