I've got one that I don't use much anymore after upgrading to an AZ-EQ6.
I was using it with a Skywatcher Evostar 80mm refractor and DSLR. Tracking was OK, on a good night 1.5" RMS, on a bad night 2.5" RMS.
The tracking of the Az-EQ6 is better (0.5" RMS on a good night) but it is much heavier and not as easy to set up each night. With the EQM-35 I could carry the scope and mount out of the shed in one piece no need to dismantle to move it.
I was surprised that the EQM-35 has no ball bearings on Dec or RA axes, it only rides on nylon washers, so in that respect its similar to the neq3-2, but the gear on the RA axis is bigger (more teeth) to improve tracking performance.
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