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Thanks Lester.
I dad another imaging session, this time trying to control the camera with the EOS utility via a laptop. Not a great success. I thought focusing would be a tad easier, but in actual fact it was much harder to even see the star used to focus on and even with the zoom it was tiny on the laptop screen. I can imaging that a larger focal length lens might make it useful, but at 18mm I found the camera LCD easier to use for focusing.
I just quickly downloaded and compared a couple of images and can't see much of a difference in either the focus (camera LCD vs Laptop) or noise levels (not using live view decreasing noise).
I'll process the images after I get back from work.
Now I'm seriously contemplating buying a 1100D for myself. Still on the fence if it would be a good "upgrade" to the borrowed 1000D. Of course I can keep borrowing the 1000D at no cost, where the 1100D is a pretty penny (and that's for an entry level!). Any thoughts?
I think the major benefit would be the higher ISO capability of the 1100 since I'm shooting with a stationary tripod, so limited to 30 sec exposures. Any thoughts?
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