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In my many long years I have discovered that there seems to be a
relationship between the persistence within the hobby of newbies, and
the size[weight] of the gear that they invest in.
I agree with imme that an eq5 Pro is barely up to the task for serious
imaging, but the HEQ5 Pro is a different beast altogether, quite capable
of running an 8" f/5 Newt,[mine did for years].
I feel that as the OP has referred to easy portability, that he obviously
values that. The NEQ6 is significantly heavier than the HEQ5, and unless he has plans to run something larger than the 8" I think he would be perfectly happy with the 5.
The belt mod reduces periodic error, and gear noise when slewing, but the mount's guided tracking is good enough for most new and intermediate level imagers. The OP could do the mod further down the track if he is near his budget's ceiling for now.
raymo
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