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Just purchased my first astrophotography set up thanks to your help! EQM35 pro with the zenithstar 61 instead but thanks so much for advice and videos on this mount
Depends also what is the weight of your lens, if is not to heavy i think you could use also the star adventurer, and you will get extra mobility since it is a lighter setup, but the eqm 35 pro it is a more stable platform and has also goto and it tracks in declination also but you need also a good powerbank to power it .So there are + and - i had bought first the Ioptron Skyguider pro, but had a problem and returned it, and i bought after the Eqm35 pro and Skywatcher Ed80, and i was much more pleased with the Eqm35 pro it is much more stable and you have more safety with your equipment, with the skyguider pro the base of the mount was bad and not safe for heavy lenses, i did tested it with my tamron 70-300. and to buy another base for the mount it is extra money spent. Have not tested yet the Star adventurer so i can;t say to much about the performance. In the end it is about what you can afford to spend, i tried first with a lighter setup as i wrote above, but after upgrading, for deep space astrophotography i did appreciate what the eqm35 pro has to offer.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thanks for response. My camera + lense weights about 2.5kg. I might need to try star adventure first as i will not going to use telescope so eq35 might be little overkill also that you need extra power for eq is big minus currently
@@DJFITME I wish you success with the Star Adventurer ! Let me know after you tried it how good it tracks, Forgot to say that it is recommended to use a solid tripod, to not have vibrations or problems in windy conditions. Wish you good luck with the mount and clear sky !
After spending several weeks trying to decide which EQ mount to buy, this review showed me more than all the others, including any of the written reviews! While it's twice the price of the little portable ones, it seems to be very flexible in its use. I have no telescopes and don't intend to get any, so for me, being able to use my photographic equipment and have a solid base, I expect to be able to get pictures without any star trails. You mention that it can handle equipment that is heavier than anything I have, so it should not even come close to over-taxing the mechanism. Have you used the wi-fi accessory or know of anyone who has? Thank you very much for your time and effort to provide this! As a result of your presentation, I've subscribed, rang that bell, and gave it a thumbs-up. I can't wait to see what you publish next!
Thank you very much for the appreciation, this was my first youtube review, it has 4 parts, i just uploaded also the last part of the review where i show how to use the Skywatcher Eqm35 pro as a lightweight astrophotography star tracker. The Eqm 35 pro is very solid compared with dslr startrakers, the base is much better i did tried the ioptron skyguider pro first and the eqm35 is much more solid and stabile, the only inconvenience as i said is that is heavier and you need also an external power supply if you go out with the mount. I do have also the wi fi adapter, if you want to buy it and use it with the modular photography mode with the ra axis should be ok, but i have tested it with my full setup and telescope on and i did experience errors a few times when attempting a meridian flip the mount moved in the wrong way and it almost hit my camera, had to stop the mount to prevent this, with the remote in 6 months it did happen only 2 times, and i manage to avoid by retracting the focuser. i might do a review soon on this subject and compare with the synscan hand controller, at the moment i prefer the remote over the wifi adapter when i use my eqm35 pro with the declination axis and telescope on.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thank you for an exceptionally quick reply! I've just finished watching all 4 parts plus the other 2 videos. I've sent an email to B&H to see if they will match the price I found on Amazon.
@@hotflashfoto I see the price on amazon is lower then when i bought the mount, it was around 750 us dollars in may here in Romania, the dollar is higher now so is around 730 us $ here. I did not bought from Amazon because of high shipment price and taxes
Hello if you leave tracking on than at some point will hit the tripod and might damage your telescope and also the mount. Only way to leave for all night with tracking onnis doing a meridian flip you can do that also automatic using your laptop or other devices but i do not trust it so much it can appear errors. So if you want to. Leave tracking on then you shoud see when you need to make the merdian flip. If you just want to leave it turned on for 24 hours you can do that as long at it has power but i recommend to turn of tracking if you are not there to watch the setup and to make meridian flip. I never left so much on did not have any reason to leave it on during daytime.
You are welcome. I am not sure if it is any difference if the declination is 180 degrees reversed or not, I have seen people using both ways, but i did not researched more on this subject. According to my Instruction Manual for the Skywatcher EQM35 PRO goto, the normal setup is to have the DEC motor on one side and the Ra motor on the other side, as you see in this video. One advantage is that you are able so see the bubble level having the setup like this, on the cables part I think that the dec connection cable can be annoying in any of these situations.
Yes, some of the pictures in the manual show it that way and I think that is where you go it from. It shouldn't matter about the 180 deg, but I believe you need to change the dec setting otherwise the telescope will point to the ground. The giveaway is the angle thumbscrew in the saddle to lock the dovetail. It is meant as a safety screw and should be pointed up to prevent the scope from sliding down. I just got a new EQM35 and currently setting it up. I watched most of your videos before my purchase, many thanks!!
@animan999 On my manual also it states in writing to setup like i did. Not sure if they made any changes on other newer versions. I bought mine in may 2019. I noticed at an eqm35 pro from 2020 that had a different port on the control box that uses usb cable to connect the pc or laptop and mine has port for rj45 cable I think. Have to check to be sure but seems that can be small changes on the same mount model. I am glad you like my videos. I want in the near future besides astrophotography videos and reviews to make also art videos on my channel like nebula paintings and more. I am. A painter and after painting my first nebula i was inspired to start and love astrophotography. Will link an older video where i show some of my artwork. ua-cam.com/video/os-0w6iEnlw/v-deo.html
Thank you very much Jeff. Astrophotography it is a beautiful passion. If you, or friend need any advice on starting astrophotography, just ask and i will help.
Hi, I want to buy an EQM-35 Pro, in terms of the power supply I know that it has to be a 12V and 3A but I couldn’t find any power box, could you please give me the model of your power supply? Thanks!
Hello you can search 151Wh / 40800Mah Portable Power Station, Solar Generator Mobile Power 110V AC/DC/USB/Solar Generator UPS Battery Charging for Outdoor Laptop Camping Fishing Emergency. I had an amazon link however is not available there anymore. Seems difficult to find good power generators
Hi there. Looking at a used EQ35 that’s like new. Very new to this. So will the GOTO also auto guide for longer exposures? I was considering the Star Adventure Pro, however I would the. Have to purchase guide scope/camera and ASI. In the end would cost more than the EQ35. Would appreciate your thoughts.
Hello! GoTO it will only find objects in sky so you do not have to search them manually. For Dso having GoTo it makes a big difference and it will help you a lot. depending also on your focal length some objects are very hard to find without a GoTo. Autoguider is another upgrade that you have to buy separately. I have a 53 mm guidescope and and ZWO 120mm-s camera that i use together to guide in phd2 and get longer exposures than the mount sidereal rate. But you cans tart without autoguiding, and buy that later. I have done this when i started. Eqm35 pro should also track better then the sky adventurer, and is more solid, to use at home with a telescope i recommend you Eqm35 pro more than light star trackers. a Light star tracker would be better if you have to walk a lot until you get to the destination where you want to image and you need something not heavy.
Thank you. I was able to go up to 2 min at 600mm focal with round stars. But not all the time. Most of the times went with 1 min with a rough polar alignment. With a more precise polar alignment good balancing and using also Pec function you can get even longer exposures. With autoguiding and my dslr i went up to 10 min exposures with round stars.
I’m wondering if you did a camera filter modification on the picture you show here ? Also I’m interested about the references of your guiding system if you still like it? (Guiding scope and guiding camera) Thank you so much and keep on release good content, I’m gonna watch the next episodes
@@maskim3 I did not make any modification on my Nikon D7200, my ZWO 120MM does guide good, i did tried maximum 10 minutes, usually i went to 4 and 5 min this autumn, maybe will try longer exposures this winter after my Ha filter that i ordered will arrive. what i do not like is the st4 cable port, the st4 cable can get unplugged easy, when i move the telescope to other targets the guiding scope that i bought was cheaper, and the rings do not hold it very stabile, i do have to recenter often the guiding scope when i do mount it on the telescope. and if you intend to buy this mount, ro not hurry to buy the wifi adapter, i test it with the eqm35 pro and i did had problems with the wifi adapter when attempting a meridian flip , so for now i will still use the Synscan Hand Control.I think i will make a review on that also.
