Replacing a Vixen Porta Mount Head

[Cjg]

My Vixen Porta Mount (head) is knackered after 3/4 years of use and rattling around to and fro various star parties and Seething Obsy.

It holds a Tak 76 and 11/4 eyepieces, so nothing too heavy.  Any suggestions for a replacement please? Initially had problems with the screws for the brace section of the tripod too, so not intending to purchase another Vixen. Those of you using an AZ4 / 5 how do you rate your mount please?

Thanks,

Chris

Edited January 10, 2020 by Cjg
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[John]

The AZ-4 has a similar capacity but no slow motion controls. Not sure if the AZ-5 (which does have slo mos) has quite the capacity of the Vixen Porta ?

My Vixen ED102SS F/6.5 rides very happily on an AZ-4 with a 1.5 or 1.75 inch steel tripod.

 

[Cjg]

Thank you, I rarely use the slow mo controls on the PortaMount, so no loss. Notice the AZ4 has setting circles. Do you use them, or are they more cosmetic than functional?

Chris