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Pros & Cons
Pros
Ioptron skytracker pro is a good entry level tracker so long as you keep your expectations reasonable. The price of these trackers is not cheap, but when compared to buying large fast glass the tracker can be a bargain. The only problem i had with thi... Read More
Form factor is smaller and well balanced than older version. Works really well, especially with the add on counterweight that you have to buy separately from a non-amazon site.
Cons
The dovetail saddle is now loose and slips during altitude adjustment. It is as frustrating as a gun that won't fire consitently. Tried to charge the tracker and the usb port broke off. Might have to look for an alternative tracker.
Highlights
Quality
Otherwise i couldnt be happier with the product and price
This is a quality product just i needed the skyguide pro for heavier camera
The simple fix was to remove it and that worked pretty well but there is a tiny lip around that area that limits the amount of ... Read More
Some units including mine appear to have a small problem with bright sunlight interfering with the optical encoder inside causi... Read More
Competitiveness
I have owned the older gen1 version the nonpro as well as this new updated pro version
I have achieved 5 minute exposures with not a trace of trailing with my d500 and 11mm lens
I tried to use my 200500mm with a d7000 which is right at the 3kg weight limit and it worked but struggled
Im annoyed that one would need to purchase another ballhead to work with this mount i already had an extra but that is another ... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
polar, better, great, base and pro. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 46 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 6 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wanted to apologize to adorama for my bad review and i was supposed to be more attentive to find a the polar scope
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just had some difficulty in getting exact alignment with the built in device
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In particular if you do not have a clear line of sight to polaris
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The eq base is a 70 option for all other star trackers which is ridiculous because it’s essentially required to accurately polar align
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It doesn’t require messing with date graduation circles time graduation circles or time meridian indicators
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
With that said i did in fact sell it and bought a staradventurer instead but that was simply because the sa has preprogrammed astrophotography modes that will automate the entire picture taking process through the “snap” terminal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However cant handle as much load as i thought
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