The tracker is ideal for me for taking photos of the Milky Way. Small, light and easy to use.
Best pc of accessory for panoramas
Does the job.
As a Milkyway specialist from Switzerland, I depend on light equipment when hunting for Milkyways in the Swiss Alps.
NOMAD is the solution! Light, effective, precise, everything you need to shoot the best Milkyways in your life. I would never give my NOMAD away.
Go, order it and try it out. You won't be disappointed.
Happy Shooting
Eric von Schulthess
Photographer MPF (Master Photographer Fine Art)
So easy to use. Lite weight. Very affordable.
Great job MSM. You guys rock.
Recibido muy rápido, el producto encaja perfectamente en mi rastreador de estrellas, muy comodo su uso. Muy recomendable
Size and portability plus it is so easy to setup and start shooting.
I am so glad i ordered my Nomad star tracker it is so easy to set up and use and my first few outings with it i could not believe the difference in quality of the photos that i have been taking since i started using it and it will improve my hobby so much more that i am so glad i brought my Nomad i would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their astrophotography.
I have been using the Zmount with the MSM very successfully with no issues except for the tightening levers which could have been a few millimeters shorter as they hit the MSM when tightening or loosening. I have had to readjust the screws so at the fixed position they are in line with the plate. I will probably wind up cutting down the lever length to be more functional but that will look quite ugly. Hence my 4 stars rather than 5. All the other features and capabilities of the Z plate are perfect.
The Best for my Hobby
What's great about the Nomad? It is easy to use, needing only minimal instructions and previous knowledge (for example it helps substantially to know how to find Polaris). Its price, making the Nomad accessible to a large pool of enthusiastic astrophotographers. Its size and weight, which makes it easy to carry to remote locations. I am completely satisfied by my Nomad.
Great lamp, perfect for night portraits, love the remote with the option of cooler light or warm.
The screws are very precisely manufactured and hold the fastenings / parts very well.
It turned out to be an extra layer of complexity when working in the dark on a night shoot. The tilt and pan head seemed to work well on its own but when combined with the tripod and a ball head it became a guessing game when trying to make adjustments. I will persist in my endeavours - maybe I will get used to it.
I used this viewfinder with the MSM or NOMAD polar scope. The problem is, that the viewfinder has no direct connection points or a guide rail or similar with the polar scope. You put the viefinder on the polar scope and mount it with the three screws. But you have no guarantee that you have mount it exactly. If the viewfinder is only a little bit inclined with the polar scope, Polaris will not be on the right place and so MSM or NOMAD is not in a exact position. I have had this several times so my photos got star trails. I don't use the viewfinder any more. It would be nice if MSM could develop a polar scope with a built in right angle viewfinder.
I got the Nomad rotator to replace the MSM rotator because my Sony A7RV + the heavy Sigma 14MM 1.8 lens was just too much weight for it, and it wobbled. No such problems with the Nomad, rock solid!
I recently took possession of a used MSM Rotator kit. It included the laser pointer and adapter to fasten it onto the rotator, and all worked fine. My only problem was that the laser used up batteries very quickly! So I ordered the newer model laser pointer with rechargeable battery from MSM and I have had it for a week or so. It works great! Fits in the same adapter, and the battery holds a charge well. I was disappointed, however, that it did not come with the red cap/adapter that comes with the laser in a Nomad kit, as I am expecting that one day I will likely upgrade to the Nomad with its sturdier locking system so that I can safely use a heavier lens. Now I will have to get n adapter/cap separately or order a kit with another laser, which I don’t need. Otherwise I am very happy with the new laser and the fact that I can recharge the battery for just pennies.
This is the second of the Alyn Wallace Z & V mount purchased, and have to report this product is just awesome! Having purchased “other brand" Z mounts and always finding they “never” had the design engineering to hold “tight”! This product is compact and with the ability to “fine tune” across all points just making your experience hassle free giving the perfect bit of “kit”! Buy one you will not regret it.
Very fast and served good
Rápido envío falta probarlo a fondo
Las primeras impresiones son buenas
I picked up the polar scope as an add on to my Nomad tracker. VERY handy to get final precise alignment in combination with a phone app that tells me where to place polaris on the circle. My scope does not have the same "clock" numbers as the training video, so I'm hoping I'm orienting it correctly... we'll see on longer lens shots of galaxies.. But it is worth having to align perfectly.
