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Who else loves clockwork mounts?

Started by doole , Apr 08 2021 11:07 AM

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#1 doole

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Posted 08 April 2021 - 11:07 AM

Took this with a 300mm f2.8 on an Omegon MiniTrack LX3. Took 15 minutes to set up from parking the car. (120 seconds on an ancient 6.3 mp EOS 10 at ISO 200. Cropped & processed for noise.)

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#2 pyrasanth

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Posted 08 April 2021 - 11:13 AM

I wish my wrist watch was clockwork- the battery has gone flat......again......when I needed it

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