My Ioptron CEM40 EC Mount: First Look and Overview

[@vince953]

What a beautiful mount. I'll be buying one very soon. Thanks for showing it.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

👍

[@ronrotunno522]

Congratulations on the new mount! Looks and sounds great. 30 years ago I was excited to hear the exhaust tone of my big block Chevelle, now it’s the subtle tone of a well made eq mount 😂

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Haha, so true eh? Thanks man!

[@mlethbridge76]

Congrats on the new mount, 7 months is a long time to wait. That thing is very quiet, makes my AVX sound like a tank. Looking forward to what you capture with it!

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks Mike! Me too. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint!

[@TooooManyHobbies]

Thanks for this video. This is the mount I’m thinking about too, though I’m not sure I’ll go for the EC option unless your videos prove I need it! New sub, looking forward to what you do with this!

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks! I'm hoping to test it more soon. So if you guide I'd say don't bother and get the non EC. But If you're lazy like me 😃 and don't generally guide, the EC will provide much better tracking

[@avt_astro206]

Congrats On your New Mount!! Hope you have Fun ahead Imaging With Your Edge Hd 8!! Clear Skies!!!👏👏🔭

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks so much man. Lots to learn!

[@jasonbarnes3288]

Congrats on the mount!! I also just received my CEM40EC! Super happy with it, and I only waited 4 months!😉

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Congrats! And lucky you! Hopefully our smokey skies improve and I can actually start using it 😔

[@everetttremblay3003]

Congrats bro. Wow 7 months! Looks sweet.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks! Yeah the wait times are ridiculous right now... 😔

[@alandyer910]

I’ll be interested in your impressions of how well the EC mount tracks without having to do autoguiding. Looks like a fine mount. Clear skies!

[@keystothecosmos7527]

I will be sure to share. Hoping sky conditions improve soon! Cheers!

[@louisrosner7902]

Beautiful mount. I wish they would’ve incorporated USB 3. You’re still going to have wires from the camera outside mount to connect directly to your laptop.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks. I use an ASIair so at least I can use short wires that stay towards the top of the mount 👍

[@freeandcriticalthinker4431]

Oh forgot to mention, yea I am going to get a ASI Air or simular to try and skip this damn Ipolar. Of course gambling on the rest of the mount is in working order. Again thanks for reminding me on that one. Sure hope it works:). Cheers

[@keystothecosmos7527]

It's a much better polar alignment anyway so assuming the mount is working, I think you're better off 👍

[@robertwallace632]

The Iopton CEM40 is one of my top considerations. I like the lighter weight. I don't like needing a laptop. It would be better if I could use my Android for the polar alignment.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Yes that's true. What I can tell you is that it polar aligns very quickly using the IPolar. Its very easy to do. I still think I'll use my ASIair however as I've been with my simple set-up

[@freeandcriticalthinker4431]

Hey it’s me again! Lol. On your intentions of not guiding, what’s been your experience in using the EC NON guided? I was planning on doing the same…. BUT……. the criminal cutthroats from the company , typical from that slice of the planet…:(. Yea they put a cold stop to that plan despite the 3k I gave them for a mount that never once…ever…. Operated due to not connecting to all elements of the mount…. Anyway curious on how your non guiding photo IQ is coming out for you. Cheers Brother, keep yup your channel.

[@edwinsanchez1167]

Hi! I just found your video as I am looking to buy maybe a CEM40 mount. I do use the ASIair pro and I think you mentioned that the usb port (2.0) was for the asiair but those are wireless. not sure why you would use that usb port? Anyway I am not looking to use the hand controller as you know ASIair does it all. My question is, I think you mentioned you use the ASIair? if you do, can you plug the mount to one of the usb port on the air? Thank You! clear skies!

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Hi Edwin, so the ASIair needs to be physically connected to the mount for it to work and control it. It's only wireless in how it connects to your tablet or phone. I have a video coming up explaining how to do this as there is a well known issue people are having trying to connect this particular mount to the ASIair. And yes, you can connect directly to the ASIair and forego the hand controller.

[@edwinsanchez1167]

@@keystothecosmos7527 thanks you! I registered to your channel, I see you have some very informative vids. that spark my interest! I’ll be in the look out for your video, the CEM40 is so out of stock anyways. Clear skies!

[@keystothecosmos7527]

@@edwinsanchez1167 Yes, unfortunately that's a common theme these days in this hobby... 😔 Thanks for your support and I'll have that and many more videos on it soon 👍

[@cwminer8235]

@@edwinsanchez1167 opt had them in stock as of today. I just ordered one this evening as I had a synta mount backordered since November of last year and got tired of waiting. Looking forward to more videos on this mount as well. Keep up the good work.

[@dicarlon1]

Looks good!

[@Danieltredway1431]

Can you do one on how accurate the guiding is?

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Yes I definitely plan to! Unfortunately I need another counterweight to properly test it with my heavier scopes and that's also on back order. Hopefully soon!

[@Danieltredway1431]

@@keystothecosmos7527 yeah I had same problem. Where are you at? I am in Maryland. I have a CEM70.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

@@Danieltredway1431 Oh nice. I'm in Toronto, Canada. Yeah these backorders have been incredibly frustrating. One thing I will be mentioning in my review video is the fact that they don't provide heavy enough counterweights. You are basically forced to buy additional ones, even for mid level telescopes as far as weight is concerned.

[@Danieltredway1431]

@@keystothecosmos7527 yeah it's crazy. I just noticed they also increased the price on my mount by $300. I am a bit disappointed. I did a video too, not as good as yours. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5CXmqSMqs1oftE

[@keystothecosmos7527]

@@Danieltredway1431 Thanks, I'll check it out!

[@richardmarquardt6246]

Congratulations! Why did you choose a CEM vs. GEM?

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks! Good question... They are both very similar mounts. It was just the model that was recommended most to me I guess so I kinda always had it in my mind. The GEM is great too!

[@miguelmorales9667]

If you want to take 4 or 5 minute exposures than you will certainly need to guide. Anything ove 1 minute or sos (depending on a few things) you will need to guide. Let us know how unguiding imaging goes.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Thanks. So with smaller, widefield telescopes I'm able to do 4 to 5 minute unguided exposures no problem. It's a great mount!

[@rosegaming9926]

Wow