[White Rabbit]

My 5DMKII no longer tethers making it fairly useless for astro photography. I called up a repair shop and if it is repairable it will cost me about $200 or $300 to fix, but if it isn't repairable it will cost me around $900 as the mother board will have to be replaced, ouch!!!

My thinking is this, if I need to get it replaced I'd rather spend that money on a wireless grip as it will add value to the camera if I decide to sell it. The grips are expensive though, about 1K or there abouts. Does any one know of any other solution out there? Are ther any non wireless grips that have a USB port on them? The wireless function would be good but if I can avoid spending a grand I will.

The other alternative would be to not repair it, keep it for landscapes and time lapse photography and buy a dedicated ccd for astro work. 1K doesn't really get you much in astro world though does it??

So wich way would you go?

Thanks