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Do you feel that the GTI can handle more weight than the original Star Adventurer? I know the payload is 5kg for both, but the GTI seems more robust. I tried a 3kg telephoto lens on the original Star Adventurer and it was very shakey.

Question! Isn’t your background inverted? Orion’s belt should be to the left of the Orion Nebula. Flip your phone 180 degrees and that’s the way it has to look.

What is the max LCD screen magnification in live mode for focusing on stars?

Is the Star adventurer mini cabable of autoguiding? Or is it even necessary because it is so exact?

Great video .. I have just bought a new Star adventurer 2i .. it's not my first tracker but I am more serious now about taking widefirld shots of the night sky . I bought a zs61 scope but I find myself looking at a DSLR and a very widefield lens especially with the winter constellations around the corner . Thanks for your insight into this fascinating hobby . It really has helped and also it's great to see a channel that concentrates on the more basic areas of astrophotography , ie using affordable equipment opening up the night sky for more and more people .

I sold my old v2 Star Adventurer a couple of years ago when i got my first telescope mount (iOptron CEM26). But it's an overkill for these simple tracking shots where is just want a wide field tracked shot of the Milky Way, so i can create a composite image with a nice astro landscape foreground. I think i will go with the Mini this time, just because of the small form factor and it will be enough for my D750 and a 85mm lens. Cheers!

Great video thanks. Was looking at the gti but after watching your video it might be the mini.

Hey Joel thanks for the tip, but I’ve noticed it is very hard to put two phone holder in the same direction while the screw is tighten. Do you have any ways to fix this issue😂

Happy to here that about the 50mm 1.8s, its the superior lens for the money. It was what I could afford with my new Z6ii, and was hoping to do some astrophotography. as a Nikon user the Z6ii was my choice because of its low light capabilities, it is a fantastic camera, the misunderstood auto focus is incredible. Nikon has always made great cameras, but gets bad press, hum, I wonder why?

Just discovered your channel. Great content! I look forward to seeing more from Queensland skies. I’ve been under them many times in visits from Canada. Just a tip - everyone misses the trick with the Mini (then complains about always having to use WiFi) - just use the app once to setup a sequence of enough shots for several hours of tracking. Then turn on the AutoRun function under Settings. From then on you just need to power it on with the button. It starts turning without needing to use the app or WiFi again. Not unless you want to shoot time lapses with it. Cheers!

I like this hack, much smaller to carry than the Skylabs phone holder. It looks like the link to the Skinny phone mount is broken, are you able to update please?

How would you mount ioptron or star adventurer tracker on vh30r? Any tips on that?

Is this my friend John Rutten?

Good hack, I like it

Mate loving the idea of getting a tracker, can remember you trying to convince me to get one back in the day

Each season I say I'm gonna buy a tracker. I think the mini is good enough for me

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Ipad could also be used for flat frames as a backlit screen, so not the worst idea tbh.

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Great Video, thanks. I hope to buy a star Tracker this year... Lyn Maher

I’m looking for the link to purchase the dyi phone holder for polar alignment.

A great chat lads, from an avid supporter of both both channels here in Scotland 🍻

What a really good idea Joel. Great to hear about John's journey with astro etc. Keep up the great work boys.

"Getting an image is a bonus" is such a great way to look at a night out shooting. Mungo is such a magical place.

Hi Joel and John, A good start to the series of Astro Chats. Keep it going and keep the astro talent coming. I'm always keen to see and hear what other nightscape photographers are currently doing and what their history and nightscape photographic journey has been. Looks like you have a new tattoo on your right wrist John?? Did you get that one for Christmas? 😎😁👍🤣

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Speaking of killing computers which brand of Ram does everyone recommend

Best tripod head for the money. Great deals to be found. I have 2, and the second one I got new for 50% less than my first (new).

Good review. Confirmed my suspicions, have been considering this tripod for a while, ordered the same tripod just then after watching review. Good stuff.

I had to look at some RUclips videos to see how to connect the flattener. lol

The fact that the flattener/reducer costs almost as much as the tube still shocks me...

This must be the best combo for nightphotography I am looking at that two way head :)

Please be careful, falling asleep whilst driving! Been there done that!

Bro I've watched this for 19 minutes ONLY to know how many time you left between exposures and you didn't even mention it

So .. what, u hadda motor-drive on the film slr. I've gotta Tamron-SP 500/f8 adapted 2 k-mount Pentax. (gotta clean the fungus out of it 1st but ..). I like the idea of adapting camera lenses b4 shelling out 4 a full-on telescope. So .. u didn't use a star-tracker in that ISS transit? Helpful tut mate👌

Thank you for this vlog. I'm looking at the Star Adventurer GTI there is one thing I've been wondering about. Can you polar a line by only using the app only?

Just got one and left oking forward for clear skies

that f1.2 lens is amazing . I bought the z9 but as a backup i am going to buy the z62 and going to try this. Here in the Netherlands it is not that dark but with some timing it is workable

I really do not understand, why the combination of leveling base and two way tilt head is not much more popular. I had the the Acratech head with leveling base years ago for my large format, sold it together with the camera some years ago. After deciding to do large format again, i purchased a „new“ used Toyo 45A camera and started to look for a head again. I now also use the VH30R, combined with the Lb-60N leveling base on my tripod (Sirui) and it is just as nice as the much more expensive Acratech. I really do not see the reason to use three way tilting heads anymore. Once the base is leveld, the two way head gives the two movements I need while preventing a slant horizon no matter how I move it. And because there are less movements, the entire thing is much more sturdy and holds the camera perfectly stable.

Nope...i want to see the true images

I have the same scope how do you remove the green part ?

Using the reducer/flattener, what else did you need to attach your camera? Just a t ring?

Awwwww.... you're trying hard aren't you... lol

I've had the acratech head and a gitzo LVL tripod scored back in 2011 when the au dollar was better than us dollar over 5 times better than the leofoto 284 lo LVL tripod and same head as yours I'm using have yet to put calipers on the legs but pretty sure mine ain't 28mm

Hi Good to see another Aussie on here. I use the same head,have for sometime. I shoot landscapes in the Blue Mountains of NSW Have subscribed to your channel. Cheers Sniper Photography

So glad that I accidentally found you while trying to decide if I should buy the 8mm. If you are ever in Ohio (United States), let me know. I would love to have you over for some sky pictures. Keep up the inspiring work!!!!

I just got mine today. Shame they cannot even include a bit of a manual huh?

Do you know if its possible to dither on this mount? I recently got one and I can't find a way, even using NINA

good video, i am thinking of getting one, do you have to have a sky-watcher ed62 0.9x reducer flattener???? can you do with out it, what is happen if not use the sky-watcher ed62 0.9x reducer flattener?? thank you

doing great as usual :) keep it up!