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Originally Posted by Lee
The stock one is incapable of handling any reasonable amount of weight and it's incredibly frustrating to try and use this.
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Regarding the SW focuser, the standard focuser on the Skywatcher isn't that bad if you're using a DSLR. At worst, with some fine tuning it will do the job.
Skywatcher also have a very good focal reducer which screws on to the standard focuser and with a wide T adapter will nicely fill a full frame DSLR sensor.
I've used the standard SW 10:1 focuser with my 5D2 (Full frame and heavier than most dslr's without issues and without any modification whatsoever and it holds up no problem. I know that there are a lot of users out there that don't have problems with the stock focuser.
If you're going down the path of a dedicated astro camera, filter wheel etc then Lee's suggestion to replace the focuser is the way to go.