Telescope Reviews: Re: DIY side by side (by side) piggy back mount

I love the set up. Nice mounting job - solid and made yourself. I was going to do the exact same thing with my 35mm cameras - but the medium format Pentax changed all that. The wood has natural damping qualities. You probably could work the shutter on one camera without causing any vibrations to the other.

If it became an issue, you could always cover the lens of the other camera for a minute, then uncover to resume the exposure. The EQ6 should have no problem carrying this load what so ever. To make for better balancing and less vibration on the weight shaft I used 2 weights up high, instead of 1 at the end of the shaft.

Let us know how it works out. I think it's a great idea.

Igor

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Atlas EQ6 SynScan GPS ADM conversion. ST-4 guider.

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