Ioan Nemeş thanks for the very interesting answer ! I’m just starting into astrophoto, I only have the 80 ed for now and hesitate between HEQ5 or this mount. I also have to find a whole guiding system. I take note of your advises ! Thanks again !
Hi Sir, i am going to buy directly what you get in this video to begin this hobbie, i just wonder which camera did you use and what software you used to take image direct to your laptop ? looking forward to your feedback
Hello! Happy new year! I use Astrophotography Program Tool APT for depp sky astrophotography with my dslr camera or with an Astrophotography camera and for planetary imaging i use Sharpcap. I conect the cameras to the laptop using specific usb cable for each camera. I wish you clear sky!
Hello Ioan, Thanks for your review of the Sky-Watcher EQM-35 PRO. Can I ask a question? I also looked at the Sky-Watcher star adventurer. This one has only one motor, so only moves on one axis. The AQM-35 has two motors and moves on two axes. Is this important for astrofotography? For instance for long exposure times? Is it better to have two axis, or does it make no difference? Thanks. Peter
Hello Peter. I did use the eqm35pro using only the Ra axis and i did have good results also. You can use an autoguider to track only in RA axis if you use for example the Skywatcher Star Adventurer. The Eqm35progoto having also declination axis will give you an improvment in tracking and also Goto feature that it is much needed in longer focal lenghts. The autoguider shoud perform better also that means it shoud help at longer exposures and longer focal lenght. If you want to use a telescope like the ed80/600MM I do tecomand to buy the eqm35pro instead of the Star adventuter it also comes with a solid steel tripod and it has a more solid base. I would use star trackers like star adventurer more for milkyway photography when traveling it is more important and having a light mount has an advantage. I have seen good results on deep space targets with the Star Adventuter also so it can be also a good way to start. but if you have budget for the Eqm35-pro i do recomend this mount. I did have good results using it.
@@petervangils with pleasure. It was hard to decide when i bought my first mount also. I started with the ioptron skyguider pro but i recive a model that was not working 100 as it shoud, it had some problems so i returned it and bought the Skywatcher Eqm35-pro. That it can help you also to gey milkyway astrophotography having the lightmode and has an adavantage if you travel over other heavier mounts but it is still heavy to go at a far distance from the car because of the tripod.
I just ordered this exact setup, I'm 100% new at this, does the telescope come with an adapter to mount a dslr camera like you have in the video? I can't seem to find any info on whether I need to purchase an adapter or not
Hello!Yes it does! I bought a T2 ring for Nikon DSLR and a T2 adapter 50,8mm at T2 with 2 inch filter thread. You will need also an extension tube, you could start with a 50mm to be sure you will have enough distance to focus. I have also the reducer/corrector for the ed80 that needed another 2 adapters, when I use with the reducer I do not use the tube extension or the first adapters that I mentioned.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thank you for your reply! I shoot a Canon and I'm in the USA, do you have a link to the ones you purchased so I can try and find them here? I looked on the website I ordered my telescope from and could not find and extenders
Just curious why your exposure times are so short? Is it because they are unguided? I would have thought you should be able to get 2 minute + exposure times to get your ISO values down.
The images in the review were made using the Tracking performance of the EQqm35 Pro so no Autoguiding camera used. At 600mm focal length using my crop sensor dslr, i could go up to 90 sec exposure time with a polar alignment using the phone app to align with polaris. So that is why i went with exposures of around 60 sec. With a photo lens with a more wide field of view you can go with longer exposures. Currently i am using an autoguiding camera with guiding scope with the eqm 35 pro and i tested up 10 min exposure time with successful results, with my Ha 7nm filter; with my uhc-s filter i usually imaged this winter from 2-4 minutes exposures .
Hi Mate out of interest did you ever struggle to star align this mount? Mine is seeming temperamental. Not sure why. Plus polaris appears to drift in the polar scope!
Hello. It happened a few times. Best is to use a dslr when aligning instead of eyepiece, and be sure you enter the correct date hour and other data in the synscan remote. Also you can check the telescope for cone error. Make sure also that your mount is leveled good. If you align the polaris only with the mount is best to check after you place all the equipment that is in the same spot in polar finder. Also make sure that your finderscope is align with the telescope, and the first star alignment is good. there is also a function called PAE that can improve the goto accuracy. Also you should try 3 stars alignment for best performance. I had no problems of polaris drifting , it does move in the circle of the reticle though since the position changes depending on time. Polar alignment must be good also. I have also a tutorial on polar alignment here: ua-cam.com/video/qUETWmjDjw4/v-deo.html
@@gdlambert9736 I forgot about that, normally they came calibrated in factory, mine did not have any problems but you should try rotate the polar scope 100 degrees and aim at a target, the center dot should arrive at the same position after rotating.
Hi again, wondering between this and HEQ5, I am on focal length 300mm at the moment, most i'd go in my life is probably 600mm, which of the two mounts would be good w/ and w/o auto guiding in your opinion? I don't know if HEQ5 is worth the extra 400EUR..
Hello. If you do not intent to use with heavyer telescopes for deep sky astro i think eqm35 pro is a better choice less heavy mount and you can use it also in star tracker mode. I was avle to do astrophotography with eqm35 pro with telescop a up to 6 inch. So i say to go with eqm35 pro and autoguider for long exposures. I was able to get up to 20 min exposures with round stars with eqm35 pro using an autoguider
@@TeodorAngelov No. the maximum i think is a 6 inch rc scope you can check my results with 8.5kg paylod on astrophotography if you have good balance. here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/Djd67Qsq_WE/v-deo.html
Im looking at getting the exact same mount and also using my nikon d7200 haha! Eventually buying a dedicated camera and ais air plus. I have a 300mm nikon ED lens Im thinking of using. Are you happy with this setup? Thanks for sharing!
Hi! Glad you enjoyed the video. The mount supports telescopes for deep sky up to 5 and 6 inch , i am still using it at present day, hoever this year i am looking for a secondary larger mount to support bigger telescopes. Regarding the lens is nice to ahve the ability to change the focal length but a telescope will give you better results, a dedicated camera cooled is totaly worth it, will save you a lot of time, but you can start also with a dslr and upgrade alter to a cooled camera. However if you ahve the budget to buy also the camera i would buy it earlier
Hello, I bought it from Romania, i also started recently to have collaborations with affiliate programs, and i do have linked at the moment the mount and telescope from Opt. You should calculate the weight of your telescope and equipment to not be over 6.5 or 7kg for astrophotography or 10 kg for visual with the Eqm35 pro GoTo mount. I think is better to start with an ED Apo refractor if you do not want to use the telescope more for planetary imaging, as i mentioned in the video ease of use, low maintenance, low weight, (this means it does not need a more expensive mount, that you would need for a heavy telescope) also better image contrast, good quality image and sharp, and the chromatic aberration will be low on a telescope like Ed80 so it will not be a problem. Using a reducer corrector you should have a focal length of 510mm at f6.3 instead of 600mm at f7.5 very good for most of the Dso in the sky especially nebulas, a better field of view that you would have with the Newton Skywatcher 150/750 PDS.
@@TeodorAngelov i think it depends on the price if shipment is free and if is not free how much is the shipment cost and how fast it will arrive. You shoud check also if the products are on stock even if you buy from Europe or Usa. I Will search for affiliats programs in Europe also soon and try to find the best ones with the best prices. Let me know what you decide to buy and how it will go. I wish you clear sky and a beautiful start in astrophotography
Please Ioan Nemes, if I go somewhere outside to a nature to take long exposure photos, do I need to take with me a notebook?. For this EQM-35 Pro do I need to buy a guidance camera also or it comes with it? Thanks a lot :)
Hello. You can start without a laptop if you do not have one, but for more control over you astrophotography you will need to use also astrophotography programs that requires laptop/tablet/phone. You can take long exposures just using your camera and a tripod,(without mount you will be limited to shorter exposures until you will have star trails) or the equatorial mount, you can also use an intervalometer.The quiding camera is a different item that does not come with the mount you must buy it separately, when i bought my Eqm35pro and my Ed80/600 telescope i did not had money to but also the camera, so i bought the guiding scope and camera later, after 4 months, this will help you to get longer exposures that you can get using just the mount. I bought zwo120MM-s camera and is very good for guiding and also for planetary imaging but you will need for the camera a laptop or other equipment to connect the camera and use it. A dslr camera you can use it even if you do not connect at the laptop, but if you buy an astrophotography camera then you will need also a way to connect it, and see the images, since it does not have a liveview screen.
