[g__day (Matthew)]

I'm thinking of getting a second Canon DSLR < $1,000 body only, to split between astrophotography and some high defintion home movies.

Canon Cameras (body only) that fit into my thinking are the 550, 600 and 60.

I'm leaning toward the 550D for (ordered in around $500) or the 60D around $900. The 600D just seems like a more expesive 550D with out a whole lot of any feature I'd desire.

So basically I plan to move my 400D to one of my other OTAs - 80mm Williams Optics refractor or 127mm MAK and attach the new camera to my C9.25.

I'd like to play with Remote Live view for framing and ponder can one use video modes for caputring Jupiter, Saturn and Mars.

Can anyone help sharpen my thinking from their experience.

Many thanks,

Matthew