Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod: Customer Reviews & Product Details

There are two flex rod knobs that are attached to D shaped turning points as seen in the pic. Screw them down tight and there is plenty of movement in two planes ... easily following stars at higher mag.

The tripod worked very well with the telescope I had purchased. The problem was that most tripods are rather flimsy. I needed a heavy duty tripod for the Celestron scope because it is very heavy. It worked well.

Sturdy and stable, though a few plastic parts I don't care too much about. Should be a bit taller and needs a lock on the Altitude movement. Otherwise, this is nice product. I've always found Celestron's consumer products to be of much better construction than Meade.

Bought this for my Celestron SkyMaster 100x25 binoculars. Bad choice (binoculars were a bad choice too). With the mounting screw firmly attached to the binocs, it still has a lot of play. Maybe with lighter binocs or a balanced scope it would work better, but this the the recommended tripod for the SkyMaster 100x25.

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..