William Optics EQ5?

[Powdergnome86]

Hi everybody,

Looking at buying a second hand scope. One of the scopes I am looking at is said to be mounted on an "Williams optics EQ5 mount"... Yet using Google to try and research I can't find any info. I can't get to view the scope yet, so am unable to verify the accuracy.

Do these exist or is it just the seller is possibly mistaken? 

Clear skies to you all. 

[Seelive]

Can't you get a picture of the item?

[Powdergnome86]

These are pics the seller has provided, hopefully they help.

s-l400 (5).webp s-l400 (4).webp

[dweller25]

It looks like a standard Skywatcher EQ5 or Celestron CG5 to me, probably just a mistake on the sellers part but maybe do a little more due diligence if you want to buy it.

Edited January 20, 2021 by dweller25

[MARS1960]

Most likely an old SW EQ5 or CG5, William optics don't make mounts.

[John]

I agree that is a Skywatcher or Celestron branded EQ5 mount.

William Optics do have an alt-azimuth mount with their branding on it (the EZ Touch) and an equatorial mount (the EQ35) but the one in those links is not one of those.

 

 

[Powdergnome86]

Thanks for the feedback. 

May have been a mix up in communications, I had also asked about EPs that came with the scope. So it looks like I got answers to the EP question but not the mount question. That said a eq5 isn't to be sniffed at. Will definitely handle the scope it comes with 

Thanks again,

Gary