My camera is front heavy when I turn it to a different orientation on my skyguider pro. I can't find any compatible telescope mounts that fit in the bracket. Any suggestions? I can't even balance my rig and I dont want to destroy my tracker 4 days after I got it.
#Front heavy camera
olive solstice
autumn edge
My camera is front heavy when I turn it to a different orientation on my skyguid...
What do you mean? Like the camera is unbalanced in the dec because of the lens or something?
olive solstice
yea
dec is unbalanced
causing my whole rig to tip downward
@autumn edge someone recomended me a nodal slide but idk if my ioptron telescope bracket wud fit one
autumn edge
causing my whole rig to tip downward
If I'm being honest, for months I used a rig that was unbalanced in both the dec and the ra and I had little to no problems with it
autumn edge
despite being unbalanced I could still get long subs unguided, mount continued to work for a long time too
olive solstice
which mount
autumn edge
AZ-GTi in EQ mode
olive solstice
well mines a smaller tracker soo
I dont know man
imma send a vid rl quick
@autumn edge
autumn edge
hmm, it is hard with these cameras and big lenses
I'd try and get something like a dovetail bar that can fit onto your cam and mount allowing you to slide up and down in the dec
you should be able to get a bar for whatever fitting your mount has too
olive solstice
my telelphoto lens im borrowing for a while has a lens collar
and I dont see much of a problem with that
olive solstice
hmm, it is hard with these cameras and big lenses
yep
the day I unboxed it I was already dissapointed
olive solstice
you should be able to get a bar for whatever fitting your mount has too
I want to use the telescope bracket ioptron gave with the tracker
I dont have much money rn so idk if I can buy a dovetail bar ;-;
autumn edge
I want to use the telescope bracket ioptron gave with the tracker
Never used that mount so don’t know how that’d work
Worth a try though
olive solstice
theres a lot of limited information
on this thing
I searched up a lot fo dovetails but either too big or too small
autumn edge
And also, it’s been a while since I used a little tracker and lens so don’t have the best solutions !
olive solstice
yea im gonna need to talk to people with little trackers
autumn edge
A lens ring system with a dovetail on it may work
olive solstice
ring system?
olive solstice
oh my lens doesnt support that :-:
autumn edge
I’m sure you could find one that might