Some of you know that I've been slowly accumulating the necessary items for digital imaging over the last few years. I finally settled on a camera. I must admit that I was just about to go the DSLR route, due largely to the wonderful work done by local astro-imager David Rankin. I will still explore that avenue as the budget allows (I love terrestrial photography too, being a long-time film shooter with my trusty old Pentax SLRs), but for my entry-level camera into the digital astro world, I took adavantage of a $100 discount and bought the Orion StarShoot Pro Deep Space Color Imaging Camera V2.0. I want to get the basics down and develop some skills with a color imager before I delve into mono and tri-color narrowband imaging, a year or three down the road. Based on the reviews I've read, this is a very good camera for the entry-level digital imager. The resolution is very good compared to less pricey beginners cameras, albeit at nearly 3 times the price, it's still much less expensive than the next step up the astro-camera foodchain, with similar resolution. The only remaining piece of hardware required is a new laptop, and I'm hoping Santa got my letter in time. ;-) I've been playing around with Registax and a Photoshop clone, getting the hang of image processing and manipulation. I need to delve into software more closely now that the equipment inventory is just about complete. Any advice or recommendations are welcome, thanks!