Posts Made By: John Linc

Good Call David.) I am looking at cases right now, and anything Nice is a bit pricy. Also in the mean time, until I come up with the funds for a nice case for my 9.25" Tube, I am using this RuberMade Container with the foam packaging that it was held in during shipping. Not to bad really. It will get me by for the time being.
John

I was looking for a cheap but decent case for my C9.25, but I finally settled on a Pelican 1660 case. I know the 1660 case can also house the C11 because I have read it several times here in this forum. I did a good amount of research on cases for OTA's and I really could Not come up anything that is worth housing something as precious as the optics require IMHO.
BTW there are some reputable people who frequent this board who can build you a case possibly for less Cash. Do some searches on this subject and you may find a couple I just didn’t want to go through the wait and trouble of having someone build me a case. You could get a better deal if you go this route.
John

HEQ5 Mount is nice steady mount. I have a C9.25 sitting on it now. HEQ5 is a smaller version of the EQ6 and supports up to a 25 pound OTA. Although I may be returning my HEQ5 because my Digital setting circles do Not fit on the Mount. That mount is about $640.00 US Dollars. Comes with a 1.5 inch steel tube tripod, which is actually not all that bad. If all you plan to do is view, and are not serious about Astrophotography, this mount is a good choice. Plus the mount and tripod only weigh 48 pounds, so moving it is also convenient compared to heavier mounts.
Check this link:
http://www.islandeyepiece.com/mounts.htm
John Linc

Budget wise I would go HEQ5. Nonbudget L-GM8.
I had an HEQ5 holding up my C9.25 for quite sometime before I switched to an Losmandy GM8, and to be really honest I saw Little difference between the two as far as stability. HEQ5 for the money is nothing to sneeze at, and you wont get stuck buying all the little machined parts that cost an arm and a leg that you MUST buy for the GM8(gear covers to name one example) that in my opinion should be freaking free for how much money you spend to begin with. Not ranting just being honest. My opinion.
John

Man not one post in 3 days. I must have picked the most Unpopular set of binoculars to chat about, either that or no one has really looked through them.
Peace ouit.