stoic void
im currently using a
Canon EOS 760D with a
Sigma 600mm Lens on a
Star Adventurer 2i (im missing the polar illuminator)
I want to upgrade my setup, most important would be the mount because it sucks at carrying the weight of my setup
Soo.... should i buy this: https://www.astroshop.de/parallaktisch-mit-goto/skywatcher-montierung-heq-5-pro-synscan-goto/p,4071`?
While also debating on getting a https://www.astroshop.eu/broadband-filters/optolong-filters-l-enhance-aps-c-eos-clip/p,67305
sly geyser
I went from the swsa 2i to a heq5 and must say that I am really pleased with it. That being said if you are going to use such a mount I recommend hooking it up to a laptop/computer (using a eqmod cable) to have some extra possibilities when it comes to controlling the mount. On top of that I can also highly recommend guiding, even these expensive mounts can not track the sky perfectly, so having a guiding camera (and scope) really helps.
As for the L-eNhance, I have yet to upgrade to filtered astrophotography (planning on upgrading to that soon) so I can't really help you out on that. Especially since I am aiming towards going mono so I haven't looked into dual bandpass filters.
cedar gazelle
The l-enhance is a good call, it’s a decent enough filter. Keep in mind the clip in version won’t be useful if you ever upgrade to a dedicated astro camera though, and it’s only a useful filter when imaging emission nebula
stoic void
so to recap:
heqp5 is a good call
but guiding with the asair is crazy
l-enhance ONLY for emission nebula and kinda ass cause its for my dslr only
cedar gazelle
HEQ5 is decent yeah, Haven’t had any issues guiding on the ASiair personally. Also don’t get a duo-narrowband filter (like the l-enhance) if you’re not using auto guiding as you really need to use longer (>180s) exposures with it which will only be achievable with auto-guiding
Since you’re using the lens I’m not sure of an alternative to use other than the clip in l-enhance
stoic void
Since you’re using the lens I’m not sure of an alternative to use other than the...
right, then ill go for heq5 - > ASiair -> lenhance