Hello Arnstein .Thank you very much! I am glad you liked my review. I am photograph tonight the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) and IC 444. I lost time with the composition and changing the filter to my Baader 7nm Ha filter, so not sure how much i will be able to image tonight, there are some trees in the area that i image and soon they will block the view.
Hi Ioan, Hope you get clear skies and that the trees doesn`t makes trouble :) I`m assembling my gear right now. An EQM 35, with TS-Optics 76EDPH, Nikon 810A, ZWO 120 mini with a guidescope with 180 mm focal length. Also an ZWO EAF attached to my scope. All attached to a ASIAIR PRO, so I hope it will work good. I could send you a picture, maybe on FB of my gear?
@@arnsteindale5531 Nice setup. I wish you clear sky and to get some beautiful astrophotography. Here it is cloudy now and raining, i am going to rest after last night .
Wow that orion nebula exposure was stunning!! Can i ask do you align with a computer and run this with a laptop or are those the results without a computer?
Hello. I align using phone app. I use Polar finder ( Free application) and Polar Align Pro. Most of the times i worked with Polar finder app. I am just editing a new video for polar alignment with the Eqm35 Pro, so soon you will be able to see it ! The laptop i use for my astrophotography plan With Apt So i can set the exposure time, how many images to take, iso, to see in live view on the screen and to use Phd2 for guiding and dithering. In this review i did not use autoguiding just the sidereal rate of the mount, and you can do this even without a laptop.But using a laptop will give you much more possibilities and ease of use. There is also other options like Zwo ASIAIR that will give you control on your Smartphone. Here is a 4k video that i made with the Orion Nebula: ua-cam.com/video/oE_bsIIg91c/v-deo.html
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks so much! Interesting set up I want to buy the same set up you have scope and mount I mean and I wanted to be sure I could get good results without an external computer as I liked the portable benefits of the scope. Really good videos and information you have provided thank you very much!
@@gdlambert9736 you can, but as i said it will be harder without a laptop. You will still need an intervalometer to be able to take long exposure sequence, like you do when you make timelapses. I have intervalometer on my Nikon D7200, but some cameras do not have and you might need an intervalometer remote. And without laptop will be harder to check the exposures of your astrophotography plan when the camera is setted to take a number of images with the intervalometer. But if you will want to have more control ease of use and longer exposures than you will need autoguider and laptop, or Zwo ASI AIR. However with single exposures should be easy even without a laptop.
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks so much! Sorry one final question i have a canoon 600d and an intervalometer. As i do not currently own an AP setup would you sugget this set up is good for beginners or too complicated?
@@gdlambert9736 Is very good for beginners, every astrophotography mount will look complicated at first but with so many tutorials on youtube not hard to start and learn how to use. If you want to use a telescope like the ed80 this setup should be ok also is more budget friendly and it has goto that helps you to find targets in the night sky, other option are the light star tracker more for astrophotography with light equipment dslr and lenses, more fragile than this mount and they do not have goto and they do not handle so much weight like eqm35pro. Or are other mounts more expensive and heavier that are usually bought for heavier telescopes like heq5. The heq5 is more solid. Heq35pro has also a light mode that you can use for Milky Way astrophotography that i use more when i travel and i take images with my camera and lens. I started with this setup in 2019 with Eqm35pro and Ed 80/600 from Skywatcher and i was happy with the performance. And starting astrophotography will require some patience some time to learn how to use the equipment how to image. I suggest you watch also youtube tutorials, i do have some videos on this setup and soon i will upload more, currently editing. Another thing helps to study also the manual of the mount even if it takes more than the tutorials on youtube.
Thank you. On the mount there are the motors covered with plastic peotecrion and on the tripod there is the synscan conteoller box and remote. On the telescope i had a guidescope
@@GalaxyArtMedia thank you! I have looked up on the SkyWatcher website and now it's all clear. Awesome channel, and awesome astrophotos, well done! Subscribed & following.
@@aerozg i am glad you like. Do not forget to click on the bell to get notifications with the new videos. Will finish soon a video with Astrophotography summer targets.
Salut. Cred că voi lua în serios această opțiune. Ma gandeam la Ioptron sau ceva similar gen adventure. Dar dacă chestie asta vine cu tot cu trepied în pachet, telecomandă și tot, asta ar fi super. Eu am un Canon 90D, un tamron 150-600 G2 și un Rokinon 14 mm f2.8. Cred că ar putea fi un început bun. Filtrele fac diferența atat de tare, sau mai pot aștepta pentru o investiție ulterioară. Baftă!
Salut. Am avut si Ioptron Skyguider Pro, dar pot am returnat montura și am cumparat Eqm 35 pro. Este alta categorie, si in acest sens si mai performanta. clar e mai buna pentru deep sky objects decat startrack urile pentru dslr. O montura pentru dslr , are in schimb avantajul sa fie mai ușoară si este mai ușor de calatorit cu ea. Montura Eqm35 Pro Goto mai are nevoie si de sursa de curent. Am cumparat un powerbank de 40.800 mah care are și ieșiri usb și 3 ieșiri DC și da si curent alternativ, poate alimenta și un laptop. Primele luni am fotografiat fără filtre în oraș sub cer cu scara bortle 4/5 sau în zone cu cer întunecat cu rezultate bune. Filtrele ajuta mult pentru a elimina poluarea luminoasa, pentru a obține contrast mai bun, precum mai multe detalii și culoare în nebuloase, exista adaptoare inele step up sau step down, cred ca se numesc, pentru filtre la obiective foto, eu am cumparat unul recent , urmeaza sa il probez. Eu am început fără filtre și am cumparat treptat. Primul a fost un filtru mai general pentru poluare luminoasa și creșterea contrastului, Uhc-s Nebula filter de la Baader. il recomand. Folosirea filtrelor duce și la nevoia de expuneri mai lungi in special H-alpha, aici vine necesitatea și de un autoguider. Fără autoguider la o distanta focala de 600mm timpul de expunere nu va fi asa mare pana la startrails, maxim am reușit 2 minute cu ed80/600mm si media a fost in jur de 1 minut timp de expunere cu stele rotunde. Conteaza mult si alinierea la steaua polara. Cu autoguider am avut și planuri de 10 minute pentru fiecare expunere, cu stele rotunde fara star trails.
Hello guys.. im torn between this mount and the star adventurer gti.. i know this mount has more payload capacity but heard it has issues..what do you guys recommend based on experience. Thanks
Hello! I did not know that mount, but i just checked it and is not similar with Eqm35 pro. Eqm35 pro has also a modular mode to use easy the mount with a dslr camera and ballhead, check part 4 of the review
Salut . Montura NEQ3 e mult mai slaba suporta greutate pana in 6 kg, iar eqm 35 pro pana la 10. Legat de performanta cu telescoape usoare nu stiu cum se descurca Neq3, nu am avut, poti cauta recenzii pe youtube cu Neq3 goto.
Hi. If you refer at the Ed80, normally it should work with the light mode also, i read that it will work with 6,4 kg for astrophotography also in the Light Mode, but i have not tested, since I use it with the declination on so i will have also GoTo and the tracking is a little better having also the declination axis on.
Hello.If you buy a mount like the Sky-Watcher Eqm35 pro, the mount will track the motion of the stars. you will have available sidereal tracking,(for stars and planets) lunar tracking for the moon and solar tracking for the sun. Autoguiding it is an upgrade basically you use a guide scope and a small camera and software to fix on the position of a star and to correct any errors in tracking, so you will be able to take longer exposures than with the normal tracking of the mount without having star trails. I used the mount for 4 months without autoguider and i took most of the time exposures of 1 min with skywatcher ed80/600 . I was able to go up to 2 min at 600mm focal length without star trails, and a rough polar alignment.but in general without an autoguider i went with 1 min exposures, with shorter focal length you can go more.
Hey mate!, question, what do you use to power the system?, my mount didn’t come with the power supply, only the cable to plug it in to the cigar lighter in the car. Cheers!.
