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OK, having read the thread from top to bottom I'll stay out of the camera suitability debate.
I started with Nikons, went to Canon, and have now settled on Sony. Why? C'os most of my DSLR shots are during the day and I like the Zeiss lenses Sony use. Nothing more or less.
Dave, I reckon you are seriously into self abuse here. The root problem stems from the lack of polar alignment and really you need to sort this. Of the semi-serious astrosnappers on this forum I would venture to suggest only a small amount of the have a set-up which approaches a permanent one, and that includes me. I roll mine in and out each night I use it. The trick is to reduce the effort, I am lazy in this respect. Get yourself an area where you can safely say you will be able to image most or all of the time. Get set up and don't image, POLAR ALIGN. Once it is correct, or better, ensure that you can return to the same spot every time, and simply "plonk it down". In my case I have levelling screws on my rolling pier and these are screwed down each time I use it, (to lift the pier off the wheels). The points of these screws/bolts are tapered and fit into three large stainless steel washers glued to the asphalt surface where I image.
If you need help with polar aligning, get it, there are gazzilions of members who likely live close and would be happy to help you.
Then you will notice the whole things gets easier.
Gary
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