The field of view is great through with the 500mm focal length and nicely frames in objects such as the M31 - The Andromeda galaxy and M42 - The Orion Nebula.
With the massive chip of a DSLR one can pretty much do the whole thing in one image.
My first telescope was, despite my childhood dreams of a SCT, a smaller refractor. A Skywatcher Equinox-80 ED APO.
Specs:
Aperture: 80mm (3.2-inch)
Optics: FPL-53 Fluorite ED Glass
Focal length 500mm (f/6.25)
Focuser type: Dual-speed Crayford