[Kokatha man]

Hi Shev, I'm just dipping my toes into the imaging waters too at present: waiting for my modded 20D from Eric Ezystyles, and am paying a keen interest in any info on the subject too.

It's important to remember when listening to advice that you pay attention to the actual experience/track record of the people giving that advice and their credibility: assastronomers comments about the EQ mounts, and their suitability, are typical uninformed, throw away remarks that aren't based on any authoritive credibility.

To infer that they "are inadequate" (quote) is offensive and derogatory to 2 of the best of our IIS imagers: Mike (Iceman) Salway and his excellent planetary imaging, and Eric (Ezystyles) Lo with DSI's that have a far-reaching reputation for their amazing quality.

Both of these gentlemen use EQ6 mounts; sure there are superior mounts (and often) incredibly priced; but there results have been obtained with aforesaid units and bespeak their capacity. There's an old adage that "a fool and his opinions are freely dispensed" - fortunately you (and I) can find many IIS members that actually have a lot to offer in this imaging etc department.

Lots of success with your imaging when you decide on your chosen equipment: I'm sure you'll be posting before me, even though I've got my mount etc already - an HEQ5, which although not as capable with the load demands of the heavier scopes, is well capable as an imaging/tracking and autoguiding unit, as many good IIS DSI ers and planetary images will confirm.

Cheers, Darryl.