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Totally agree with the above, the Forks look sexy and convenient, but the German Equatorials are the real deal for most folk.
You could get a fork with a field de-rotator for a CCD, but not sure that could work with a Canon EOS!
I'd expect a well set up GE mount to run rings around an equivalent priced fork mount.
And as said above I don't see how a CG-5 with a weight limit of 14 Kgs is going to carry anything bigger than a 9.25" scope. I wouldn't put the 10" Meade on it even. If you really want a 11" scope I'd say you're looking at an EQ6 + skyscan for Goto as your best bet (mount like this costs around $2,300 at Andrews Communications), whereas the above mention CGE is in another class (at around $6,000 - it would compete against the Losmandy G11 + Gemini goto class mounts for around $5,500).
Remember for astrophotography you want to really be 20% - 40% under your mounts maximum carrying capacity with all your add ons accounted for.
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