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Frankly I think people are kidding themselves if they seriously think getting a great image is only about the equipment. You don't need super expensive gear to get a great image, but I'd suggest you do need to be careful, so whatever you use, will not be pushed beyond its limits and render the subject in a technically poor way.
I shot the cover of this month's AS&T using a ED80mm APO, a Manfrotto tripod and Pentax DSLR. Hardly and expensive ensemble.
Some absolutely fabulous planetary images can be taken with nothing more than a modest scope, 5x barlow and $200 webcam.
Current DSLR's have come a long way, are very affordable and can be used to take excellent deep sky imagery.
Expensive gear simply makes the job easier, O.K. sometimes a lot easier.. (e.g. autoguiding), but you still have to get all the focus/tracking/framing/shadow detail/etc/etc. elements right no matter how expensive the rig.
Last edited by Peter Ward; 14-02-2008 at 11:49 PM.
Reason: clarification
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