[Greggles (Gregory)]

Hey All,

As some of you may have seen I have a DIY EQ platform for my 10" bintel Dobsonian that has been amazing for visual use and basic astrophotography at 4 sec subs. Recently I set out to improve the platform to with a goal of 10 second subs (which i would be over the moon with). Unfortunately after three months frustration and missing out on any observing or photography i haven't been able to achieve that and actually think things have gotten worse.

So with the above situation unfolding I have been looking at purchasing an EQ mount to save me the stress. Considering there seems to be nothing in Aus and they rarely pop up on classified (going to put a wanted ad) I have been looking and speaking to places in the states, But they are sooo expensive. I was talking to Greg from Blandin EQ platforms and although his platform is quite expensive he said he may have a kit coming out soon that would be more cost effective for international order like us in Aus. Although seems like it will still be quite expensive.

He mentioned there may be some users of his platform who frequent this forum and have done some astrophotography with his platform. In fact he showed me some of their pics and they looked great.

Was hoping to get some feedback/reviews on his platforms to see if it will be worth me ditching my platform for one of his. If you use a Blandin EQ platform for AP what length subs are you able to consistently get?

Thanks Every one,

Greg