...with parts from a Maserati and a Rolls-Royce Trent.
Made a trade deal today with Kunama for his beefed up NEQ6 tripod, since I unfortunately missed out on Steffen's Berlebach Planet. (I had placed an order for one from T-E, but cancelled that yesterday before they shipped)
To say Matt does incredible work with sublime attention to detail is an under-statement. He replaced the so-so-quality stainless legs from the SW NEQ6 tripod with REALLY high grade and substantially thicker (and longer) stainless tubes (I doubt those legs would rust if I imaged from the beach!), and then also made a proper tensioner-spreader. The result is an exceptionally sturdy tripod, which dampens vibrations easily as quick as the Berlebach (just a dull thud). It weighs as much as a Berlebach Planet too.
I am going to put a Vixen GPD or SXP on top (likely the SXP), and ordered the NEQ6-GP adapter today from Teleskop Express (then use the Vixen 45-60 expander ring on the mount head spigot).
As you can see, the height even without extending the legs is quite higher than the Vixen HAL130 tripod! For imaging rigidity, I will leave the legs un-extended.
Was bummed I missed the Berlebach, but this one really makes up for it!
Just ignore all the junk and detritus in my Junque/Hobby Room
(yes, Matt did an expose/tutorial here a while ago, but I had to show it off
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