Toaster05

As a prospective buyer of this very mount your thoughts and detailed write up are an invaluable resource. You have my thanks!

A company that considers how stock is stored is the kind of company I like to purchase from and in dream scenario is one is work for. I've been in logistics for a number of years and nothing pleases me more than a well run and loved warehouse. Great stuff team FLO.

Nice review! I have toyed with the idea of changing over from the Pro but ultimately I think my £££ are better spent elsewhere for the moment. It sounds like a nice refinement, rather than the next hotness and that's fine by me.

I'm in Dunstable so I'm in range of the Downs and Ivinghoe. But from having looked at pollution maps in the past you might be better off looking towards Grendon Underwood, Winslow way. If the maps are to be believed then that area is around B4.

It's a preorder for November and even then it's only for 100 units on a confirmed delivery date. Any orders beyond the first 100 are when they fulfill them it seems.

Seems to me at least that if you don't have huge issues with the WiFi then there's not a huge reason to consider upgrading. At least the price isn't hugely jacked up. Assuming a dollar to pound conversion the price is pretty much comparable.

I totally agree on the aesthetics. Some may not think it's important but I'm a sucker for that WO red. What ever you go for be it HEQ5 or iOptron you can't really go too far wrong. Good luck with it all.

Seems like the logical upgrade really. Another consideration could be an iOptron GEM 28 or a CEM 26. They would be pretty much an equivalent to the HEQ5. I'm in a bit of a similar position myself in that I have a SGP and will be looking to set myself up with a go-to mount in the near future. Personally I'm leaning more towards the iOptron mounts. I guess the real question you have to ask yourself is what do you think you'll want to achieve with the mount? Will you be looking to upgrade your scope in the future? All these things should be considered as you can quickly find yourself looking at that mount and thinking "Why didn't I get xxxxx?" I'm not a mount expert but it's something I've been mulling over too so I thought I'd chip in.

I think it's exactly as stated above really, they giving the security that whilst it could go pear shaped with an SD card, it's less likely with less volatile memory. In terms of read write speeds it should blast sdcard speeds out of the water to be honest, which depending on how much data you are shifting could be boon. That said, I expect it's more that they are seen to be adding more to the value proposition of getting people to buy the thing or upgrade. Just giving people better wifi may have been a bad look given how they didn't really solve the problem last time round.

They've updated again and it's a smart move going over to eMMC and getting rid of the sdcard.

I hope by the time I eventually see them again I'll be better prepared and better equipped with the knowledge on how to really capture their magnificence as I didn't do it justice at all. But agreed, some stunning images to be judged!

My terrible effort! To be honest I was just excited to see them as I've never had the chance before.

Many, many options to consider! Love seeing your solutions too.

Perfect! Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

@david_taurus83 Thanks for the reply. That could work for my needs, however I'm not so keen on applying tape to the lens itself as I use it for daytime photography too. Though looking at what @Adreneline has posted I wonder if it would be viable for application on the ring itself?