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Peter, what are you interesting in taking photographs of? This would have an influence on where might be a good place to start.
As you've probably gathered so far, the mount is the key to taking good images, be they wide field images of the Milky Way, solar system objects or deep space objects.
The EQ6 and AZ versions are popular mounts, but you'd need to decide whether it fits in with your interests and capabilities. Either way, the AZ version is worth the extra $$ with its belt drive and more refined adjustments in altitude and azimuth that make it that much easier to hone in on a good polar alignment. The AZ is also a kg or two lighter, but be prepared that the heaviest component of each is about 16kg.
Of course, if you're only interested in wide fields of view and/or nightscapes, then the smaller and cheaper sky tracker devices on a decent tripod will work well and weigh a lot less.
Before getting to caught up in a scope, I'd decide on what interests you most now and work from there. You'd be surprised what you can do with your current camera, whatever lenses you already have and a remote shutter of some kind (an intervalometer for example).
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