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2nd hand gear is nearly always the way to go. Especially when purchasing on here at IIS.
The HEQ5 pro will do nicely for cameras or a small scope. You can buy Baader solar film and make some solar filters for your lenses to shoot white light solar.
If you want to capture those lovely swirly/shag-pile-carpet type images the you are up for a dedicated solar scope like a PST or Lunt 60 or similar. The heq5pro will hold either scope easily.
You may want to check out the Astrotrac for a more portable solution.
If you look in the images section here under solar system images you will find a ton of white light images taken during the transit of Venus so you can see what is possible.
If buying new, Andrews communications have great prices, and bintel are very helpful before and after sales as well.
I'd get some solar film ASAP and try it out on your existing tripod, you may be surprised how well that works.
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