Ich hab mir, ehrlichgesagt, nicht viel von der Qualität dieses Winkelsuchers erwartet. Aber schon durch das Gewicht der Sendung, als das Päckchen bei mir ankam, war ich überrascht. Und dann, nachdem ich alles ausgepackt hatte, waren meine Zweifel, ob ich da wohl Geld zum Fenster rausgeschmissen hätte, beseitigt.
Alle Teile fühlen sich hochwertig an. Definitiv kein billiger China-Plastikkram.
Der Winkelsucher passt perfekt auf meinen Skywatcher StarAdventurer. Und er verfügt sogar über einen Schiebeschalter, mit dem noch eine Vergrößerung des Sichtfeldes bewirkt wird.
Ja, es klappt wie erhofft - ich kann jetzt bequem meine Montierung auf den Polarstern ausrichten, ohne ein 2,50 m Stativ zu benötigen, mir den Rücken und Hals zu verrenken, oder mich in den Dreck knieen zu müssen. Der Winkelsucher von Move-Shoot-Move hat meine Erwartungen mehr als erfüllt! Und das zu einem guten Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis.
Und absolut begeistert bin ich von meinem neuen Laserpointer! Mit dem Adapter ist er ruck-zuck am Star-Adventurer befestigt und in sekundenschnelle ist die gesamte Montierung auf Polaris gut vorausgerichtet. Dann den Laser abnehmen, den Winkelsucher aufschrauben und wiederum in wenigen Augenblicken ist die Montierung eingenordet.
Mit diesen beiden Artikeln ist das Einnorden der Montierung wirklich keine große Sache mehr! Jetzt bräuchte es nur noch ein paar sternklare Nächte am Wochenende, um mich an meinen neuen Helferlein weiter erfreuen zu können.
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I was looking for a wedge for my new Dwarflab mini smartscope and found the MSM
the build quality of this wedge is comparable to that of much more expensive products and blows away the plethora of wedges at the same price point on amazon ...
100% recommend this for your smartscope!
Great use out of the Nomad, love the convenience of it and ease of packing away for travel and lighter setups in general.
The V-mount does exactly what it should and nothing more. The V-mount is strong and easy to orientate. I use it between the MSM and my camera and it enables simpler and more satisfying framing of the shot(s). I am very happy to have this in my astro kit.
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This is a Compact but robust Startracker, ideal for people starting out in this Genre.It is meant for cameras with wide angle to short focal lens. The tracker is easy to set up and use and is small enough to pop into most Camera bags.The size and weight enables it to be carried on small trips up into the Mountains where I live. And for the beginner the price range is also acceptable.
I received my MSM Nomad very quickly once the Chinese New Year holidays ended, and I have to say the product has excellent build quality and durable materials. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to properly test it yet because I live in the city, where light pollution and tall buildings make astrophotography quite challenging. However, I’m planning a summer trip to the beach, in an area with very low light pollution, and that’s when I’ll finally put it to the test.
In the meantime, I’ve already mounted it on my tripod and simulated polar alignment, and it’s impressively easy to adjust using the wedge. The setup feels intuitive and precise.
One thing I do want to highlight is that the package includes a large number of accessories, tools, and very small parts that can be easily misplaced. It would be extremely helpful if MSM could include a small pouch or case to store everything—tools (Allen keys), accessories, the tracker, laser, wedge, etc. Keeping all components organized in one place would make the experience even better.
Excellent addition to quickly polar align and maximising acquisition time.
Previously used the mobile holder with photopills, which had its challenges with interference.
The MSM has become my main star tracker among the few that I have from different brands. It is well built and prosaic, only one switch for North, off, South. I have spend hours tracking the Milky Way with no problems. I can highly recommend this little gem.
I purchased the same Kit that Richard Tatti had promoted & I must say i’m incredibly impressed with the versitility & ease in which everything goes together. The build quality is second to none! Now just to wait for the milky way season later this year!
Thanks again!
Danke für die schnelle Lieferung
Makes lining up with north star so easy. Quick addition to tripod when EQ alignment is needed while using Dwarf 3 or mini. Have 3 I use all the time
This Z&V Mount is very useful! It acts as an adjustable wedge on small tripods for me . Well built and better with the larger arms to tighten the mount.
The Nomad works great, is very easy to use and makes it possible to take great tracked photographs.
Needs alignment of the laser itself (using the alignment screws of the laser) out of the box but good for GTI polar alignment after that.
The MSM Nomad, with counterweight arm, is a well-designed, useful addition to my photography kit. Its accuracy is good, it is self-contained, and bulletproof. I also purchased the counterweight arm, polar alignment scope, and laser.
