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jamida
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Reged: 11/17/04
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Loc: Washington (state)
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Hi
I'm considering getting a tripod for my Coronado PST with the expectation that I can sometimes use it with my Canon EOS.
I tried a friend's Orion XHD Paragon-Plus and it seems fine but then I looked around and found some other mid-range tripods at camera shops and they seem as good and a bit less expensive than the Orion. Specifically:
Slik Pro 340 $110
Sunpak 9002DX $50 (?!?)
The Orion is $142.
I expect most folks here may be more familiar with the Orion one than any specific tripod from a camera shop, so the question is ... would you recommend the Orion over *any* similarly priced and equipped camera tripod? Do you believe the Orion may be a bit overpriced?
To be clear... I'm looking for a pan-able mount to make it easy to adjust to re-center the sun, a max height in the 55"+ range and a load capacity of 5 lbs or more.
Thanks
Mike
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Mike Davis
8" LX 200 "classic"
Milburn wedge
Minolta Activa 7x50 Binoculars (2)
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM lens
Edited by jamida (06/18/09 12:35 PM)
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starbux
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Reged: 02/08/06
Posts: 292
Loc: Silicon Valley, CA
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When viewing the Sun through the PST you will probably want slo-mo controls, especially at higher powers. The Synta/Orion AZ-3 mount works really good with the PST.
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crazyqban
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Reged: 12/16/08
Posts: 205
Loc: Miami, Florida
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I use a Takahashi Teegul (Lapides) mount with my PST. It is probably a little bit of overkill but I use the mount for other scopes as well. Like starbux said, you will definitely want slo-mo controls. Makes all the difference in the world...
Sergio
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Takahashi TOA-130F / Takahashi Sky 90 II / PST-DS
Takahashi Teegul Alt-Az / Takahashi EM-200 USDII
Zeiss Abbe II's pair / AP/Baader Mark V
Televue 3mm-6mm Nagler Zoom / 41mm Panoptic / Two 24mm Panoptics
Two 15mm Panoptics / Two 13mm Nagler Type 6 / Pentax 14mm XL
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Maureen
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Reged: 04/27/05
Posts: 1599
Loc: Mid Hudson Valley
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I use the Orion Paragon Plus mount fo my PST (and occasional binocular viewing) and it works well. Didn't pay full price for it since it was "lightly" used soI felt I got a good deal. Recently purchased the Vixen mini portamount for my ST 80. Haven't had much opportunity to use it yet but it would also work well with the PST.
Maureen
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Discovery 12.5" Truss, Orion ST 80, Coronado PST
Image Intensifier Eyepiece
27mm & 24mm Pan, 13mm & 8mm Ethos, 6mm Radian
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