I received my Nomad from MSM within 8 days of ordering. I was a little daunted about putting it altogether, but it was much easier than I thought. Now I just need to have clear skies, with little moon shine, so I can take some practice shots and eventually get wonderful Milky Way photos. Who knows where this will lead me to on my photography journey. Thank you MSM & Alyn Wallace (RIP) who helped me make the decision to buy the Nomad. I have to say Hanna was most helpful, I couldn’t have done it without her assistance.
Really well made. Easy to adjust in all directions. Secure phone holding ability. Very pleased and would have still been impressed if it was twice the price.
Maneuvers cell phone cameras perfectly into place with very little effort on the part of the end users.
I watched several reviews of adaptors to mount phones to telescopes and opted to buy the MSM one and I’m not disappointed. Easy to set up and adjust and great results on my first attempt.
Lo he probado recientemente y me encanta
Used the tracker last week in Spain. Incredibly easy to set-up and align. No trouble at all tracking my Sony A7IV + Sigma 14-24! If you want to see the images, go to my website www.koenvanbarneveld.com
It’s the only adapter I’ve ever had and tried that worked for what it’s intended to do. It’s rock solid. The technical term is ‘stronger than a horseradish milkshake’
I am extremely impressed with the qualities of the NOMAD star tracer. Very light and portable, with it you can easily shoot single shots and panoramas with precise tracking up to 4 minutes or more. Highly recommend!
finally on focus shot
The Day Time Polar Align kit is easy to use, but it is not accurate enough to keep the sun in frame during an eclipse. Anyone want mine? Just pay shipping.
I have tried 6 different devices to attach my phone to my telescope to photograph the night sky. None of them worked. Purchasing the tridapter was a good decision! It works perfectly!
Converting from the 1st gen tracker to the Nomad has been a welcomed upgrade.
I used it to get pictures and movies of the total solar eclipse when I was north of San Antonio. Very easy to set up and align. I got great pictures and clip without any alignment frustrations.
I’m impressed with how well the Nomad works when polar aligned with the laser and the scope. Polar align takes less than 5 minutes and the results are consistent. Polar alignment at night keeps the sun in frame for 3+ hours during the day, and stars at night are pinpoint with 15-400 mm lenses at 4 minutes. The negatives are that the daytime polar align set up is not accurate enough to keep the sun in frame with a 600 mm lens for more than 20-30 minutes. There are a number of parts that are needed to use the Nomad (motor unit, polar scope, laser, scope/laser adapter. charging unit with USB cord, and wedge). The complete kit comes with a small pouch for the motor unit. I would be ideal if the kit include a carry case for all the parts.
If anyone wants to buy my daytime polar align kit, let me know.
While I do not own the MSM rotator due tot the weight of my gear, I have purchase the MSM polar scope laser attachment for my iOptron rotator. It fit my device perfectly and is of high quality. I have also purchased the Bahtinov mask set for my DSLR which is also of very high quality and works well.
The tridaptor is very well engineered and locates my iPhone perfectly next to my telescope eyepiece. Clear focus is easily and quickly achieved using the three way adjustment. Fast and simple to use and great for Astro photography.The tridaptor arrived from the states to my home address in less than a week - remarkable!
This adaptor for digiscoping is great quality and works phenomenally for taking photos of birds and other wildlife through binoculars or a scope.
I haven’t done any night time astrophotography yet. I have put it on my tripod and mounted my camera and tested the drive. Appears to be working great. Now all I need is some clear nights here on Lake Ontario, spring is a tough season out eclipse was covered by very thick clouds. When I first received the NOMAD and picked it up I could tell it was well built, it felt solid. The top gear is precision cut . I am ready to go have my first target picked, T Coronae Borealis. I have no regrets purchasing the NOMAD and would recommend that anyone looking for a tracker to give it a try.
Having had issues with getting stars correctly in focus and having bought other bathinov masks that were primarily made for telescopes I decided to give this filter a try. And it works like a charm. One thing though. It’s best not to screw on the filter during focusing. When unscrewing the filter it generally unfocuses the image. I just hold it before the lens and then focus the image. Works like a charm!
My back thanks you.very easy to use and a level of comfort that I'm just discovering,make this equipment brilliant,I highly recommend it.small problem at reception which was quickly resolved by Hannah,whom I thank again for her responsiveness.
Always a pain to get set up but works well. Love the small size and the polar
Alignment is easy
I am happy with the 2 Z mounts I ordered. To me this is a great tool that I plan to use in the field to manage tracked panoramas.
This was my first experience with a tracker and I was able to get it aligned well on my first outing and in just a few minutes I was capturing images! It is the perfect size and notches into my regular camera bag with ease!
I had been wanting a way to connect my iPhone to my telescope and microscope to take pictures. This a Quality device with precision 3-axis movement allowing you to get the perfect adjustment to the objective lens. It worked beautifully during the 2024 Total Eclipse across the USA. I am now getting excited about more astronomical photography, and getting more tools. Would like to take pictures of the moon and plants.
Works very well and easy to use