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Hey Nathan,
Although some of the skywatcher telescope equipment seems to have a bit of a Stigmata to it, the eq pro mounts seem to get very good reviews. Every is based on a pricepoint of course, but if you are getting into basic astrophotography, I believe that the package you are looking at will suit you well.
As for the guidescope and camera, Im not sure that you need to rush into that side of things. The EQ5 goto has Periodic error correction built in, you should be able to get it to hold objects fairly still. Just be careful that the EQ5 is going to hold the weight that you are looking at putting on it. It is rated to hold about 15kg, and although the scope you are looking at is only about 8, by the time you put a diagonal and camera etc on it , you might find its getting close to its limit.
Look forward to seeing what results you get!
Andrew
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