Weight Capacity For The HEQ5?

[KingAndromeda]

Hi, regarding the 200P some have advised The NEQ6 yet others have advised the HEQ5... When using the 200P on the HEQ5 what attachments will be usable. Am I still going to be able to use guide scopes (Im Imaging), and a guide camera or will things like this make it exceed it load capacity... even so what effect would this have on the mount... surly it won't collapse?

[Daniel-K]

theres always big debate on this subject, when i had my HEQ5 i had a 200p a guide scope a dslr and guide cam, it ran like a dream doing 10 min subs

[KingAndromeda]

theres always big debate on this subject, when i had my HEQ5 i had a 200p a guide scope a dslr and guide cam, it ran like a dream doing 10 min subs

Thats great to know mind me asking what your guide scope and guide cam were ?

[Jessun]

I used the 8" RC at 1.6m and a ED80 with the Lodestar on a HEQ5 with no major problems. But perhaps the new range of SW mounts will release NEQ6s to the second hand market. It's a question of what weight you yourself are comfortable with lugging around...

/Jesper

[lukebl]

I originally worked with a 200p and an HEQ5 + ST80 guidescope + Canon 450d. It was creaking a bit, and not ideal but it worked! If you could stretch to an NEQ6, it would be better.

[Daniel-K]

Thats great to know mind me asking what your guide scope and guide cam were ?

yeah st80 and a QHY5