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Hi there,
I've got this exact same combo and have to say it works great for visual and astrophotography. I started out using it for visual only but very quickly progressed to sticking a camera on it so I could see some deep sky stuff, and I've never looked back since!
I have the p version with a Bintel coma corrector which, like others gave said, does require a little bit of extra effort to achieve focus (I needed to grind down one of the adapters so that the coma corrector could sit deeper into the focuser).
Once you have guide scope, DSLR, dew heaters, cooling fans etc all attached it is quite a heavy setup so need to make sure you balance the rig well so that the EQ6 doesn't have to work too hard. Also, being such a big scope it can act a bit like a sail when it's windy!
I've spent the last year lugging it outside every imaging night and setting it up, however I'm now at the stage where I'm not observing as much as I'd like due to the setup time involved. As a result I'm now embarking on a backyard observatory build so I can leave it setup permanently.
Hope that helps!
Mike
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