Orion's SkyView Pro Equatorial Mount

Has anyone used this mount?
I have a Meade model 102 ACHR/500 4" Refractor
F920mm F9 i'am thinking about buying this mount for.
Orion doesn't give the height of this mount extended.
Jerry

Hi Jerry,

I use an SVP mount with a Vixen 4" f9 and have found it to be an excellent match for visual use.

Clear Skies,

Steve

I obtained a SkyView Pro Equatorial mount with Orion's 80 ED apo scope a few months ago. Most of my astro observing has been viewing -- not imaging -- with a Schmidt Cassegrain Scope and I have no experience with any other equatorial mounts, and therefore my evaluation of the SkyView Pro may be of limited use to you, but here it is anyway:
1. The SkyView Pro is rock solid sturdy for viewing.
2. It can clearly accommodate a heavier load than my little 6 pound refractor and its viewing accessories. It's advertised as capable of loads up to 20 pounds and that seems reasonable to me.
3. For visual astronomy, the R.A. drive Orion sells for this mount does a good job of tracking when the polar alignment is done well, and the polar alignment scope offered as an optional accessory for this mount does its job well. I don't know whether the mount can track well enough for photography with these accessories, but I see no reason why it shouldn't.
4. The major shortcoming of the mount in my opinion is that it's setting circles are useless. I've been given to understand that this is a common failing for most amateur equatorial mounts these days, but it was a disappointment to me because I've had a 3.5 inch Questar scope for many years with fully functional setting circles.
5. I also find that the little levers that lock the mount's rotations about its axes in place are not designed to be as convenient as I would prefer.
Somebody else on this string has already advised you of this mount's height and of the length of its extensions.