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Welcome to iceinspace Harry,
I would be interested in what other say here to see if they share my view but I think you could do better mount wise the a lxd 75... I think they are a revamp of the lxd 55 (my first eq mount) and it was not really adequate for photos.. It worked but an eq6 is simply miles ahead.. It seems to me that a fork mount is not as good either...even with a wedge..hopeless without I imagine.
I dont like to say Meade dont know what they are doing or bag them but one can be swayed by their marketing with respect.
I would consider a celestron ota on a eq6 may be a better set up simply to avoid a fork mount... dont get me wrong many folk have them and they are happy but over the years it seems to me many folk change from fork to gem when they get into photos.
And unless your home made dob weighs a ton I doubt if your new aquisition will be less weight and will be a pain to set up in comparrision to a dob.
The longer you are at it the longer to set up because one just ends up with more and more stuff...
I can drag 12 inch in and out in seconds. Before my permanent set up every gem took time and a couple of trips in and out.
I suspect this wont help if you are set on a Meade
alex
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