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What sort of imaging rig (main OTA and guidescope) would you be loading it up with?
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I'll either use a 4" F5 acro refractor for the guidescope or the 4" ED F9 (as in the pic) and an ED80 for the camera (K50). Used this rig with my Pentax 1st DS a few years ago but have since upgraded to the K50 which has a much, much quieter sensor - so I'm looking forward to some nicer images out of it.
I've also rigged a ball head mount for the camera in place of the ED80 so I can do some wider field of view photos - may even invest in something like a 200mm f2.8 lens. The ball head allows me to point the camera anywhere while keeping the guide scope on a bright guide star.
I'll keep an eye on the s/h section and see what turns up over the next couple of months.
PS: I've also found that the K50 has a 'multi exposure' mode which allows me to stack up to 9 photos in camera - initial test shots look very promising (rather than stacking them in photoshop).
Thanks guys.