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Old 29-12-2010, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tombps View Post
Actually, it's the weight I'm worried about. The camera on the end of an extension must make a heavy lever.
Can't you slide the tube in the rings or dovetail to a position where the balance is better? If mount capacity is no issue, adding a sliding balance weight on a dovetail works too. That beats trying to slide a heavy scope to balance the declination.
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