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Yeah, I have a Helix hercules and it is the best value alt/az mount I have come across. And STRONG! Definitely overbuilt. Still, it is nice and light with my Megrez on a Manfrotto tripod, and if I'm using high powers it sits nicely on a surveyors tripod. Only problem is that as far as I know there is no option for attaching encoders for DSCs. (I must ask the Argo Navis people about that.)
DSCs I can see looming large in my immediate future, so perhaps I would suggest anyone looking for an alt/az mount to consider whether they might want this as an option. The Telepod allows this, and maybe even the Vixen Porta...
Cheers,
Brian.
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