Counterweight Shaft Camera and Accessory Mount

[Chris Stacey]

Has anyone on here got one of these, if so, what do you make of it....i'm thinking it might be the answer to spreading the load on my HEQ5, but would like to hear what others think, or experienced with it, before deciding...

www.teleskop-express.de/.../p229_Befestigung-fuer-Kameras---Zub--an-der-Gegengewichtsstange.html

Edit....link is working, so i'll have to put a different url in...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CDMQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teleskop-express.de%2Fshop%2Fproduct_info.php%2Flanguage%2Fen%2Finfo%2Fp229_Befestigung-fuer-Kameras---Zub--an-der-Gegengewichtsstange.html&rct=j&q=attach%20a%20camera%20to%20counter%20weight%20bar&ei=_mCnTbr8BY-WhQe2g4HBCQ&usg=AFQjCNFj2vao8OX24YH7ReWm-6edCKxhtA&sig2=g1wacl4vl2klvJzww-vf5g&cad=rja

[david o]

Chris,

I think that you'd be very lucky to achieve balance as there seems to be no way to adjust the distance of the "counterweight" from the RA axis, like you would do with the real counterweight(s). Or any guarantee that the "counterweight" would be of sufficient mass.

I'd also be more than a bit dubious about hanging anything expensive off of it either.

I'm guessing, but I'd say that the sheer number of responses speaks volumes about widespread use of this bit of kit

[Chris Stacey]

Chris,

I think that you'd be very lucky to achieve balance as there seems to be no way to adjust the distance of the "counterweight" from the RA axis, like you would do with the real counterweight(s). Or any guarantee that the "counterweight" would be of sufficient mass.

I'd also be more than a bit dubious about hanging anything expensive off of it either.

I'm guessing, but I'd say that the sheer number of responses speaks volumes about widespread use of this bit of kit

LOL...yes sometimes silence speaks volumes!

It was the way it connected to the counter weight bar that made me a little suspicious, it certainly won't be on my shopping list anyway....

Thanks for the reply David