sturdy, stable, very good - i'd rather use this than the wedge for tracker polar alignment. highly recommended.
I had ordered a Double-Panning Heavy Duty Ball Head and it shipped and arrived very quickly. However, I was having some challenges with it that I was not expecting and reached out to their customer service department and received a very quick response. They decided to send me a replacement unit which I received within just a couple of days. Excellent communication through out the entire process. Very Happy with the results, I took the ball head on a trip to Yellowstone and it worked great with my MSM Nomad as it was my first attempt at trying astro panorama's.
Outstanding quality and great craftsmanship. It looks fantastic and performs exactly as expected!
I have already managed to test it on the field and the results are great!! The fact that it is tiny makes all the difference. You can carry it everywhere, anytime.
I am very happy with my Nomad in the UK. I bought the Richard Tatti Bundle having followed him on Youtube for a few years. The kit arrived in good time and is very complete.
The equipment is very well made and I felt it was good value.
Although I plan on using the Nomad for Milky Way images, in fact, my first shoot was Deep Sky. The opportunity to shoot Rho Ophiuchi region is fairly rare in the UK. A chance came a couple of days after my Nomad kit arrived.
I shot my Ha modified Canon 700D + Samyang 135 at f/2. As it was my first use of the Nomad, I kept exposures short at 30 secs and all stars were very sharp. I had done the Polar Alignment using my mobile phone & Sky Safari, per R.T. and that was easy and went well.
I took the Nomad kit to Stonehenge last night to get the Milky Way rising over the stone circle. I was using my Nikon Z8 + Z 24-70mm S f/2.8 lens. All went well with the PA again, but I then found that I had left the camera foot plate for the Ball Head at home....So, not tracked shots. All my fault.
I had a Star Watcher Star Adventurer for 4 years. It was robust but much too big and heavy to take anywhere with me by air.
I will be traveling to southern Spain later this year and the Nomad kit will be on the plane with me.
Overall, I think the equipment is very well designed and made. Happy Customer here.
Wonderful Astro kit. Basically includes everything you need to get started at a great price. Items are extremely well made and work well right out of the box. Highly recommended.
Once I figured out the setup, I was able to repeat the setup multiple times and get some really nice and clean tracked images of the Milky Way. Love it!
Tres facile a mettre en œuvre. Premières photos de la voie lactée réussies immédiatement. Suis tres satisfait de mon achat.
The most significant upgrade from rotator is its pure power. Despite being incredibly compact (easily sliding into a jacket pocket), it boasts a payload capacity of up to 3.5 kg. This means it can confidently handle not just a mirrorless camera with a wide-angle lens, but also heavier setups like a Sony A7 V paired with a 70-200mm lens or a small dedicated refractor.
True to the MSM philosophy, the Nomad is built for speed. If you are a tracker who values getting your shot before the clouds roll in, the Nomad is a joy. The interface is dead simple, and the polar alignment process—especially if you use the laser pointer or the upgraded polar scope—is fast and straightforward.
Thanks to improved internal gearing and a higher-torque motor, the Nomad offers significantly better tracking stability than its predecessor. Periodic error is minimized, allowing for longer exposures (often 2–3 minutes depending on focal length) without trailing, making minor moon or focal-heavy tracking much more reliable.
It remains an exceptional tool for both astrophotography tracking and panoramic/time-lapse photography. The ability to switch modes easily makes it a permanent resident in a gear bag, even for daytime landscape shooters.
While the Nomad itself is a powerhouse, its performance is heavily dependent on the quality of your equatorial wedge. If you try to use it with a standard ball head for polar alignment, it can be a frustrating experience. To truly unlock the 3.5 kg payload capacity without flexure, investing in a high-quality, rigid wedge is mandatory, adding to the overall cost and bulk.
When pointing at high celestial latitudes, checking alignment through the optical scope can require some serious gymnastics. While the laser gets you close instantly, a right-angle finder or a more ergonomic scope mounting solution would be a massive quality-of-life upgrade for precise deep-sky work.
The Move Shoot Move Nomad is arguably the best **ultra-portable** star tracker on the market. It successfully bridges the gap between the ultra-light wide-field rotators and the heavy, cumbersome equatorial mounts. If you want to shoot the Milky Way, track the moon, or dabble in tracking longer focal lengths without breaking your back on a hike, the Nomad is an absolute triumph—just ensure you pair it with a solid wedge to get the best results.
The kit is very nice. I also bought the phone mount for my set up. It's easy to set up, find some tutorials on You Tube, it will save you some time. Spend some time learning where all of the knobs are, when it's dark, this will come in handy. I took a few pics when the moon was out, even then I managed to some of the Milky Way. Waiting a few more days for the New Moon. One more tip, if you don't know, turn your camera to bulb mode to take long exposures, and experiment. Happy star gazing.
Quality - feels well built, easy to use in the dark, sturdy, holds the camera with an issue. Recommended.
It's great for panoramic photography.
The MSM Nomad with my election of Richard Tatti recommended components makes shooting quality images of the Milky Way so much easier. The set-up was easy to follow, and alignment with the South Celestial Pole via the phone mount was surprisingly straight forward. Got some great images on my first outing, making this a very worthwhile purchase.
Love the ease of polar alignment. Shipping was fast and customer service was excellent.
I love this device. Admittedly, I was a bit concerned about how easy it was going to be to do the polar alignment and how effective it was going to be. After using it a couple of times, I am very comfortable aligning to the North Star and the results have been excellent working with wide angle lenses.
Well made as usual. It works well keeping everything balanced on the tripod.
Nomad Starter Kit ist verry Okay
Great piece of kit. Well made, solid and works as described.
So far, really good. Did lots of You Tube watching, and now very easy to use and results are ok. More practice required to fet better.
Have to reverse the tilt mount to get the traditional orientation of the adjustment knobs. Remove the tilt tightening handle, remove the tightening bolt, back the tilt adjustment bolt all the way out of the tilt mount. Remove the tilt mount (don't loose the plastic washers) and reverse it. Rethread the tilt adjustment bolt until the tilt tightening bolt can be reinserted. Rethread the tilt handle onto the tilt tightening bolt. No when the Seestar is correctly tilted, the pan adjustment knobs are facing you, not opposite you.