Hi. I use a power generator 40.000 Mah (optional you can atach a solar pannel) with 3 x dc ports 9-12 volts and 2x usb ,(it can power also my laptop has a AC output also) there also some convertors from AC to DC I bought first one of those it was cheaper but it was for indoor us, so i did not risk it to use it outside and i bought this external power generator that you can see in many of my videos.I will make very soon a list of my products and share links with them
Hi Ioan, thanks for the reply, I finally got a power tank from a car dealer near me, thanks for the review of the skywatcher mount, your videos made me decide to go for this mount!.
@@sderbz i think is to much for deep sky Astrophotography. Might work for.lunar and planets if bot too long tube and not wind but i recommend more solid mount for that telescope
Hello, this is the model of the powerbank that i use, Li-ion lithium Battery Power Generator 40800 Mah. I like it because it has also 2x usb ports and it can also charge my laptop: I bought it from this shop: efire.ro/power-bank/201-powerbank-de-40800-mah-cu-priza-230-v-incorporata-invertor-auto-2-usb-3-iesiri-de-12-v.html Hi will pobally make a short review on it soon, you can see it also in some of my videos, like in this one: ua-cam.com/video/BbopWkywSY8/v-deo.html
Salut. ED80 am balansat mutând inelele pe dovetail in alta pozitie. Vezi partea din review unde balansez telescopul pe Montura. După Ce am lucrat mai mult cu acest setup am observat ca are performanță mai bună dacă este puțin mai greu pe partea de est in Ra avand telescopul in dreapta cand rotesti axa. In Dec am balansat egal. Trebuie mutat telescopul pana cand la verificare in dec e balansat initial era prea greu in partea cu aparatul mutând poziția inelelor am reușit sa balansez in Declinatie
Salut. Aparatul Nikon nu e modat. Nu cred sincer ca modarea aduce un upgrade asa de mare precum unii sustin. Am obtinut rezultate foarte bune la imagini cu nebuloase de emisie comparand asta cu camere de astrofotografie dedicate. Cred ca o camera dedicata cu sistem de racire ar fi un upgrade mai bun decat modarea aparatului. Zona unde am filmat recenzia este bortle 2.5/3 cred. Am fotografiat pana acum in zone 2.5 - 4 maxim 5 bortle scale. La început fara filtre iar iarna aceasta cu filtre.
@@GalaxyArtMedia super! Si eu trag din Bortle 4, de pe langa Targoviste.La fel, nu sunt pro modare si pro rosul ala turbat in toate nebuloasele.Te inteleg :) Am vazut in acest clip ca ai adunat suficient rosu la nebuloase, msi ales ca nu ai tras timpi mari de expunere.Deci se poate.Sigur ca filtrele si clasa Bortle 2-4 au ajutat.Ce filtru folosesti?
Multumesc. Cred ca nu am folosit in acest video filtre. Dar am folosit dupa recenzia la eqm35 pro. Folosesc Uhc-s Nebula filter de la Baader si Baader 7nm Ha 2 inchi ambele. După ce am cumparat autoguider filtrele au fost mai necesare pentru expunerile mai lungi. Poți sa vezi tutorialele pe youtube unde arăt și rezultate cum e cel cu Horsehead Nebula în Ha si imaginile pe instagram. La expuneri mai lungi ajuta foarte mult filtrele. Cu Ha am obținut cea mai buna calitate la Horsehead nebula la planuri și expuneri mai lungi gen 10 minute si cateva ore integrare la care a ajutat in jut de 8 ore de dark frames si temperatura de - 8 - 10 grade.
@@GalaxyArtMedia si aici la fel.Am avut un Sony A7 prima generatie si acum am trecut pe Canon Eos R.Am un Sigma 150-600 mai nou.Si pana acum am tras cu un William Optics Zenithstar 61.Montura usoara, un Ioptron Skyguider Pro.Imi place sa fiu cat mai usor si mobil, fara curent suplimentar, laptop, ghidaj suplimentar, etc
Some deep space objects are smaller than other, this is how Dumbbell Nebula looks in an image taken with Skywatcher Ed80 at 600mm focal length with a crop sensor dslr like Nikon D7200. Some nebulas will appear bigger, if the dso is small you can also crop the images so you have a closer picture. You can use also the program Stellarium to see the field of view of a dso (deep space object) with different telescopes at different focal lengths
Hello. Is not about compatibility, is about the weight supported of the mount and how long is the telescope. for observations the Skywatcher Edm25 pro supports up to 10 km, for astrophotography i tested up to 8 kg with a short tube RC 6 inch telescope or 5 inch maksutov, and refractors 70 and 80mm. since is around 5 kg it shroud work fine if is not too long the telescope. but being a refractor is kind of long so i do not know how good will perform
@@nathanrobbins7668 You need to ask the shop, or if you have the telescope to measure the diameter of the dew shield, then buy a mask that is compatible, best to ask the shop just to be sure
I just purchased the Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro and can't wait to take it out to the field. Thank you for your excellent review!
Very welcome! I wish you clear sky! Enjoy !
Thank you for sharing your images and for talking about your setup. Completely convinced that this is the tripod and mount for me
Thank you for the appreciation 🤗. I have been using it for almost 3 years now
O recenzie reusita despre aceasta montura de astrofotofrafie. Folosind aceste instrumente aducem universul mai aproape de noi
Felicitari domnului Ioan Nemes !
Multumesc mult pentru felicitari si apreciere !
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Just purchased my first astrophotography set up thanks to your help! EQM35 pro with the zenithstar 61 instead but thanks so much for advice and videos on this mount
Glad I could help!I herd that Zenithstar 61 is a good telescope. Wish you clear sky so you can take some beautiful astrophotos of the night sky !
Do you recommend this or save money and get star adventure pro pack. Im going to use only camera with 150-600 & 50mm lense not going to use telescope
Depends also what is the weight of your lens, if is not to heavy i think you could use also the star adventurer, and you will get extra mobility since it is a lighter setup, but the eqm 35 pro it is a more stable platform and has also goto and it tracks in declination also but you need also a good powerbank to power it .So there are + and - i had bought first the Ioptron Skyguider pro, but had a problem and returned it, and i bought after the Eqm35 pro and Skywatcher Ed80, and i was much more pleased with the Eqm35 pro it is much more stable and you have more safety with your equipment, with the skyguider pro the base of the mount was bad and not safe for heavy lenses, i did tested it with my tamron 70-300. and to buy another base for the mount it is extra money spent. Have not tested yet the Star adventurer so i can;t say to much about the performance. In the end it is about what you can afford to spend, i tried first with a lighter setup as i wrote above, but after upgrading, for deep space astrophotography i did appreciate what the eqm35 pro has to offer.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thanks for response. My camera + lense weights about 2.5kg. I might need to try star adventure first as i will not going to use telescope so eq35 might be little overkill also that you need extra power for eq is big minus currently
@@DJFITME I wish you success with the Star Adventurer ! Let me know after you tried it how good it tracks, Forgot to say that it is recommended to use a solid tripod, to not have vibrations or problems in windy conditions. Wish you good luck with the mount and clear sky !
You can try the star Adventurer 2i, just bought as a second mount, and i am impressed with the results, if you still need a star tracker
After spending several weeks trying to decide which EQ mount to buy, this review showed me more than all the others, including any of the written reviews! While it's twice the price of the little portable ones, it seems to be very flexible in its use. I have no telescopes and don't intend to get any, so for me, being able to use my photographic equipment and have a solid base, I expect to be able to get pictures without any star trails.
You mention that it can handle equipment that is heavier than anything I have, so it should not even come close to over-taxing the mechanism.
Have you used the wi-fi accessory or know of anyone who has?
Thank you very much for your time and effort to provide this! As a result of your presentation, I've subscribed, rang that bell, and gave it a thumbs-up. I can't wait to see what you publish next!
