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Nice review Roger - now you need to get one of those Losmandy Starlapse things and compare that.
Just for accuracy's sake,
The 410 manfrotto geared head I use (and I'm the only person I've ever come across with the combination of Polarie and geared head!) 'only' cost $240. It's not even necessary as a decent three-way or ball-head is perfectly adequate, just a bit more fiddly to polar align. Greg's point on the polar scope is good, although an expensive optional extra, the Vixen one is easy to use, despite the lack of illuminated reticle and having to take the damn camera off. And forget all that mucking about with the levelling bubble, sidereal chronometer and bewildering array of dials on the back of it.
cheers,
Andrew.
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