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Hi JohnG,
A Takahashi TSA-102 is a very fine piece of kit , do you use it with a TOA Flattener - 35 and a TOA Reducer ?
Also a Takahashi TSA-102 OTA only weights 5 kg , so it is no wonder the G11 handles it "with absolutely no problems at all ". You are not exactly pushing the load limits of the mount or the motors with that.
Having to disassemble and reassemble the gear (in different configerations) if you can't have a permanently , or semipermanently , established rig is a real pain in the butt and (unless you are fastideous) getting the rig properly balanced (especially in 3 axes) it can be a real challenge .
Like I said , it's better to get a GEM that is oversized , which is what you have.
I rejected the G11 + Gemini in my decision for more reasons (of a technical nature) than those mentioned here , that doesn't mean it isn't a good GEM , just didn't make the cut (nor did the CG-E) when I was choosing. I also got a very deal on an Atlux which clinched it.
Last edited by Ian Robinson; 18-05-2008 at 10:37 PM.
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