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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Thanks Rod and Mark.
The 105mm F6 is a CFF refractor and at a guess it weighs about 8Kgs.
But realistically I will only use this mount for longer exposure camera lens imaging.
Greg.
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Hi Greg,
How's it all going?
I wouldn't go for either the Skywatcher AZ-GTi or the EQ35M, but rather the Skywatcher Star Adventurer GTI, given that you mentioned it's for long exposure camera lens imaging and not so much visual on heavier (>5kg) scopes.
I had the AZ-GTi and it was great for lens imaging and super light for its 5 kg payload, but it required a wedge and the commercially available ones were dinky toys. Enter the Star Adventure which had an integrated precisely adjustable in altitude and azimuth wedge. It was a god send and for only an extra few hundred. Infact there's now one in the classifieds for 600 which is a steal and would be great mated with an ASI Air device for very precise polar alignment.
I would not contemplate the EQ35M despite its attractive 10kg payload capabilities for 2 reasons: the altitude adjustment 2 screw system it uses makes for cumbersome PRECISE altitude adjustment and the cables all over the place to its outboard mounted motors in probably plastic shells.
Good luck on your selection.
Best
JA