Thank you very much for the appreciation, this was my first youtube review, it has 4 parts, i just uploaded also the last part of the review where i show how to use the Skywatcher Eqm35 pro as a lightweight astrophotography star tracker. The Eqm 35 pro is very solid compared with dslr startrakers, the base is much better i did tried the ioptron skyguider pro first and the eqm35 is much more solid and stabile, the only inconvenience as i said is that is heavier and you need also an external power supply if you go out with the mount. I do have also the wi fi adapter, if you want to buy it and use it with the modular photography mode with the ra axis should be ok, but i have tested it with my full setup and telescope on and i did experience errors a few times when attempting a meridian flip the mount moved in the wrong way and it almost hit my camera, had to stop the mount to prevent this, with the remote in 6 months it did happen only 2 times, and i manage to avoid by retracting the focuser. i might do a review soon on this subject and compare with the synscan hand controller, at the moment i prefer the remote over the wifi adapter when i use my eqm35 pro with the declination axis and telescope on.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thank you for an exceptionally quick reply! I've just finished watching all 4 parts plus the other 2 videos.
I've sent an email to B&H to see if they will match the price I found on Amazon.
@@hotflashfoto I see the price on amazon is lower then when i bought the mount, it was around 750 us dollars in may here in Romania, the dollar is higher now so is around 730 us $ here. I did not bought from Amazon because of high shipment price and taxes
Hello, can you tell me does it work to leave your EQ mount running for 24 hours, if so has it then turned 360 degrees?
Hello if you leave tracking on than at some point will hit the tripod and might damage your telescope and also the mount. Only way to leave for all night with tracking onnis doing a meridian flip you can do that also automatic using your laptop or other devices but i do not trust it so much it can appear errors. So if you want to. Leave tracking on then you shoud see when you need to make the merdian flip. If you just want to leave it turned on for 24 hours you can do that as long at it has power but i recommend to turn of tracking if you are not there to watch the setup and to make meridian flip. I never left so much on did not have any reason to leave it on during daytime.
Thanks a lot my friend!
Eith pleasure. Stay safe and clear sky!
Hi, Thanks for the video.
I believe you have the Dec axis rotated 180deg. When properly setup, both RA and DEC motors should be on the same side.
You are welcome. I am not sure if it is any difference if the declination is 180 degrees reversed or not, I have seen people using both ways, but i did not researched more on this subject. According to my Instruction Manual for the Skywatcher EQM35 PRO goto, the normal setup is to have the DEC motor on one side and the Ra motor on the other side, as you see in this video. One advantage is that you are able so see the bubble level having the setup like this, on the cables part I think that the dec connection cable can be annoying in any of these situations.
Yes, some of the pictures in the manual show it that way and I think that is where you go it from. It shouldn't matter about the 180 deg, but I believe you need to change the dec setting otherwise the telescope will point to the ground. The giveaway is the angle thumbscrew in the saddle to lock the dovetail. It is meant as a safety screw and should be pointed up to prevent the scope from sliding down.
I just got a new EQM35 and currently setting it up. I watched most of your videos before my purchase, many thanks!!
@animan999 On my manual also it states in writing to setup like i did. Not sure if they made any changes on other newer versions. I bought mine in may 2019. I noticed at an eqm35 pro from 2020 that had a different port on the control box that uses usb cable to connect the pc or laptop and mine has port for rj45 cable I think. Have to check to be sure but seems that can be small changes on the same mount model. I am glad you like my videos. I want in the near future besides astrophotography videos and reviews to make also art videos on my channel like nebula paintings and more. I am. A painter and after painting my first nebula i was inspired to start and love astrophotography. Will link an older video where i show some of my artwork. ua-cam.com/video/os-0w6iEnlw/v-deo.html
Thank you for the review - I sub and gave thumbs up. This video will help my friend starting out. Sincerely, jeff
Thank you very much Jeff. Astrophotography it is a beautiful passion. If you, or friend need any advice on starting astrophotography, just ask and i will help.
Hi, I want to buy an EQM-35 Pro, in terms of the power supply I know that it has to be a 12V and 3A but I couldn’t find any power box, could you please give me the model of your power supply? Thanks!
Hello you can search 151Wh / 40800Mah Portable Power Station, Solar Generator Mobile Power 110V AC/DC/USB/Solar Generator UPS Battery Charging for Outdoor Laptop Camping Fishing Emergency. I had an amazon link however is not available there anymore. Seems difficult to find good power generators
Hi there. Looking at a used EQ35 that’s like new. Very new to this. So will the GOTO also auto guide for longer exposures? I was considering the Star Adventure Pro, however I would the. Have to purchase guide scope/camera and ASI. In the end would cost more than the EQ35. Would appreciate your thoughts.
Hello! GoTO it will only find objects in sky so you do not have to search them manually. For Dso having GoTo it makes a big difference and it will help you a lot. depending also on your focal length some objects are very hard to find without a GoTo. Autoguider is another upgrade that you have to buy separately. I have a 53 mm guidescope and and ZWO 120mm-s camera that i use together to guide in phd2 and get longer exposures than the mount sidereal rate. But you cans tart without autoguiding, and buy that later. I have done this when i started. Eqm35 pro should also track better then the sky adventurer, and is more solid, to use at home with a telescope i recommend you Eqm35 pro more than light star trackers. a Light star tracker would be better if you have to walk a lot until you get to the destination where you want to image and you need something not heavy.
Nice review and your post processing of the images is very good. With your 80mm scope, can you do 90 second exposures without auto guiding?
Thank you. I was able to go up to 2 min at 600mm focal with round stars. But not all the time. Most of the times went with 1 min with a rough polar alignment. With a more precise polar alignment good balancing and using also Pec function you can get even longer exposures. With autoguiding and my dslr i went up to 10 min exposures with round stars.
Very nice review ! Didn’t know this mount before ! Photo are awesome !
Thank you very much. I am glad you liked my review. Thank you for subscribing. I will upload new videos soon.
I’m wondering if you did a camera filter modification on the picture you show here ?
Also I’m interested about the references of your guiding system if you still like it? (Guiding scope and guiding camera)
Thank you so much and keep on release good content, I’m gonna watch the next episodes
@@maskim3 I did not make any modification on my Nikon D7200, my ZWO 120MM does guide good, i did tried maximum 10 minutes, usually i went to 4 and 5 min this autumn, maybe will try longer exposures this winter after my Ha filter that i ordered will arrive. what i do not like is the st4 cable port, the st4 cable can get unplugged easy, when i move the telescope to other targets the guiding scope that i bought was cheaper, and the rings do not hold it very stabile, i do have to recenter often the guiding scope when i do mount it on the telescope. and if you intend to buy this mount, ro not hurry to buy the wifi adapter, i test it with the eqm35 pro and i did had problems with the wifi adapter when attempting a meridian flip , so for now i will still use the Synscan Hand Control.I think i will make a review on that also.
Ioan Nemeş thanks for the very interesting answer ! I’m just starting into astrophoto, I only have the 80 ed for now and hesitate between HEQ5 or this mount. I also have to find a whole guiding system. I take note of your advises ! Thanks again !
Does the wifi adapter allows you to controle the guiding system on your phone instead of bringing a laptop ?
Hi Sir, i am going to buy directly what you get in this video to begin this hobbie, i just wonder which camera did you use and what software you used to take image direct to your laptop ? looking forward to your feedback
Hello! Happy new year! I use Astrophotography Program Tool APT for depp sky astrophotography with my dslr camera or with an Astrophotography camera and for planetary imaging i use Sharpcap. I conect the cameras to the laptop using specific usb cable for each camera. I wish you clear sky!
Hello Ioan,
Thanks for your review of the Sky-Watcher EQM-35 PRO.
Can I ask a question?
I also looked at the Sky-Watcher star adventurer.
This one has only one motor, so only moves on one axis.
The AQM-35 has two motors and moves on two axes.
Is this important for astrofotography? For instance for long exposure times?
Is it better to have two axis, or does it make no difference?
Thanks.
Peter
Hello Peter. I did use the eqm35pro using only the Ra axis and i did have good results also. You can use an autoguider to track only in RA axis if you use for example the Skywatcher Star Adventurer. The Eqm35progoto having also declination axis will give you an improvment in tracking and also Goto feature that it is much needed in longer focal lenghts. The autoguider shoud perform better also that means it shoud help at longer exposures and longer focal lenght. If you want to use a telescope like the ed80/600MM I do tecomand to buy the eqm35pro instead of the Star adventuter it also comes with a solid steel tripod and it has a more solid base. I would use star trackers like star adventurer more for milkyway photography when traveling it is more important and having a light mount has an advantage. I have seen good results on deep space targets with the Star Adventuter also so it can be also a good way to start. but if you have budget for the Eqm35-pro i do recomend this mount. I did have good results using it.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thanks for your quick replqy, Ioan. Now it is more clear for me.
