new iOptron GEM45 mount incoming

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new iOptron GEM45 mount incoming

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Hi Guys specs, latest images, and indicative pricing here:

New iOptron GEM45 Mount

Looks like an exciting mount!

Best, Nick
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I don't suppose they give any kind of release date on this?
I tried getting the iEQ45 Pro just after they "ran out" and no one seemed to carry them anymore.
Website still says "out of stock", so I have been waiting for the replacement since about April.

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Hi Rob, I'm afraid no official release date yet... Soon I hope as lots of interest, best, Nick
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I see where iOptron now officially has the GEM45 on their website. The price is the same as the CEM40 with the 2" tripod ($2098)
Doing a comparison between the two, the ONLY difference I see is that the GEM45 carries 45lbs vs CEM40 with 40 lbs.
The tripod for the GEM45 is also only 1-3/4". It should be a 2" hands down if it is going to carry more weight. I am kind of torn between the two.
I have a 9.25" SCT and a 6" Mak I use for imaging planets and moon. I also use the 9.25" for observing DSO's.
I don't do any DSO imaging so the 50% weight factor everyone seems to use goes out the window for me.
I need to replace my aging CG5-AST. SO, I think at the end of the month I am going to go for the CEM40 with the 2" tripod. I don't see where that extra
5 lbs is going to gain me anything at all.
14.5" f/5.3 Starmaster with Sky Commander XP4 | 9.25" Celestron SCT | 8" f/7 Starmaster (only 5 made) with Sky Commander V3
6" f/12 Orion 150mm Mak | 4" f/9 Celestron Refractor (Vixen) | 80mm f4 unbranded refractor
iOptron CEM40 | iOptron Cube Pro
Large Assortment of Nagler and Konig Eyepieces | ZWO ASI290MC & ZWO ASI120MM-s Cameras

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