I, too have been following this thread with interest. Out of curiosity I e-mailed www.kwikaim.com at the weekend to see what shipping costs were involved for...
David - Where did you get the 1ft spacer made? Any photos of the setup? Kathy ... gain benefits having just had a 1ft spacer made to go on a Vixen HAL110...
AstroTrac John, A Starbeam sounds very nice but probably overkill - I haven't had the pleasure of using one but if I ever get the NP101 or 127 that are on my...
... David - it may be overkill for some but when you are disabled with a bad back and can't bend over to see the thing, then you begin to appreciate any little...
What a monster of a setup, Andy. My major concern here is how to you handle the ball head on top of the DSLR to finder alignment? To me - that setup...
Yep. That setup would have me worried. I have been a pro photographer for many years, and I can't tell you how many times I have seen other photographers stack...
Mike wrote: "That setup looks like an accident waiting to happen. Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings, but just felt I should pass on what I know." Not in the...
John, I understand your challenges and am glad that so far I am more flexible. I have been considering a zigview and can now scrap it from my list based on...
Kathy Wrote: David - Where did you get the 1ft spacer made? Any photos of the setup? Kathy Kathy My spacer is custom made by a friend of mine. I gave him a...
I understand your disappointment about the ZigView - I had such high hopes for it and truly enjoy the timer it is. It was very useful for the lunar eclipse as...
All: New to the group but not new to the Astrotrac. I love mine, so please do not flame me for two suggestions as accessories I think would be great: (a) As so...
Two valid suggestions, Don. Re the finder, having been warned on this forum last week about the potential danger a set up I had concocted could have...
I bought the exact same adapter to put on top of my ball head but it branded by Vixen. I got it B&H Photo Video in NYC for $98 US. It's fairly heavy but...
Hi. I am the proud new owner of the Astrotrac but, I seem to be encountering difficulty with fine polar alignment. This is the problem: I line up on Ursa Major...
Hi Frank Personally I take no notice of the UM/Cass markings on the polar scope in relation to the actual night sky, its more important to get the 3 stars in...
Now that's a very interesting piece of knowledge. I find using the polar scope to be the most back breaking experience of using any mount but this info here...
Hi John I own two losmandy mounts these are used in observatories, both have simular polar scopes with the 3 star setup. Its just the same on those too, the...
Bingo...that part is exactly what is needed in place of the ball head! I am going to get me one of those. Now, re: an RDF hack...need to think about that. BTW,...
Appreciate the insight. I'm sure we'll benefit from these pearls of wisdom. My CI-700 mount has nothing more than a site tube with glass - if you line up...
Dear Don and Andy, First, I have noticed a lot of "backlash" in the Manfrotto Jr 410 geared head when attempting polar alignment. Is the Manfrotto Pro Head...
Lo Don and Andy The Manfrotto 405 is definately up to the job but so is the 410 depending what camera and lens combo you are putting on it. One of our group...
... Robert, it's a Slik 88 that I own. Doing a quick Google search it looks, as expected, that the model has been discontinued (not surprising as I bought in...
If I understood what Manfrotto told me at the last Photo Plus Expo in NYC, the Pro Geared Head was discontinued and if you find one - it's left over stock...
... Don , the one thing missing from that pan head is a coarse horizontal adjustment (which is why I have mounted it on my original Slik tripod pan head)....
Indeed. But the fact is that I cannont get them to line up! Even if I roughly polar align Polaris, rotate the polar scope, the stars are WAY out! Has anyone...
Hi Frankie Yes they will be out, just rotating the polar scope wont do anything, you still need to get the second star into its grid by ajusting your gear head...
I have seen this myself. My Kenko had that problem and I sold it to one of my best friends who finally figured out that the optics were in at an angle. Try...
I have a feeling the optics in the polar scope are the issue. A good friend of mine here has one also. Mikkel, I must return your 410head and adapters! Much...
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