As the title says, I want to get into it as a small hobby and I am not looking to spend too much while also getting high quality images.
What should I look for and what should I get?
Edit: I have decided to set my eyes on the Dwarflab mini, thanks for the help!
550.00 seestar s50 or wait fir the s30 pro
I'd say start off by getting yourself a good mount. Because with a good mount you can put a DSLR on it, or a small or large refractor, or a Newtonian, and you can get good long exposures.
But even with the best telescope in the world, if you don't have a good, solid, accurate tracking mount, then it will be useless for astrophotography.
And if you have a good mount, say with a payload capacity of around 20kg, then you can build on it.
Like I'd much prefer to have a $1,200 mount and a €50 DSLR, rather than a €400 mount and a €1,200 telescope.
Start with the mount. EVERYTHING else is secondary.
First decide what kind of astrophotography you want to do - what do you want to photograph?
(Jupiter, for example, requires something quite different to The Milky Way )
$100 to $10000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1v6BjHm8U
Define "too much" in terms of your budget. My too much may be far different from yours...
A previous poster said Dwarflab or SeeStar as good starter options and I couldn’t agree more. They are a great budget friendly way to get into the hobby, get pretty good results and see if you want to go further and get more in depth with all the bits and bobs as part of the hobby like a scope, tracker, guide cam, etc etc.
Those of us that are actually in the hobby don't just have a "decent telescope" that produces high quality images. It comes down to experience with acquisition, followed by experience in post processing the data to revel and bring out all the faint details found in the sky. That is a very common misconception about the hobby by those who aren't in the hobby. Money isn't what makes the final image, at least not in the way it would seem.
With that being said, you are best off picking up a seestar or a dwarf 3
So it depends. The default answer is going to be a small smart telescope like a DwarfLab or SeeStar. Unless your budget is $1500+, they are your best option. Downside is they are digital only and need to be controlled from a mobile device. They also aren't upgradeable, unlike something you put together yourself. If you want something that you can look through as well, then you need to give a budget, as "not spend too much" can mean different things to different people.
I looked up those two brands you gave and they seem to fit my need right now. I literally just want something that can capture images of space without spending into the thousands. Thanks!
Another option with an actual upgrade path and various future uses is to get a used dslr, a used (perhaps even vintage) camera lens, and a star tracker. You can take much better photos than are possible with the cheaper all in one units. You will have less automation but learn a lot more about the sky. You will also have a good camera and lens for everyday use. You will probably be working with wider field images but there’s lots to do with that.
Here is a picture I took on such a setup.
https://imgur.com/a/large-sagittarius-star-cloud-a8t4DM4