• With a quick laser polar alignment, it achieves round stars with two minute exposures at 216mm effective FL. (My tip is to sit behind your tripod and view Polaris through binoculars. Then just walk the laser beam into alignment with the adjustment screws.) Of course the polar alignment scope is even more accurate, but I have not needed it yet.
• The Nomad does not crash your camera if the payload is positioned on the east side of the polar axis. What a relief!
• The internal battery makes everything so easy! Save set-up time, weight/space, cables and complexity.
My Nomad was purchased for travel, being the smallest and lightest tracker I know of. It’s the ONLY camera tracker designed to use local materials to balance the camera. No counterweight in your luggage! Furthermore, the Nomad can be polar aligned in multiple ways suitable for the southern hemisphere or for countries that prohibit a laser. I’m looking forward to quality astro-images from southern hemisphere travels.
In reality, my Nomad sees more duty as a second camera platform. Augmenting the main telescope, it gathers supplemental images and beautiful widefield compositions.
I’m very pleased with the quality and utility of the MSM Nomad.
Purchased the unit based on reviews from an astronomy site. I use it for bird watching with a Questar telescope. Pictures and video are taken through eyepieces that are "Deliteful." I can get steady video and great pictures with only a few seconds of setup required. I like to switch eyepieces during my picture taking, it is only a few seconds and I'm setup to go. It also doubles to turn the phone into a view screen- a lot of people have issues with eye placement through an eyepiece. It's been a great investment, I should have bought it sooner.
Grab & Go is the great name for this tracker. Small, lightweight tracker that does an awesome job. Easy to pack in your essentials bag. Cuts out star trails in Astrophotography. 5-star all the way.
Michael E.
Here is an honest review......
First off, would I recommend it??? Yes :) There is an issue with it though.
Now, I am using a Star Adventurer GTI mount. Love the mount. Using the laser to help with polar alignment is a plus. The issue with it is a little hard to describe, so please bear with me......
The mounting is very straight forward. Screw the laser into the mounting bracket, slide over the integrated scope, tighten down the thumb screw, and press the button on the back. Poof..... I am now shooting down Polaris :) With that being said, I noticed that the beam was rather dim. I fiddled with it a bit and noticed that the beam would get MUCH brighter when I loosened up the thumb screw and tilted the laser a bit upwards, where it was now shooting more directly through the center of the polar scope. Remember, I am using a SA GTI.
Over several days, I looked and played with it. Checking the beam in my house for maximum brightness on my ceiling. I eventually figured out a small workaround.
What I ended up noticing was that when I put just a little bit of pressure on the back end of the laser (by the button), to cause the front of the laser to move upwards, that I got a much better and brighter beam. What I ended up doing was taking a couple of small pieces of foam tape. The tape was only about 1/16" thick, and about 1/4" square. I put them on the inside of the mounting holder, at the very back. That would essentially create a small pivot point, so when I tightened down the thumb screw, it would cause the front part of the laser to come into better alignment with the polar scope, and thus, have a brighter beam. Worked great :)
I am not sure if it is a design flaw with the laser, or if it is because I am using a SA GTI mount. Nonetheless, if you are going to use this on GTI mount, you could try my hack. :)
That is the only reason I do not give it 5 stars. I tried many different configurations to get a better beam shot through my polar scope, and that is what I came up with.
Perhaps an adjustment can be made in later models to help this :)
In the end, I really like it :)
Works good with cats too :)
Thank you MSM :)
The MSM Lens Warmer/ Dew Heater Band is well worth buying.
With 3 heat settings I could choose obviously how warm I want it..and powered via USB to my small power bank.
With some cold , clear nights and lots of moisture in the air I was very pleased to have bought this.
The adjustable Velcro strap wraps neatly/snugly round pretty much whatever size lens you have..
Highly recommended!
I am anxious to use my set up the first week of April in Joshua Tree National Park. System was easy to set up and configure, order was received quickly and nicely packed. I plan on ordering the Star Focus with adapters before my trip, so the discount will be greatly appreciated. Any plans down the road for phone ap by any chance? Thanks again for the great service and helping me get into astrophotography a lot more affordable for a first timer!
Ive only recently gotten interested in astrophotography and Move Shoot Move was what came up when I searched for equipment. MSM really does make the customer first. They are quick with answering emails and even sent out a replacement part for one that arrived defective. I have since placed my second order fot all the stuff I missed the first time. As someone new to the hobby, I thought the equipment would be much more expensive but was surprised by the cost and even more by the quality of materials put into each piece of equipment. I will be a customer as long as im doing this and will recommend to any newcomer I meet.
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Vital to the MSM is this or the Z bracket to elevate the camera and level it above the tracker. Plus I think of Alan Wallace each time I use it. RIP great one!