ED80 weight?

I have been following the posts on the new Orion 80mm scope with great interest. (Don't tell my wife how much interest though!) How much do those scopes weigh? I haven't seen that anywhere. Is this too big for backpacking size? Also, the one thing that I really like about my ST-80 is the wide f5 views. I am just using a 32mm Plossl for 12.5x and I don't see much color there. Would I miss the extra field of going from 400mm to 600mm? Or would I need to double the price of the scope by getting one of those ~40mm Pentax eyepieces with a 2" diagonal?

Thanks,
Charlie

The Orion specs state that it weighs 5 pounds 11 oz. and is 23.5" long. In order to acheive the same true field of view you would need a 2" eyepiece so figure on another 2 pounds+ for a diagonal and widefield eyepiece. If you mostly use your ST-80 for widefield views it is really the more practical option considering portability.

Joplin