I'm not a "seasoned solar observer", I just attend SLAS solar events and look through other people's telescopes. It's always entertaining and I haven't decided what I want to buy for myself yet. The very best white light view I have seen was through Ed Erikson's SCT with a full aperture Orion filter. This view had more detail than anything I've seen on the internet. Maybe Ed just caught a moment of good seeing. David Blackham brings his 10" dob with a full aperture filter to the Jordan River Solar events, I look forward to using it as the solar cycle heats up. For H-alpha, there is Tom Watson's 90mm which he will let you "tune" for either prominaces or for surface granularity. Mike Morrison's 60mm is a very close second but Mike has sprung for the "double stack" filters. His pockets are deeper than most. Bill Cowles, Ron Ford and many others also have good gear worth looking through. It's worth a trip to a SLAS public solar party. DT