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Old 07-06-2014, 08:54 PM
bigbod (Rod)
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Originally Posted by julianh72 View Post
How is the "usability" at the height you have got it set up in the photos?

I notice that the lower leg sections are almost fully retracted, but the height of the mount itself looks like the Scope is probably at more or less the right height for convenient use. As I noted in my previous post, it is the slenderness of the lower leg sections of the SLT mount in particular that make it wobbly when they are extended, and it is pretty stable when the lower legs are retracted, but the overall proportions of the SLT mean that you really need the legs to be extended for comfortable use.
It's a little low in the photos. It will need to raised be by 15+ cm at least for me for convenient viewing. There's no discernible wobble at the height in the photos, but as you point out that may change with the legs further extended.

I'll let you know when it stops raining in Newcastle and i can do a field test
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