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User Submitted Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod ReviewsDate: 2008-10-21 Bad for binoculars Bought this for my Celestron SkyMaster 100x25 binoculars. Bad choice (binoculars were a bad choice too). Too much play to be solid, too little play to move it around without twisting the adjustment knob a million times, giving up, and just picking up the tripod and moving it. Many tripods allow for course (and fast) adjustment, this doesn't. I have yet to bother adjusting the alt nut to get this thing higher (the alt adjustment knob gives you about 30 degrees--get a wrench if you want more)--still too frustrated. And to be clear, with the mounting screw firmly attached to the binocs, it still isn't as solid as it should be. Maybe with lighter binocs or a balanced scope it would work better, but this the the recommended tripod for the 100x25. Date: 2008-09-21 Substantial and effective I love this tripod. I ordered it for use as a digiscope tripod because of the control I'd have with the fine-adjustments that are difficult to make free-hand or even with a fluid panhead mount. This tripod solved that problem. Excellent adjustments. I also love the sliding mount since my spotting scope is a lot of weight hanging out a long distance from the camera mount. It is also not a light piece of equipment, but most of that is because it is very well built and sturdy as a rock. When your trying to get a picture of a tiny critter from half a mile away, you don't need some flimsy tripod jiggling and vibrating at the slightest hint of a breeze or hand touch. Considering there are other tripods at twice or triple the price that do the same thing, this is a top notch purchase. Worth every penny. I've already recommended it to a few friends who have telescopes and digiscope setups.. Date: 2008-07-24 Heavy & useless I hate this tripod , it is heavy and not stable at all. I think it needs to be tightend. It has very nice controls vertical and hirzontal Date: 2007-07-14 Wish I shopped around before buying I'm not satisfied with this prduct. I bought it on trusting the Celestron product team. I wanted it to work well with the SkyMaster 25x100 bino. The parts and construction of the tripod have too many cheap metal and cheap plastic parts for cost of the product. I question how reliable and long lasting the core worm drives will be. As noted by other buyers the legs are too short and there seems to be no easy way to get around this with a table, etc. I now wonder if Amazon would buy it back? Also how will I find a suitable triod with having to buy it first? Amazon sold this to me for $99, now less than one month later the price is $35. $35 is more appropriate but possibly not worth the annoyances. Date: 2007-04-18 Tripod I have been very disappointed with this product. The overall height is wrong for any situation I can find to use it. I bought it to use with astronomy binoculars. It is too short to use standing and too tall to use sitting, at least for me. (I'm 5'9"). It is solid enough to not shake much and the fine adjustment works well. I would shop around before buying this one. If there were a height adjustment, it would be much better.
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