EQ v AZ Mounts - Do you need an EQ mount if you're not going to take any pictures?

[RT65CB-SWL]

Bit late for the party, but if visual than an alt-az will do, even for a basic image of the Moon.

Above are images of my alt-az mounts. They are an AOK-AYO (top left) & Tele-Optic Giro (top right) and a DwarfStar (bottom) shown with my 're-modded' ETX105.

Below is an image of 'Montes Apenninus' region of the Moon taken with my ETX105, 20mm Plossl e/p, mounted on the Tele-Optic Giro and a Manfrotto PROB tripod, (same
tripod as shown in the second image), and an Olympus C2040 [2.0 mega-pixel] digital compact camera.

<--- the Olympus C2040.

Edited February 25, 2021 by Philip R

[Tiny Clanger]

1 hour ago, Stu1smartcookie said:

It will connect if its a 3/8" thread .  

That;s the point, it isn't ! 

Meade american thing, unusual to the UK connection tripod to head, but rated to carry 30kg !It's a monster. Looks like adaptation may be needed.

[Stu1smartcookie]

5 minutes ago, Tiny Clanger said:

That;s the point, it isn't !

Sorry . I resign my comment .

[Tiny Clanger]

4 minutes ago, Stu1smartcookie said:

Sorry . I resign my comment .

I wasn't getting at you Stu,  hope it didn't  come over that way.  I've had discussions with Jasonb about the thing, so know that second hand monster tripod has been a bit of a gamble for him as far as tripod/head connectivity goes.

[Stu1smartcookie]

no offence taken ... i must admit i know nothing about that tripod ... but i imagine its an imperial thread . 

Edited February 25, 2021 by Stu1smartcookie

[Tiny Clanger]

5 minutes ago, Stu1smartcookie said:

no offence taken ... i must admit i know nothing about that tripod ... but i imagine its an imperial thread . 

Here's the relevant discussion:

 

[Stu1smartcookie]

not knowing Jason's position regarding wanting to spend more its difficult . There are a couple of nice tripods on the forum that are for sale ,... an EQ6 for a start ... just an adapter from FLO to make it work with the AZ5. ( get the right one though ) . 

[Jasonb]

Only catching up now, sorry.

Yep, tripod comes with a 1/2" centre bolt. Thankfully the tripod itself isn't threaded and the bolt just slides out. A friendly SGL member has sent me another bolt, that in a perfect world, will be 3/8 at one end, we'll see. Otherwise I'll be looking at some sort of adapter alright.