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Old 26-04-2008, 10:42 PM
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which alt/az mount?

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a decent alt/az mount to put the ED80 on and the first one that came to mind was the vixen porta mount but after reading a few reviews there are 2 main things that put me off.
1) you need to use an allen key to adjust the tension on both axis
2) the slow motion controls look a little short?

the Skywatcher AZ3 looks a bit more user friendly but also looks pretty flimsy in comparison with the porta mount which can apparently hold a 6" newt

any comments or suggestions are welcome
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