@@petervangils with pleasure. It was hard to decide when i bought my first mount also. I started with the ioptron skyguider pro but i recive a model that was not working 100 as it shoud, it had some problems so i returned it and bought the Skywatcher Eqm35-pro. That it can help you also to gey milkyway astrophotography having the lightmode and has an adavantage if you travel over other heavier mounts but it is still heavy to go at a far distance from the car because of the tripod.
outstanding pics mate!
Hello. Thank you very much!
I just ordered this exact setup, I'm 100% new at this, does the telescope come with an adapter to mount a dslr camera like you have in the video? I can't seem to find any info on whether I need to purchase an adapter or not
Hello!Yes it does! I bought a T2 ring for Nikon DSLR and a T2 adapter 50,8mm at T2 with 2 inch filter thread. You will need also an extension tube, you could start with a 50mm to be sure you will have enough distance to focus. I have also the reducer/corrector for the ed80 that needed another 2 adapters, when I use with the reducer I do not use the tube extension or the first adapters that I mentioned.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thank you for your reply! I shoot a Canon and I'm in the USA, do you have a link to the ones you purchased so I can try and find them here? I looked on the website I ordered my telescope from and could not find and extenders
Beautiful images... What scope are you using?
Thank you. I use Skywatcher Evostar Ed80/600. you can see also the link in the description with my mount and telescope.
Just curious why your exposure times are so short? Is it because they are unguided? I would have thought you should be able to get 2 minute + exposure times to get your ISO values down.
The images in the review were made using the Tracking performance of the EQqm35 Pro so no Autoguiding camera used. At 600mm focal length using my crop sensor dslr, i could go up to 90 sec exposure time with a polar alignment using the phone app to align with polaris. So that is why i went with exposures of around 60 sec. With a photo lens with a more wide field of view you can go with longer exposures. Currently i am using an autoguiding camera with guiding scope with the eqm 35 pro and i tested up 10 min exposure time with successful results, with my Ha 7nm filter; with my uhc-s filter i usually imaged this winter from 2-4 minutes exposures .
Hi Mate out of interest did you ever struggle to star align this mount? Mine is seeming temperamental. Not sure why. Plus polaris appears to drift in the polar scope!
Hello. It happened a few times. Best is to use a dslr when aligning instead of eyepiece, and be sure you enter the correct date hour and other data in the synscan remote. Also you can check the telescope for cone error. Make sure also that your mount is leveled good. If you align the polaris only with the mount is best to check after you place all the equipment that is in the same spot in polar finder. Also make sure that your finderscope is align with the telescope, and the first star alignment is good. there is also a function called PAE that can improve the goto accuracy. Also you should try 3 stars alignment for best performance. I had no problems of polaris drifting , it does move in the circle of the reticle though since the position changes depending on time. Polar alignment must be good also. I have also a tutorial on polar alignment here: ua-cam.com/video/qUETWmjDjw4/v-deo.html
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks mate will check it out. Do you think the polar scope needs aligning is that the same as cone error?
@@gdlambert9736 I forgot about that, normally they came calibrated in factory, mine did not have any problems but you should try rotate the polar scope 100 degrees and aim at a target, the center dot should arrive at the same position after rotating.
Hi again, wondering between this and HEQ5, I am on focal length 300mm at the moment, most i'd go in my life is probably 600mm, which of the two mounts would be good w/ and w/o auto guiding in your opinion? I don't know if HEQ5 is worth the extra 400EUR..
Hello. If you do not intent to use with heavyer telescopes for deep sky astro i think eqm35 pro is a better choice less heavy mount and you can use it also in star tracker mode. I was avle to do astrophotography with eqm35 pro with telescop a up to 6 inch. So i say to go with eqm35 pro and autoguider for long exposures. I was able to get up to 20 min exposures with round stars with eqm35 pro using an autoguider
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks Ioan, so would you say 80ED is the maximum scope I can mount whilst maintaining good guiding rms?
@@TeodorAngelov No. the maximum i think is a 6 inch rc scope you can check my results with 8.5kg paylod on astrophotography if you have good balance. here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/Djd67Qsq_WE/v-deo.html
@@GalaxyArtMedia Ah, I see, thanks.
Im looking at getting the exact same mount and also using my nikon d7200 haha! Eventually buying a dedicated camera and ais air plus. I have a 300mm nikon ED lens Im thinking of using. Are you happy with this setup? Thanks for sharing!
Hi! Glad you enjoyed the video. The mount supports telescopes for deep sky up to 5 and 6 inch , i am still using it at present day, hoever this year i am looking for a secondary larger mount to support bigger telescopes. Regarding the lens is nice to ahve the ability to change the focal length but a telescope will give you better results, a dedicated camera cooled is totaly worth it, will save you a lot of time, but you can start also with a dslr and upgrade alter to a cooled camera. However if you ahve the budget to buy also the camera i would buy it earlier
Hi Ioan,
- Where did you order the mount from?
- Why did you choose a refractor instead of a Newtonian?(im thinking about 150pds)?
Hello, I bought it from Romania, i also started recently to have collaborations with affiliate programs, and i do have linked at the moment the mount and telescope from Opt. You should calculate the weight of your telescope and equipment to not be over 6.5 or 7kg for astrophotography or 10 kg for visual with the Eqm35 pro GoTo mount. I think is better to start with an ED Apo refractor if you do not want to use the telescope more for planetary imaging, as i mentioned in the video ease of use, low maintenance, low weight, (this means it does not need a more expensive mount, that you would need for a heavy telescope) also better image contrast, good quality image and sharp, and the chromatic aberration will be low on a telescope like Ed80 so it will not be a problem. Using a reducer corrector you should have a focal length of 510mm at f6.3 instead of 600mm at f7.5 very good for most of the Dso in the sky especially nebulas, a better field of view that you would have with the Newton Skywatcher 150/750 PDS.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Is it worth buying from US if you're from EU?
@@TeodorAngelov i think it depends on the price if shipment is free and if is not free how much is the shipment cost and how fast it will arrive. You shoud check also if the products are on stock even if you buy from Europe or Usa. I Will search for affiliats programs in Europe also soon and try to find the best ones with the best prices. Let me know what you decide to buy and how it will go. I wish you clear sky and a beautiful start in astrophotography
Beautiful photography!
Thank you very much 🥰
Please Ioan Nemes, if I go somewhere outside to a nature to take long exposure photos, do I need to take with me a notebook?.
For this EQM-35 Pro do I need to buy a guidance camera also or it comes with it?
Thanks a lot :)
Hello. You can start without a laptop if you do not have one, but for more control over you astrophotography you will need to use also astrophotography programs that requires laptop/tablet/phone. You can take long exposures just using your camera and a tripod,(without mount you will be limited to shorter exposures until you will have star trails) or the equatorial mount, you can also use an intervalometer.The quiding camera is a different item that does not come with the mount you must buy it separately, when i bought my Eqm35pro and my Ed80/600 telescope i did not had money to but also the camera, so i bought the guiding scope and camera later, after 4 months, this will help you to get longer exposures that you can get using just the mount. I bought zwo120MM-s camera and is very good for guiding and also for planetary imaging but you will need for the camera a laptop or other equipment to connect the camera and use it. A dslr camera you can use it even if you do not connect at the laptop, but if you buy an astrophotography camera then you will need also a way to connect it, and see the images, since it does not have a liveview screen.
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks a lot !!! 😄
Hi Ioan - great videoes you make. Keep up the good work! :) Arnstein
Hello Arnstein .Thank you very much! I am glad you liked my review. I am photograph tonight the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) and IC 444. I lost time with the composition and changing the filter to my Baader 7nm Ha filter, so not sure how much i will be able to image tonight, there are some trees in the area that i image and soon they will block the view.
