I purchased this as an upgrade to a FLT132 that I thought was excellent. I wanted a longer FL refractor for imaging, and I liked this scope because it could re-use my 68III flattener from the FLT132. Build quality is excellent as you would expect from WO and the focuser is effectively the same as the FLT132, so my EAF and image train transferred o

ver seamlessly. The only caution - this scope is LONG and does not have blocks to offset it from the mount. On my Mach 2 on a tripod, near the zenith it can hit a tripod leg. On my G11T on a medium height pier it can reach zenith and works great, however the cables on the rear of the camera are only a few inches from the ground. Definitely the longest refractor I can use without making major changes to my setup. Those challenges are rewarded though, as image quality appears excellent (as you would expect). I've managed to sneak in one night of mediocre seeing in the miserable weather we've had so far this year. I would definitely recommend considering if you are looking for a great quality long FL imaging (or visual) refractor.

It was shipped to me immediately and it works perfectly

No more fogging, this works great and I can control wattage with my ASIAir Plus.

For the past year I've been looking for a light-weight plate that could hold a few small accessories - including a Raspberry Pi. I found what I was looking for at High Point. The plate holds what I need without requiring any significant re-balancing. Thanks High Poiont.

I thought I was just buying a laser but was pleasantly surprised to find out it has 2 other light modes: 3 level brightness red light and regular flashlight! I no longer have to carry around 3 separate lights. And yes the laser is bright enough at night to point out what you’re looking at. Every astronomer should have this handy laser/light!

This is my second mount, coming from the popular Heq5-Pro. I paired this with 12 lbs of payload using a Meade 70mm quadruplet refractor fully loaded with an auto focuser, 50mm guide scope and a pegasus powerbox advance on top.

I love the weight of the mount and the literoc tripod is very stable, I like the vibration suppression pads buil

t in but this isn't good for those using it on grass or dirt since it won't dig in.

Ipolar doesn't give me the best results but It's good enough for visual or planetary work.

Pros:
Very accurate RA with smooth PE curve +-16" which is slightly out of spec but not bad at all , tight timing belts in both axis. Spring loaded worm meshing after disassembly which is great for temperature variations. VERY Smooth bearings for easy balancing.
The altitude adjustment is much better than on the heq5 pro, uses a worm gear to move the mount up and down.
Very quiet mount when slewing.

Cons:
Polar alignment in azimuth. I really dislike Ioptron's approach to locking down the mount head to the tripod. The two screws can be hard to fumble with in the dark using the provided allen key and they can move the polar alignment once you're dialed in. Still finding ways to get my polar alignment done quickly and keep it locked in.

When using the wifi mode, it operates in ad hoc mode which makes a direct connection to your computer which means you can't use teamviewer to monitor things from indoors.

Overall, this mount is quite the performer for the price. If ioptron opted to lock the mount head to the tripod in a different fashion I'd give this 5 stars instead of 4.
Spend a couple hundred more compared to an AVX and you won't regret it!