Mount suggestion for sv503 w/4 eyepieces

[printmongrel]

I've bought a svbony sv503 80mm f7 OTA. It will be used mostly for daytime viewing of wildlife (eagles, orcas, ships & boats) but we'd like to look at galaxies & planets too. I'm looking at buying a baader turret & four agena starguider dual ed eyepieces - just 1.25". What is the least expensive mount that will keep things stable - both following wildlife and changing eyepieces while starwatching?

[printmongrel]

Purely manual is best. The Vixen Mobile Porta Alt-Az Mount looks a bit small for my setup but at $300 it is where I'd like to be. The Celestron Omni CG-4 Telescope Mount seems to be spec'd for 20# ($400) but can an eq mount work comfortably for daytime viewing? Sky-Watcher AZ5 Mount ($420) & Vixen Porta II Alt-Az Mount ($475) are more money but stability is a priority.

[Franklin]

Forget the Mobile Porta, it's a toy mount for toy telescopes!

The Porta II or AZ5 would be perfect for your set up. Wouldn't use an EQ mount for daytime viewing, only astronomy.

[Franklin]

If wildlife viewing is your main thing then it may be a better idea to get a heavy duty two-way pan head and mount it on a photographic tripod. Manfrotto make quality kit.

[printmongrel]

How would a Twilight I or a Porta II with a Kokusai Kohki Guide Handle from agena work? Is one better?

[bosun21]

If you want something heavier than a heavy duty pan head and photographic tripod then consider an AZ4. Not too expensive either.

[printmongrel]

OK, I decided to order the Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount today even though I initially didn't want to pay for the added technology/headache. For either of the manual mounts with 15# payloads I was looking at $350 to $450 while for $430 I can get unlocking clutches and a goto functionality. I figure with my light polluted skys, the telescope pointing me in the right direction will help find fainter objects. In the daytime I just loosen the clutches and it's a reasonable wildlife alt-az mount. With the ota at 6.5#, eyepiece and diagonal at about 1#, I should be at about 70% capacity. People seem to be quite happy with a 80mm or even 102mm reflector on this mount. An added bonus is that the scope and mount are very portable - 7.5# + 8.6#. I have given up on the turret for now as the Morpheus eyepieces I have pretty much decided on are too much for the plastic Baader housing. I'm just getting the 17.5mm eyepiece for now and seeing how I like the Morpheus characteristics. Thanks for all the ideas, everything helped.