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Doug,
Glad to be of help, in 18 months time you'll be able to pick up a used 350D or D50 DSLR body for a few hundred buck via eBay as their value drops like a stone after the next generation of bodies is released.
One thing I didn't mention is that you'll need some sort of guide scope, as your planning to get an ED80 that will make a great guidescope, just add an illuminated reticle eyepiece and you'll be in a good position for quality film based astrophotography.
Don't forget the three best films available in Australia are Fuji 800 and 400 neg films and Kodak 200 slide film. I've also had good results with Fuji Press 800. Avoid Kodak Max films like the plague as they have horrific reciprocity failure characteristics.
Cheers,
Ian
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