Cheapest tracking mount

[Spec-Chum]

AP is not particularly my thing, but I have a passing interest.

A mate of mine is getting an SLR in the very near future and we've briefly discussed using it on it's own for a dabble into AP.

What would be the cheapest tracking mount to just mount an SLR on, no telescope, just the SLR?

I'm guessing I wouldn't need anything fancy like an EQ6 or the like so is there a "SLR only" mount for cheaper at all?

Thanks

[Biggazza88]

Skywatcher az - goto would be ok for wide FOV shots, £225 from FLO.

[laser_jock99]

Barn Door mount.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_door_tracker

[lukebl]

An EQ1 mount with a motor would probably do for wide-field captures with a DSLR. Probably around £100.

[E621Keith]

Darn door tracker -> Egg timer tracker -> EQ1 -> Borg/Kenko/Sightron Nano-tracker -> EQ3-2 -> Ioptron Skytracker -> EQ5 -> Vixen Polarie -> Astrotrac -> Vixen GP photoguider -> HEQ5

[Spec-Chum]

Wow, thanks all :

Barn door sounds like a neat project

Keith, I'm guessing those are listed in order of preference?

[JB80]

I think it's in order of cost, lowest to highest.

[Naemeth]

Funny thing - I was going to ask the same question.

[JB80]

I was going to ask what an egg timer tracker was, that's a new one for me.

Is this it?

http://www.mpas.asn.au/Astro/Tips/dingaling/dingaling.htm

[E621Keith]

I was going to ask what an egg timer tracker was, that's a new one for me.

Is this it?

http://www.mpas.asn....g/dingaling.htm

Something like that. The one I saw was an equatorial platform

http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/reflections/2010/yinugi.4.html

and yes my list was listed in order of cost. I reckon the egg timer tracker will cost £5 more to make than a standard barn door tracker.

[Gonzo]

An EQ1 mount with a motor would probably do for wide-field captures with a DSLR. Probably around £100.

[Leveye]

The Ioptron skytracker is $349 here holds over 6 lbs, comes with a polar scope and pops on any camera tripod would be the easiest to set up and use in that price range.Give you the best results from the pictures i've seen just my take.