Hi Ioan, Hope you get clear skies and that the trees doesn`t makes trouble :) I`m assembling my gear right now. An EQM 35, with TS-Optics 76EDPH, Nikon 810A, ZWO 120 mini with a guidescope with 180 mm focal length. Also an ZWO EAF attached to my scope. All attached to a ASIAIR PRO, so I hope it will work good. I could send you a picture, maybe on FB of my gear?
@@arnsteindale5531 Nice setup. I wish you clear sky and to get some beautiful astrophotography. Here it is cloudy now and raining, i am going to rest after last night .
Wow that orion nebula exposure was stunning!! Can i ask do you align with a computer and run this with a laptop or are those the results without a computer?
Hello. I align using phone app. I use Polar finder ( Free application) and Polar Align Pro. Most of the times i worked with Polar finder app. I am just editing a new video for polar alignment with the Eqm35 Pro, so soon you will be able to see it ! The laptop i use for my astrophotography plan With Apt So i can set the exposure time, how many images to take, iso, to see in live view on the screen and to use Phd2 for guiding and dithering. In this review i did not use autoguiding just the sidereal rate of the mount, and you can do this even without a laptop.But using a laptop will give you much more possibilities and ease of use. There is also other options like Zwo ASIAIR that will give you control on your Smartphone. Here is a 4k video that i made with the Orion Nebula: ua-cam.com/video/oE_bsIIg91c/v-deo.html
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks so much! Interesting set up I want to buy the same set up you have scope and mount I mean and I wanted to be sure I could get good results without an external computer as I liked the portable benefits of the scope. Really good videos and information you have provided thank you very much!
@@gdlambert9736 you can, but as i said it will be harder without a laptop. You will still need an intervalometer to be able to take long exposure sequence, like you do when you make timelapses. I have intervalometer on my Nikon D7200, but some cameras do not have and you might need an intervalometer remote. And without laptop will be harder to check the exposures of your astrophotography plan when the camera is setted to take a number of images with the intervalometer. But if you will want to have more control ease of use and longer exposures than you will need autoguider and laptop, or Zwo ASI AIR. However with single exposures should be easy even without a laptop.
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks so much! Sorry one final question i have a canoon 600d and an intervalometer. As i do not currently own an AP setup would you sugget this set up is good for beginners or too complicated?
@@gdlambert9736 Is very good for beginners, every astrophotography mount will look complicated at first but with so many tutorials on youtube not hard to start and learn how to use. If you want to use a telescope like the ed80 this setup should be ok also is more budget friendly and it has goto that helps you to find targets in the night sky, other option are the light star tracker more for astrophotography with light equipment dslr and lenses, more fragile than this mount and they do not have goto and they do not handle so much weight like eqm35pro. Or are other mounts more expensive and heavier that are usually bought for heavier telescopes like heq5. The heq5 is more solid. Heq35pro has also a light mode that you can use for Milky Way astrophotography that i use more when i travel and i take images with my camera and lens. I started with this setup in 2019 with Eqm35pro and Ed 80/600 from Skywatcher and i was happy with the performance. And starting astrophotography will require some patience some time to learn how to use the equipment how to image. I suggest you watch also youtube tutorials, i do have some videos on this setup and soon i will upload more, currently editing. Another thing helps to study also the manual of the mount even if it takes more than the tutorials on youtube.
Very nice. What are the two black boxes on the mount and telescope?
Thank you. On the mount there are the motors covered with plastic peotecrion and on the tripod there is the synscan conteoller box and remote. On the telescope i had a guidescope
@@GalaxyArtMedia thank you! I have looked up on the SkyWatcher website and now it's all clear. Awesome channel, and awesome astrophotos, well done! Subscribed & following.
@@aerozg i am glad you like. Do not forget to click on the bell to get notifications with the new videos. Will finish soon a video with Astrophotography summer targets.
@@GalaxyArtMedia nice, will do!
@@GalaxyArtMedia i have one question though. Can you check the polar alignment while the scope is in operation?
Salut. Cred că voi lua în serios această opțiune. Ma gandeam la Ioptron sau ceva similar gen adventure. Dar dacă chestie asta vine cu tot cu trepied în pachet, telecomandă și tot, asta ar fi super. Eu am un Canon 90D, un tamron 150-600 G2 și un Rokinon 14 mm f2.8. Cred că ar putea fi un început bun. Filtrele fac diferența atat de tare, sau mai pot aștepta pentru o investiție ulterioară. Baftă!
Salut. Am avut si Ioptron Skyguider Pro, dar pot am returnat montura și am cumparat Eqm 35 pro. Este alta categorie, si in acest sens si mai performanta. clar e mai buna pentru deep sky objects decat startrack urile pentru dslr. O montura pentru dslr , are in schimb avantajul sa fie mai ușoară si este mai ușor de calatorit cu ea. Montura Eqm35 Pro Goto mai are nevoie si de sursa de curent. Am cumparat un powerbank de 40.800 mah care are și ieșiri usb și 3 ieșiri DC și da si curent alternativ, poate alimenta și un laptop. Primele luni am fotografiat fără filtre în oraș sub cer cu scara bortle 4/5 sau în zone cu cer întunecat cu rezultate bune. Filtrele ajuta mult pentru a elimina poluarea luminoasa, pentru a obține contrast mai bun, precum mai multe detalii și culoare în nebuloase, exista adaptoare inele step up sau step down, cred ca se numesc, pentru filtre la obiective foto, eu am cumparat unul recent , urmeaza sa il probez. Eu am început fără filtre și am cumparat treptat. Primul a fost un filtru mai general pentru poluare luminoasa și creșterea contrastului, Uhc-s Nebula filter de la Baader. il recomand. Folosirea filtrelor duce și la nevoia de expuneri mai lungi in special H-alpha, aici vine necesitatea și de un autoguider. Fără autoguider la o distanta focala de 600mm timpul de expunere nu va fi asa mare pana la startrails, maxim am reușit 2 minute cu ed80/600mm si media a fost in jur de 1 minut timp de expunere cu stele rotunde.
Conteaza mult si alinierea la steaua polara. Cu autoguider am avut și planuri de 10 minute pentru fiecare expunere, cu stele rotunde fara star trails.
Nice review, thumbs up!
Thank You. I liked your channel intro video also.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Ah thank you :)
Hello guys.. im torn between this mount and the star adventurer gti.. i know this mount has more payload capacity but heard it has issues..what do you guys recommend based on experience. Thanks
Hello. Eqm35 pro is much better then gti. If not a problem from the factory the mount should not have any issues. Mine Is still working after 5 years
Taking notes 📝
Hello Ace. This is my first review, on UA-cam, nice to see your comment, consider subscribing, i will post the other parts of the review soon
Looks like the Orion sky view pro is the same mount.
Hello! I did not know that mount, but i just checked it and is not similar with Eqm35 pro. Eqm35 pro has also a modular mode to use easy the mount with a dslr camera and ballhead, check part 4 of the review
Salut! Eu de altfel as vrea sa mi iau o montura ecuatoriala NEQ 3 GOTO ,Consideri ca va da acelasi randament ca EQM-35 PRO?
Salut . Montura NEQ3 e mult mai slaba suporta greutate pana in 6 kg, iar eqm 35 pro pana la 10. Legat de performanta cu telescoape usoare nu stiu cum se descurca Neq3, nu am avut, poti cauta recenzii pe youtube cu Neq3 goto.
Do you think it will work as a low budget stand for a newton 8“ with 8,4kg? (200/800mm)
Maybe on planetary. With a short rc 6 inch of 7 kg it worked also on deep sky but is not as long as a newtonian
Sorry, one more question is this telescope too heavy to use when the mount is in the travel set up?
Hi. If you refer at the Ed80, normally it should work with the light mode also, i read that it will work with 6,4 kg for astrophotography also in the Light Mode, but i have not tested, since I use it with the declination on so i will have also GoTo and the tracking is a little better having also the declination axis on.
Do we need to buy auto guider for tracking? Can it track after go to without any additional accessories?
