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Old 08-03-2012, 01:57 PM
Poita (Peter)
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Originally Posted by rogerg View Post
As a general statement I disagree, there's pros and cons, I had great success with my fork mount, I'm sure it comes down to individual circumstances. I know several people who have EQ6's with 10" OTA's and every one of them always has problems in the slightest breeze.
I have no problems with the breeze with a 10" LX200R on an EQ6, but I imagine with a Newt it would be more problematic.
The wedge is really the weak point in most cases, but to do any serious photography at that focal length I think a GE mount is the only way to go.
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