Posts Made By: Chuck Schreiner

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I have a Nikon D810/AF-S 14-24 & 28-300. This plus ball mount weighs 5.2, 4.8 lbs respectively. I am about to go to dark sky in early Dec on my first real effort at astrophotography.  So, I need a camera mount that will handle this weight. I am guessing one that need to be rated at 10 lbs, minimum.  

With this kind of intro payload, I am wondering if I shouldn't maybe bite the bullet and get a serious mount that will (later) also hold a moderate size refractor (<100mm). My friend built a barn door mount. I am tempted to use that or build my own and ...

What makes sense? Thanks for your input in advance, Cheers, Chuck