Hello.If you buy a mount like the Sky-Watcher Eqm35 pro, the mount will track the motion of the stars. you will have available sidereal tracking,(for stars and planets) lunar tracking for the moon and solar tracking for the sun. Autoguiding it is an upgrade basically you use a guide scope and a small camera and software to fix on the position of a star and to correct any errors in tracking, so you will be able to take longer exposures than with the normal tracking of the mount without having star trails. I used the mount for 4 months without autoguider and i took most of the time exposures of 1 min with skywatcher ed80/600 . I was able to go up to 2 min at 600mm focal length without star trails, and a rough polar alignment.but in general without an autoguider i went with 1 min exposures, with shorter focal length you can go more.
@@GalaxyArtMedia Thanks for your reply.
@@mreazuddin you are welcome.
ty great presentation
Glad you enjoyed it! after balancing better i could get even 20 min exposures with round stars with an auto guider. i am still using it after 4 years
Hey mate!, question, what do you use to power the system?, my mount didn’t come with the power supply, only the cable to plug it in to the cigar lighter in the car.
Cheers!.
portable battery pack like the ones you use to jump your car
Hi. I use a power generator 40.000 Mah (optional you can atach a solar pannel) with 3 x dc ports 9-12 volts and 2x usb ,(it can power also my laptop has a AC output also) there also some convertors from AC to DC I bought first one of those it was cheaper but it was for indoor us, so i did not risk it to use it outside and i bought this external power generator that you can see in many of my videos.I will make very soon a list of my products and share links with them
Hi Ioan, thanks for the reply, I finally got a power tank from a car dealer near me, thanks for the review of the skywatcher mount, your videos made me decide to go for this mount!.
Hello, will the telescope Levenhuk RA 200n f/5 stand up on this mount?
Hello. I do not know you need to check telescop weight. Maximum payload of eqm35 is 10 kg
@@GalaxyArtMedia its 9kg
@@sderbz i think is to much for deep sky Astrophotography. Might work for.lunar and planets if bot too long tube and not wind but i recommend more solid mount for that telescope
@@GalaxyArtMedia Okay, then would a HEQ5 Pro mount be perfect for this telescope?
hello. just watched the video. i am planning to buy this. is it suitable for GSO 6" newtonian OTA which weigh around 7 kg??
Hello. It works also with the 6 inch gso i have tested you can watch my review on the gso Ritchey-Chretien 6 inch with Skywatcher Eqm35pro
Please be kind: what powerbank you do recommend for the EQM-35 ?
Hello, this is the model of the powerbank that i use, Li-ion lithium Battery Power Generator 40800 Mah. I like it because it has also 2x usb ports and it can also charge my laptop: I bought it from this shop: efire.ro/power-bank/201-powerbank-de-40800-mah-cu-priza-230-v-incorporata-invertor-auto-2-usb-3-iesiri-de-12-v.html Hi will pobally make a short review on it soon, you can see it also in some of my videos, like in this one: ua-cam.com/video/BbopWkywSY8/v-deo.html
Ioan Nemes
Thank you very much !
( Mulțumesc mult de tot. Apreciez eforturile pe care le faci. )
@@LordOfKoriyama With pleasure. Cu placere. Am văzut ca ai un video cu muzica românească . Locuiesti in Australia?
@@GalaxyArtMedia Salut, da, de 3 ani. Daca vrei putem sa vorbim pe mail (midgaard pe gmail)
@@LordOfKoriyama Ti-am lasat un email. Iti las si aici link-ul de instagram: instagram.com/ioan_nemes/
Poti sa ma ajuti cu un sfat,am un 72ed si nu reusesc sa il balansez ptr DEC,imi poti da un sfat?? Multumesc
Salut. ED80 am balansat mutând inelele pe dovetail in alta pozitie. Vezi partea din review unde balansez telescopul pe Montura. După Ce am lucrat mai mult cu acest setup am observat ca are performanță mai bună dacă este puțin mai greu pe partea de est in Ra avand telescopul in dreapta cand rotesti axa. In Dec am balansat egal. Trebuie mutat telescopul pana cand la verificare in dec e balansat initial era prea greu in partea cu aparatul mutând poziția inelelor am reușit sa balansez in Declinatie
Salut.Nikon-ul e modat? si din ce zona Bortle ai facut pozele?
Salut. Aparatul Nikon nu e modat. Nu cred sincer ca modarea aduce un upgrade asa de mare precum unii sustin. Am obtinut rezultate foarte bune la imagini cu nebuloase de emisie comparand asta cu camere de astrofotografie dedicate. Cred ca o camera dedicata cu sistem de racire ar fi un upgrade mai bun decat modarea aparatului. Zona unde am filmat recenzia este bortle 2.5/3 cred. Am fotografiat pana acum in zone 2.5 - 4 maxim 5 bortle scale. La început fara filtre iar iarna aceasta cu filtre.
@@GalaxyArtMedia super! Si eu trag din Bortle 4, de pe langa Targoviste.La fel, nu sunt pro modare si pro rosul ala turbat in toate nebuloasele.Te inteleg :)
Am vazut in acest clip ca ai adunat suficient rosu la nebuloase, msi ales ca nu ai tras timpi mari de expunere.Deci se poate.Sigur ca filtrele si clasa Bortle 2-4 au ajutat.Ce filtru folosesti?
Multumesc. Cred ca nu am folosit in acest video filtre. Dar am folosit dupa recenzia la eqm35 pro. Folosesc Uhc-s Nebula filter de la Baader si Baader 7nm Ha 2 inchi ambele. După ce am cumparat autoguider filtrele au fost mai necesare pentru expunerile mai lungi. Poți sa vezi tutorialele pe youtube unde arăt și rezultate cum e cel cu Horsehead Nebula în Ha si imaginile pe instagram. La expuneri mai lungi ajuta foarte mult filtrele. Cu Ha am obținut cea mai buna calitate la Horsehead nebula la planuri și expuneri mai lungi gen 10 minute si cateva ore integrare la care a ajutat in jut de 8 ore de dark frames si temperatura de - 8 - 10 grade.
@@litacatalin3261 Ce echipament folosesti? Aici a fost tot innorat iarna aceasta, rar vreme buna. Cer senin !
@@GalaxyArtMedia si aici la fel.Am avut un Sony A7 prima generatie si acum am trecut pe Canon Eos R.Am un Sigma 150-600 mai nou.Si pana acum am tras cu un William Optics Zenithstar 61.Montura usoara, un Ioptron Skyguider Pro.Imi place sa fiu cat mai usor si mobil, fara curent suplimentar, laptop, ghidaj suplimentar, etc
Great work. Are YOU a Magyar?
Thank you very much,!I am romanian, but my family name has an hungarian origin.
@@GalaxyArtMedia ok. im in budapest. great video my friend
@@kimballwiggins3976 koszonom! A beautiful capital
@@GalaxyArtMedia As are the women!!
@@kimballwiggins3976 Indeed, i saw beautiful women there.
why the `pics are so far aways
????
cant take pictures more closer?
Hello, at what pictures are you referring?
@@GalaxyArtMedia minuto 4,45
Some deep space objects are smaller than other, this is how Dumbbell Nebula looks in an image taken with Skywatcher Ed80 at 600mm focal length with a crop sensor dslr like Nikon D7200. Some nebulas will appear bigger, if the dso is small you can also crop the images so you have a closer picture. You can use also the program Stellarium to see the field of view of a dso (deep space object) with different telescopes at different focal lengths
Nice review! I hope that mount is paying dividends for you!
Thank you very much! It would be nice!
is the meade lx85 5" copmpatible with this mount? any feedback would be appreciated
Hello. Is not about compatibility, is about the weight supported of the mount and how long is the telescope. for observations the Skywatcher Edm25 pro supports up to 10 km, for astrophotography i tested up to 8 kg with a short tube RC 6 inch telescope or 5 inch maksutov, and refractors 70 and 80mm. since is around 5 kg it shroud work fine if is not too long the telescope. but being a refractor is kind of long so i do not know how good will perform
@@GalaxyArtMedia so then the scope will attach properly to the mount?
@@nathanrobbins7668 you need a dovetail and you can attach any scope. See if the telescope comes with a dovetail if not you need to buy one
@@GalaxyArtMedia thanks! one more question. what size bahtinov mask would i need for a sky watcher evostar 72ed scope?
@@nathanrobbins7668 You need to ask the shop, or if you have the telescope to measure the diameter of the dew shield, then buy a mask that is compatible, best to ask the shop just to be sure