[APML] Re: Vixen GP and GP-DX mounts discontinued?

[Emmanuele Sordini <vega@bloomingstars.com>]

DBogan3220@aol.com Scrive: 

> Emmanuele 
>          Since I'm on the Vixen and the Sphnix list all I have heard was that 
> Vixen was going to discontinue the GP mount thanks inpart to all the clone 
> competition from China. 

Now I too am the owner of a GP mount, which I bought second-hand to have 
something lighter and more portable than the GM-8, which is still the main 
mount. (I know many fellow members who own monster mounts will laugh at 
that, but the G11 is not what I'd call "portable" :-) ) 

> The DX mount itself is supposed to continue in 
> production for the time being. From what I have heard and read of the Sphinx itself it 
> looks to be a very high quality GEM with a goto that is fairly impressive. 
> However you are still limited to a loading of something like 20 lbs. 

I've checked out some units in "flesh and blood", and I must say that while 
they look cool, I'm not completely convinced by their real quality; to me, 
it's a step further more in the esthetics than in real performance, at least 
as compared with a GP-DX (e.g. lower load rating). But I don't have any 
actual field experience, so take this with a big grain of salt. :-)) 

> Most Astro-Photographers are going to want and will need a higher loading than that!  The 
> Losmandy G11 is still not being threatened neither will the mounts from 
> Astro-Physics or the Paramount

I agree :-)) 

Best regards,
Emmanuele 
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