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Originally Posted by slackologist
The EQ6 mount looks to be going for around $1500. It looks fantastic but perhaps a little more than I'd like to spend in one hit.
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Yep - thats exactly where the problem starts! The thing that you really want to buy or should buy is a little too much, so you end up getting the cheaper compromise item, and its not till 6 months down the track, you realise that it doesn't really do what you wanted, and you are stuck with something you wish you didn't buy, and you also realise that you should have saved just that bit longer, and got the right one in the first place!
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Originally Posted by slackologist
I have a Manfrotto 190XB tripod. Is this going to be of any use to me or should i really be looking at getting an EQ mount?
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Looks like a nice tripod, but you would be limited to very short exposures, or star trails. Much better to get the right mount first, and don't waste your money.
For example. EQ6 Synscan Goto - $1899 at Andrews Communications. If you bought this, did some widefield shots with your camera on top, then maybe buy a cheap refractor/reflector, and try some unguided shots through that....then say you decide that you really don't like this astrophotography lark after all. You can sell the mount for $1500-1600, and it has cost you less than buying the ebay lens all up. Money spent on good gear is almost never wasted.
Adam