A camera, a lens and one motor against the rotation · review
An equatorial mount head with radial ball bearings on both axes, a stated capacity of 13 kg, a polar finder and a 4.5 kg counterweight, on a height-adjustable aluminium tripod.
The bottom line A properly specified equatorial head that publishes its own weight as well as its capacity — which most do not.
Thirteen kilograms of stated capacity, a 4.9 kg head, and a 4.5 kg counterweight in the box. Together those describe both what the mount will carry and what has to be carried to the garden, and it is unusual to find all three in one listing.
Radial deep-groove ball bearings, named as such. That is what produces the smooth movement that makes slow-motion cables pleasant rather than notchy, and it is a specification rather than an adjective.
The head, a height-adjustable tripod, two flexible slow-motion cables, a polar finder and the counterweight. A polar finder included rather than sold separately is worth noting: it is the accessory that makes the equatorial geometry work.
Two-axis motorisation with GoTo, available separately. Buying an unmotorised EXOS-2 and adding drives later is a reasonable route, and the maker says the option exists rather than leaving it to be discovered.
German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 568 € to 597 € on the day of the survey.
British Amazon store lists it in local currency, which the euro range above sets aside.
American Amazon catalogue holds a record for it that nobody is selling.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Payload | Up to 13 kg, as the maker publishes it for the tripod |
|---|---|
| Counterweight | Not published by the maker. |
| Tracking rates | Radial deep-groove ball bearings on both axes, per the maker |
| Polar alignment method | Not published by the maker. |
| Power source | Not published by the maker. |
| Weight | 4.9 kg, as the maker publishes it |
| Head fitting | GP-level prism seat |
| Amazon reference | B004DZPBW0 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4007922194585 |
Published payload figures are normally for the instrument carried, excluding the counterweights that balance it — and the maker attributes this figure to the tripod. Treat it as the maker states it and leave margin, which is how mounts behave well.
GP is the narrow dovetail profile, roughly 44 mm across, which most small and medium telescopes carry. Measuring the saddle slot beats reading a photograph.
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