The reduction in weight would be my main aim. I have an 8" GSO RC carbon fibre I bought from another member on here and I love how light the unit is. Plus I'm pushing a small mount, maybe not overly small but a low spec Skywatcher EQ5 Pro with modified RA head (replaced roller bearing with tapered roller bearing).
It holds the steel GSO Newt but I know it's beyond it's rated capacity and were I to attach a heavy DSLR camera.......
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