No , I'm not immediately considering going over to 'the dark side'..
however I was fascinated by all the small aperture photography rigs at IISAC 08 . I've been impressed by some of the pictures coming out lately taken with the Orion Star Shoot Pro cooled 6mp camera ( which has just about hit my price point for a cooled dedicated CCD camera ), particularly some taken with the Orion Eon 120mm ED refractor.
I don't think my back would stretch to lugging an HEQ6 to a dark sky site, but would it be likely that an HEQ5 mount could carry a 120mm F7.5 Eon with say 70mm guide scope plus a Star Shoot Pro for photography? I would be prepared to make up a 4 sided tent to cut out wind if necessary.
Anyone had success with such a focal length / weight on an HEQ5, or a better feel for the situation ?