[APML] Another intro

["Weist, Jeff" <weist.jeff@broadband.att.com>]

I am also new to the list and astrophotography (but not astronomy) and want
to introduce myself -- and be presumptuous enough to ask a question.  I am
fortunate to live in a relatively dark area in the mountains outside Denver
and have burned a dozen or so rolls of film with my little refractor without
much to show for it (but I'm learning).  I have been planning for a long
while to buy a bigger scope and the demands of photography have focused my
search.  After several months of research (and watching APML), I seem to
have things narrowed down to an 10" LX-200 on a wedge or a Celestron 9 1/4
on a G-9 mount that I found used in great condition.  (A good refractor on a
good mount seems to be beyond my budget at this point.) I know I may be
opening a can of worms here, but I would appreciate any guidance the list
may have regarding the respective mounts, etc. for use in astrophotography. 
 
Also, without getting greedy, I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience,
good or bad, using a Pentax LX camera for this work.  I already have several
Pentax lenses from an old body and don't want to have to replace them, and
the LX seems to be the only Pentax good for astrophotography.  
 
Thanks for looking at this and I look forward to watching and learning from
a great list.  



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