Which star tracker???

[AntHart]

Hey

Im thinking of buying a star tracker to use with my full frame 6d (astro modded) and 14/24/50/135mm lenses...and possibly a RedCat/Z61

 

 There’s basically 2 on the market...

Ioptron SkyGuider pro And the Skywatcher star adventurer pro
 

massive difference in price!

whats the best bang for buck?

Any owners out there with any info plus pictures of your rigs would be great 👍🏼

 

 

Edited May 24, 2020 by AntHart
Typo

[carastro]

I have an iOptron and I've seen several Skywatcher Star Adventurers, and I would say the latter would be better for the Redcat as the ioptron doesn't seems capable of taking much weight and doesn't have a counterbalance.  

Carole   

Edited May 24, 2020 by carastro

[MarkAR]

Both the Pro kits are pretty much the same, Ioptron has built in rechargeable battery, SW uses AA's or mains.

IOptron has optional iPolar version for better/easier polar alignment.

Both would benefit from using the Williams Optics base.

[RayD]

I have and use a SA and it works great with the RedCat and Cannon 450D DSLR (I've replied to your comment on YouTube (thanks for the sub)).  I do hear good things also about the iOptron, so I guess it comes down to which one you prefer the look of.

Both will work fine with your proposed imaging rig.

[happy-kat]

Doesn't the skywatcher also have time lapse and camera trigger options, 

[RayD]

1 hour ago, happy-kat said:

Doesn't the skywatcher also have time lapse and camera trigger options, 

It does.  Along with lunar and solar rates.