Oberwerk has plans to offer new wood P-Mount

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Talked to the folks at Oberwerk and was told they plan to offer their own P-Mount. Wood construction. I think she said late July coming in at around $550 with no Tripod.If it's as impressive as their TR3 wood tripod that would make a nice setup.
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Gulf Coast Guy wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm Talked to the folks at Oberwerk and was told they plan to offer their own P-Mount. Wood construction. I think she said late July coming in at around $550 with no Tripod.If it's as impressive as their TR3 wood tripod that would make a nice setup.
Aside from the impressive aesthetics, what are the benefits of a wood tripod versus the ones made of metal?
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Max Nomad wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:31 am
Gulf Coast Guy wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm Talked to the folks at Oberwerk and was told they plan to offer their own P-Mount. Wood construction. I think she said late July coming in at around $550 with no Tripod.If it's as impressive as their TR3 wood tripod that would make a nice setup.
Aside from the impressive aesthetics, what are the benefits of a wood tripod versus the ones made of metal?
I'm not sure but There is competition out there Google Starlight Innovation Para-Light

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OTA's: 203mm f10 Meade SCT (LXD75); Antares 80mm Refractor w/William Optics APOGrade f6.9 objective; Orion Starseeker 80 f11.2 Refractor
Mount/tripod's: Meade LXD-75 EQ; Orion Starseeker IV ALT/AZ; Celestron Heavy Duty ALT/AZ Farpoint UBM (Universal Binocular Mount)
Eyepieces:Meade - 26mm plossl, 12mm Astrometric; GSO (OPT badge) 2" Superview 50mm & 30mm 1.25" 15mm; TMB Planetary Series 9mm, 6mm, & 4mm: 10mm & 23mm 60° that came with the 80mm f11.2
Barlows: Orion 2x Shorty; Meade 4000 Series 3x
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Re: Oberwerk has plans to offer new wood P-Mount

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Sounds like the wood tripod/P-mount will be quite attractive. Not sure if it will be more stable than metal though.
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I wish someone brought this back ....

https://www.burgessoptical.com/tiny-tit ... mount.html
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