iOptron CEM40 Unboxing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ย. 2020
- Join me as I take a first look at the CEM40 iOptron mount. This mount will serve as a lighter, but fully capable imaging setup that will work in solo and in support of my Astro-Physics MACH1 GTO. If you want to take a hands-on-look at the CEM40 virtually, this video is for you. A quick look at the RASA 8' and the Astro-Physics 92mm Stowaway imaging system on the CEM40.
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just ordered a CEM40 to complement my skyguider pro. thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for watching. You will love the CEM40. I am very impressed with it. Such a great value. Enjoy the mount and clear skies!
Absolutely beautiful mount. Thanks for the unboxing video.
Thanks for watching and the kind words. The mount continues to be impressive for me. Great value and competency. Clear skies!
Your video inspired me to buy a CEM40 and now I saw it in my TH-cam analytics pointing to my video on the CEM40 using it with a Celestron C8 and an ASIAIR Pro. 🙏😇
Thank you for watching. Will check out your page. Clear skies.
Congrats Jeff, hope you'll have a blast with this mount.
Thank you so much for watching! Hope to give it a run this weekend.
Hi Jeff, I am your 1000th subscriber! Keep up the good works. Congratulations!
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I just got this mount, thank you for posting this!
Very nice Gowri. Let me know how it works out for you. I really like this mount. Just a little learning curve on the hand controller/software interface. But it has been a rock solid performer. Enjoy! Hope we get some clear skies soon. Take care. Thank you for watching.
@@jeffballphoto thank you! I am waiting for a clear night to try out the iPolar which looks a little scary to me right now! And the rest of it of course! Thank you for all you do!
@@gmadkat1 what scope are you putting on it?
@@jeffballphoto I plan to use it for DSO astrophotography with a Takahashi FC-76DS for the short term.
@@gmadkat1 perfect
Congratulations. I hope to grab one of these on my next trip to the USA. It was supposed to be next week but COVID changed that. I hope you enjoy the mount.
Thank you so much for watching. The mount is fantastic. Good luck getting one for your setup. Clear skies.
Hi, Thanks for the video. Now that you have had it for a while, what are your thoughts on it? (looking to go away from my EQ5 to something else)
Thank for watching. The CEM40 hasn’t let me down yet. I have used it with the AP92 and RASA now for several projects. I leave it setup without weights and simply carry it out for quick sessions. It takes about 15 minutes to take everything out and get rough alignment. The only question now is how long will it perform? But it is a fantastic mount for the money and the weight. Works beautifully with ASI AIR and ASI AIR PRO. I may throw my AP130 on it just for fun. I think a 102 refractor and lightly configured 8” Short tube is kind of the upper limit for imaging. I am pretty conservative. Good luck and clear skies.
Jeff, thanks for the unboxing!
I was wondering how the CEM40 operated. I've got my old NEQ6 and I can see this would be quite a nice change-up in weight and overall ergonomics. At 15lbs that's a big weight savings for lugging something to and from a site!
If I was using one alot in the field I think I'd have to replace the allen bolts you have to install/deinstall with thumb knobs if possible. Whenever I see some of those type choices engineers make I always wonder if they ever consider testing for regular setup assembly because I'd get annoyed with having to fiddle with an allen wrench in the dark! I'd probably paint that allen wrench with some glow in the dark paint to spot it if I dropped it! Same with the bolt heads! :)
BTW, is that tripod tray on upside-down or is it intended to be a 'cup' rather than a shelf?
I think I had the tray on correctly. LOL. I will check. I agree with the mount head bolts. I will check into an alternative that will fit the base and have a wider finger tightening grip. I will update the channel as I build some experience. As I get older, even the Mach1GTO is getting heavy for me. I really hope this mount fits into my imaging program. Thanks again and take care.
According to the pics on the website, I think I have the tray on correctly. Thanks and take care.
Hi Jeff. Thanks for sharing it. I will be getting one soon. Can you please sure your thoughts on how easy to use the azimuth and latitude knobs when doing the polar alignment? I am going to use Asiair pro for the PA and it has been a pain with other mounts with poor knobs. Thank you.
Hello Andrew. I use ASI AIR Pro for PA. Could the knobs be better? Yes. They aren’t as nice as my APMach1. The could be bigger. You just have to find the sweet spot of loosening to get freedom of movement while minimizing drift when re-tightening. I have been doing it with gloves in the cold and wished for larger azimuth knobs. You will use the supplied Allen wrench on the declination for more torque. I have no trouble achieving good PA with the knobs, but they could be better. The system is impressive for its size and transport convenience. I am using it almost exclusively this winter. Thanks for watching and enjoy the mount.
Got it. Thank you. I have an EQ6-R Pro reserved as well but my main concern is weight. If I feel an AZ GTI is a drag then the EQ6 is definitely heavy. Btw. Where did you put your Asiair Pro?
@@aww100100 I put the Pro on the tripod legs.
Thanks. Am I right to say that if we are using Asiair pro, we aren’t using the ipolar, AccuAlign and Go2Nova all these features? Thanks.
@@aww100100 I use the hand controller to set the zero position and the initial GoTO. After that, I use the ASIAIR for goto and plate solving. I have a visual polar scope for initial sighting of Polaris. I then use polar alignment on ASI AIR. I have also used a raspberry Pi and Stellarmate to control and align scope.
Do You think this mount is large enough for astrophotography with my 6- inch f/7 Astro-Physics refractor & guide scope or my C-11 SCT or a 9.25 inch Celestron EdgeHD SCT?
Hello Michael. Hope all is well. No I don’t think this mount would be sufficient for the moment arm of that AP f7 or either of the heavier SCT’s. I am pretty conservative. The mount is perfect for the 92mm AP. It works for the 8” RASA quite well. I haven’t put my AP130EDF on it. Hope that helps.
OMG 😳 - What a UNBOXING.... I need to come over soon for a night watching of the STARS ✨ ⭐️ my friend... I hate to say it.... you are speaking Greek to me... Good thing I don’t have to learn it...
Thanks ECP. It’s pretty easy.
Hello, now the mount works well in photo?
Yes. The mount works perfectly.
I don’t want the iPolar, i don’t want to depend on a laptop or a computer and have to lug that around as well. Is the regular visual polar scope an option you have to purchase separately, or you just take the iPolar out and downgrade? I am not familiar with iOptron, i want to move away from SkyWatcher as their quality control went to shit lately, so looking at the CEM26 or the 40 here. Thanks!
Sorry I am just seeing this. Yes, I bought the visual polar scope separately and sold the ipolar on astromart. Remember , the wires split Polaris into a sphere. I can still place Polaris in the right position and then use asi air polar alignment procedure to refine the alignment to a few arc seconds.