Easy to use setup, perfect for traveling.
Ordering was unproblematic, delivery was within 5 days in Europe, the goods were delivered as ordered and desired, everything works perfectly.
will order from MSM again.
I've been a long-time owner of a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Pro and have a love/hate relationship with the polar scope illuminator on that tracker. I got a MSM Nomad last fall, with the polar scope, glow-in-the-dark illuminator and a laser. The polar scope and glow-in-the-dark illuminator worked ok. This winter, I found out that you could order longer levers for the older design of V and Z brackets (which I have owned for about three years or so), I put them in my cart to refit each of my brackets. Looking around the MSM online store, I also found this handy-dandy illuminator! I have used it three times now, and I absolutely love it! Sky-Watcher could learn a thing or two from MSM when it comes to polar scope illuminators, that's for sure! Way to go, Move Shoot Move! I love my Nomad, and I love it even more now with an amazing illuminator for the polar scope!
Items came well packed and arrived quickly. So pleased.
Got my MSM Nomad tracker as promised. I took it out for one night to Wakan village, a tiny beautiful village situated on top of the Jebel Akhdar mountain.
Setting up the tracker and aligning it with Polaris for the first time was very smooth. Took some amazing pictures of the milkyway core rising at 3:30am.
The tracker is so tiny that it fits in my camera bag. This week Iâm in India and shall be shooting stars in Goa, canât wait!
Performs as i would expect for the product design and use.
Considering it was cloudy for a week when I first got it I decided to see what else I could do with it. It makes a dandy motorized timelapse platform. It'll rotate approximately 150 degrees on a single charge which allows you to pan around a landscape.
The original purpose though is where it really shines. My first night out I took my z9 and 50mm and captured some 120 second exposures. The second night out I put my 105mm on and managed 90 second exposures with zero trailing!
I'm quite happy with this contraption and am hoping for more clear nights in the future to put it through the paces.
Great product, easy to use, fast to align and great for wide angle shoots
Having used this well made viewfinder to reduce the bending over during the process of improving the Polaris alignment is extremely helpful. Easy to adjust, and with the 2x magnification switch, it increases the size of the reticle for accuracy. Happy I purchased it to improve the entire process, after all, itâs supposed to be fun!
360° Flex Tilt & Pan Head - Z Mount is an must to have product helping a better setting of camera! Thanks MSM!
Before I bought the MSM Wedge, I used a ball head for polar alignment on my MSM Nomad. However, I could never achieve exposure times longer than 90 seconds at 24mm. Longer focal lengths were even more problematic. The laser, already aligned, pointed exactly at Polaris, but 90 seconds was still the upper limit. Eventually, I noticed that the ball head was often tilted slightly to the right or left. So I decided to order the MSM Wedge, as tilting is not possible due to its design. When it arrived, I was immediately impressed by the workmanship. There is no play in the threads; everything is made of metal, very robust yet lightweight, handy, and small. Practical testing quickly revealed the enormous improvement: exposure times of 5 minutes at 50mm, and of course also at shorter focal lengths, are now easily achievable. Even at 70mm, you can still expose for 180 seconds without any problems. I've had the MSM Wedge for 6 weeks now and haven't found any defects so far. On the contrary, I can only strongly advise anyone who buys the Nomad to buy the Wedge at the same time.
I am new to using IOptron Skyguider Pro, and was having a hard time polar aligning. Then I saw this mention on Facebook, so I decided to try it.
It made it so much easier to get on to Polaris. Got exposures at 180sec!!
My order arrived within a reasonable time and well packed. The Grab & Go Star Tracker is a compact and well built unit. The accessories which came with it seem to be of equal quality. Set up and polar alignment was quick and easy. Due to weather conditions I have only been able to take it out once, but the initial results are very promising. Once I become adept at focusing I believe the images will be stunning. I am looking forward to a summer of stargazing and astrophotography!
I have an older skyguider but this Right Angle Viewfinder fit fine. I have not used it in the field yet but the testing I did do all seems good. Great construction and I feel it will last as long as the guider.
Have had the MSM phone holder for sometime and it is a great product only made better with the recently acquired Phone Mount Adapter to Polar Scope!
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So at 53 degrees north, "leeds, west Yorkshire, England" this is essential, as its almost impossible to view polaris through the scope on it's own, which is a bit of an issue.. but the 90 degree scope adapter is excellent, in fact it should come as standard with the sky guider pro, as without it i would struggle to get good polar alignment, so if your of a certain age and live up't north, this item is for you....
A great device, a bit expensive, priced at 170-200 would be an optimal price to better equip a successor and sell it for 250-300.
Easy to use, handy and comfortable. The mechanics are simple, well thought out and above all easy to load. However, there are design flaws, the threads for the camera/ball head mount are made of aluminium, I understand that this reduces the weight, but the longevity is significantly impaired. A brass thread would be appropriate here. THE thread to attach the ball head / a camera or other to the tracker is not good, the screw loosens in 1/5 falls when turning and thus changes the shooting angle at this point a clamp mount could be used which can be connected to the camera or ball head thread not by thread or screws but by positive force transmission. This thread is also too large for telescopes, but with a maximum weight of 3kg there is not much room for the telescope and camera. In this case, as the product is intended for travelling and light equipment, it should also be designed for this. So a smaller thread for the camera or ball head connection(
For polar alignment you need only two positions 90 degrees or 180 degrees on the device. The ball mechanism complicates the process in that it becomes difficult to find these positions. Better device would either have stops at these positions or a hinge with stops at these points
Also wonder if batteries in the tracker interfere with the compas in the phone
The star tracker is amazingly light. I have bought it just recently and it is reliable so far.
Love the ease of use and polar alignment is super easy, even here in the southern hemisphere. For a tracker that fits in the palm of your hand, you can't beat the Nomad for travelling light. highly recommend this tracker!
great mount/decent price. only feedback is that the locking screws are quite large and often get caught my camera/ballhead when I'm trying to tighten them.
I recently purchased the Nomad after building a barn door tracker. Not that the barn door tracker doesn't work, I value my time, and I thought the Nomad was a great investment. I have used for several weeks to take pictures of Orion's Belt with different Nebulas. and I get decent results from my 10 year old DSLR. Definitely a good purchase to get started in the hobby with good results. Its definitely worth the automation of the Nomad to save the frustration of manual captures and barn doors. I recommend the purchase. Equipment is high quality.
The 360 Z Mount is important. Its so great for my astrophotography and allows me to be flexibile in all positions