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I bought the EZTouch Alt/Az Mount from William Optics on site at NEAF, near NYC, this May 2007.
The head is very fluid and tracking is a breeze. I recently attached an Antares 152 6'' refractor weighing 22 lbs with my Van Slyke eyepiece turret supporting 6 eyepieces. This mount/ tripod combination performed flawlessly. Only the wind created some jumping of the image...as the tube at focus was about 46''...easily susceptible to wind-induced vibration.
The wooden tripod is slightly less massive and less solid than my Gibralter but on the other hand it weighs noticeably less. The EZ Touch easily supported my 80 refractor and will easily support my new FSQ-106ED when it arrives. I have no longer any need for the otherwise fine Gibralter mount...as the weight factor became a pain for me when lugging it around to star parties.
Again, the mount itself is ultra-smooth and tracking is no problem at any reasonable power.
BTW, David Yang, who is William's younger brother, was very friendly an..
Rating:  [5 of 5 SWANs!] |
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