Eq6 or Az-eq5

[Petar b]

Which of these mounts would you recommend. They are practically the same price the difference is around 50£. I would mainly use it for astrophotography. I currently use Es ED80.

Pros and cons of az-eq5:

Pros: belt driven, lighter, has encoders

Cons: lower payload and some users reported wobble in the mount

 

Pros and cons of eq-6:

Pros: dual-saddle (accepts losmandy and vixen type saddles), higher payload  

Cons: heavier, no belt drive, no encoders

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

[triton1]

If your staying with the ed80 the altazeq5 would be fine.The advantage of the neq6 however would be future proofing if you want to use larger scopes.

[Petar b]

What is the payload of the az-eq5 for imaging?