Good idea, thanks.
I have seen great results even with small telescopes with eyepiece projection (sometimes really astonishing), so I could indeed give it a go too. I do have a small compact camera too if the DSLR is too heavy for eyepiece projection.
PS: Yes, I wanted to use a DSLR camera for prime focus. I have a Nikon D5100. Unfortunately there was not much too see at night since I bought my refractor, but I tried during the day and it worked fine. It also worked fine with a Barlow.
When you mention the Powermate method, do you mean just the Powermate or the Barlow and then afocal method?
By the way, does it have to do with eye relief? I do like my 8mm premium eyepiece (for viewing), but taking photos in afocal mode is not easy. I have to zoom in, move around... It is so much easier with simple eyepieces!