[DJDD]

Originally Posted by bojan

Tripod: Sturdier, the better... It is also useful for other kinds of photography when you do not have enough light so you need longer exposures
And you will need barndoor mount eventually .... not to photograph star trails :-)
have a look here: http://www.homebuiltastronomy.com/barndoor/index.htm

Hi Bojan,

thanks for the reply.

so, your suggestion is to get a sturdy camera tripod and build the barndoor mount at a later stage. that works for me as the tripod/mount would then do double duty.

cheers,
DJDD