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Your cart is empty.Because precision and balance are crucial for astrophotography, the SkyTracker Pro Counterweight Package is an essential accessory for your iOptron SkyTracker Pro camera mount. This meticulously designed counterweight system ensures that your heavy camera equipment and long lenses are perfectly balanced, promoting smooth tracking and reducing strain on the mount's motor. The package includes a durable counterweight bar and a matching counterweight, both engineered to seamlessly integrate with your SkyTracker Pro mount. The robust construction of the counterweight ensures stability, while the sleek design maintains the professional look of your setup. Not only is this counterweight package compatible with the SkyTracker Pro, but it also fits the original SkyTracker mount, offering versatility to a range of astrophotography enthusiasts. By optimizing the balance of your camera mount, this counterweight package helps to achieve sharper images and more reliable tracking performance, making it an indispensable tool for capturing the night sky's wonders. Enhance your astrophotography experience with the SkyTracker Pro Counterweight Package, designed to support your pursuit of celestial imaging with precision and ease.
Bill Watson
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
Works as advertised.
Ignacio
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
Honestly this isn’t really useful as any heavy lens or anything over a 200mm is too heavy for the tracker when you combine the counterweight.
Louis
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
Does exactly what it sets out to do, but it's so critical to proper results that I don't understand why it's not considered part of the base package.
Jason Hefner
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
Just as expected. Quick delivery.
Karl F
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019
I actually purchased this for the counterweight rod and weight as an extension for my SkyGuider Pro.Yes, it does work just fine. the rod is about 2/3 the length of the one that comes with the SkyGuider Pro but is the same dimension and threading and counterweight. You always want to use the counterweight with camera and/or telescope, the balance minimizes the load on the tracking motor. You also want to make sure everything is balanced for better efficiency of the equipment.
carl brown
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
dont get this, might as well up grade to it bigger brother cause one. it backs out all the time. two. making the weight balance isnt all that easy, and for 79$ you could make it for a lot cheaper.
William Murnahan
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018
Could come with assembly instructions, took a bit to figure out how to assemble it with the Skytracker, since you have to take the skytracker apart to attach the counterweight and the Skytrackers manual didn't cover it, all it says is you need one for anything over 2.6#, my big lens and camera come in at 7#
Zach
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018
I first used my SkyTracker Pro with just a ballhead mounted to the plate (no counterweight), and the tracker was struggling a little. My camera setup is a Nikon D7000 with a 200-500mm f/5.6, without the ballhead I am right at 3kg (6.6lb) weight limit. When the motor would struggle the tracking would be off, stars would streak. I was originally going to make something instead of buying this counterweight, but it was the manufacture's part, and looked robustly made. Plus I could have it in 3 days with shipping, and I could use my time saved to actually take some pictures. When It arrive I was surprised by the heft, but had the parts installed in a couple of minutes. I had to wait a couple of nights for the skies to clear, and test this out on the tracker in the real world. Once I adjusted the weight and got the bar balanced with the camera the tracker and no problems, even technically being over the weight limit. I was setup in 5 minutes or less, and photographing the moon. I was able to shoot about 6-stops slower with the counterweight and tracker over being fixed on a tripod. I can't wait for some really dark skies this summer. Cheers!
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