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GaryML
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Reged: 02/16/09
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Loc: San Diego, California
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Re: LXD75: Worst Threads in Mounts
07/08/09 05:16 PM
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I think the Chinese mounts have their place but when you find that issues of build quality are begining to annoy you, it is probably time to be thinking about a Losmandy or a Vixen or some other step up.
FYI for Vixen I think the Portamount is made in China, while Sphinx SX EQ line and above are made in Japan.
THe Vixen Porta series are Chinese. The Sphinx, Sphinx D, GP2, and GP-D2 mounts are all made in Japan. The HAL-130 tripod often sold with these mounts is made in China.
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Vixen VMC200L 8" corrected Cassegrain telescope on a Celestron CG-5 Advanced Series GT mount
Pentax eyepieces and Televue eyepieces & diagonal
Fujinon 16x70 Binoculars on a Manfrotto 028B/501HDV tripod
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