[acropolite (Phil)]

Having just acquired an ED80 (not delivered yet...) I have been looking around for a good Alt/Az mount for HRH Liz to use with the ED when I'm not using it piggybacked on the LX. Following a post from Steve (janoskiss) I checked with Astro Optical Supplies about the Porta Mount. Apparently the Porta Mount is only available with OTA attached and the salesman at Astro Optical claimed that they would have to buy 100 (mount only) to get them imported in to the country. He then went on to extoll the virtues of the porta mount which by that time I had crossed off my potential buy list. Not selling the mount only seems to be a real shoot yourself in the foot move. Is anyone aware of any source for the Porta mount as mount only in Australia??