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From what I have read the Polarie is good but very light weight. I am using a Nikon D800E and 14-24 lens (quite heavy, camera is about same or slightly less than 5D3).
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The D800 is about 2.3 lbs loaded with battery?
Unless your 14-24 lens is really heavy your well in the clear with the Polarie.
It will take the PST no worries and most lens combinations unless you want to go overboard in which case you'd likely be better off with a EQ mount anyway with proper lens support.
It is extremely airline portable too. It really takes up next to no space.
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Yes that is a huge plus, the fact it is so small. I really am only after the ability to do 5 minute subs with round stars at 50mm. Anything more than that and I put the camera on my PMX mount.
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Originally Posted by Adelastro1
Alex Cherney was using a Polarie the night of the Malin Awards at the Dish and he had a Nikon D3s + 14-24 sitting on it, albeit only using it for Az panning that night so therefore not straining it at all. I think it might struggle with that weight though doing polar tracking because of the angles involved. So it depends what you want to use it for. After seeing it in action I think I'll get a Polarie for panning then maybe another EQ mount system to take the heavy equipment for polar tracking. The Polarie is so small it will be great for travelling. I'll get one for my possible round the world trip next year! 
If Alex doesn't reply to this send him a message and ask him for his thoughts. I'd be interested to know more from him about it too!
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That's good to know. I'll send him a PM.
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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Happy to stand corrected from someone who has used one, but I agree with your thoughts that the "RA bearing" might struggle under load. There's nothing to counterbalance the camera's weight.
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Or the Losmandy system which can handle more weight, has less PE (Polarie is about 15arc sec and Losamandy 8). Its a bit more expensive but looks like it can handle the load.
Sywatcher multi function tracker sounds on paper to be good but what little reviews I could find made it sound like it can slip under load.