RE: [APML] Re: G-11

["Jon Kolb" <jkolb@datawest.net>]

Gene and all,

> Nor will it track near as well.  The G-11 IMO is 
> really engineered more for a 35# - 40# payload 
> photographically.  The 60# rating is advertising. Yes, it 
> will carry that load without anything breaking, but you 
> aren't going to get a high percentage of good images.

Agreed.  The G-11 will, in my experience, actually carry a 50lb+ load
for astrophotography, and track quite well, but only if the instruments
are physically and photographically short.  If you're shooting wide
field stuff the way I like to, this mount will carry a whole lot of
cameras and scopes, but if they're long AND heavy, it's a different game
altogether, requiring a different mount.  Nevertheless, it's the best
mount available for it's cost and capacity that can be had by any
measure I'm aware of.

Sincerely,
Jon Kolb
Adventures in Astrophotography
http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
jkolb@datawest.net




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