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On the subject of tripods, there's the option of with and without - a $200 difference at time of purchase. I guess folk like the option to compartmentalise costs they way they like it. As I want to pier mount my next mount, the tripod isn't immediately useful. So its a nice to have for me, if I'm on a budget.
On the 50 lbs = 22.7 Kgs vs 15 Kgs (2/3 of the weight) in America's highly litigaous society, I'm pondering if it may just be a carry capacity vs maximum recommended imaging weight.
Also I notice the mount comes standard with 12.4 lbs = 5.5 kgs of counterweight (even thou the motors act as a bit of counter weight from their posiitoning. If you wanted to maximum load this mount to say 22 Kgs would you need to add 12 Kgs - 15 Kgs of weight onto the bar? That looks like it might be a very tight squeeze from the layout of the mount versus counterweight bar and how full it looks with only 5.5 Kgs of weight. I'm thinking 3-4 times this would be one crowded bar!
I'd sure like to see this mount put through its paces at the maxium level of its specificed performance - wouldn't you?
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