Baader Stronghold tangential assembly - up to 7 kg load (black)

BA2450310S

Baader
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265,00 EUR
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Description

Baader Stronghold Tangential head for viewfinder, guiding scopes, telephoto lenses... max. 7kgs load - black
... a compact but stiff 2D head with micro adjustments - #2450310S

(shown here in black version)

The Stronghold Tangential 2D head is fixes viewfinders, guiding scopes, telephoto lenses etc. solidly but adjustable. It can be used in piggyback-mode on telescoes and also as a 2D head for photo tripods.

Fields of use for the Stronghold head:

-- Fixing a guiding scope to the main telescope
-- Using telephoto lenses for piggy back astro photography
-- Attaching viewfinders or rich-field telescopes to the existing telescope
-- Normal photography - adjust the camera precisely for reproducable results

Stronghold azimuthal adjustment

(shown here in blue version)

Technical details:

-- Weight: 680 Gramm
-- Load capacity: up to approx. 7 kgs
-- Adjustment range: 46° in azimuth and 70° in elevation
-- Length: 115mm / width: 128mm / height: 54mm

Mounting example:

Stronghold mounting options

(shown here in blue version)

Base side connections:
-- 1/4" and 3/8" photo thread allows mounting on photo tripods
-- GP dovetail clamp can also be attached on the base side (see picture above)
-- Additional metric thread bores for individual solutions (see scheme below)

Connection possibilities at the top side:
-- 1/4" and 3/8" photo threads
-- GP/EQ dovetail clamp

Scope of delivery:
-- Stronghold tangential assembly
-- Additional lever for firm screw tension
-- 3/8" to 1/4" (and vice versa) thread adapter
-- EQ/GP dovetail clamp (can be mounted on both sides)
-- 1/4" photo screw for camera / spotting scope attachment

We recommend following products:

BA2450317

39,50 EUR*

* excl.Shipping costs

Baader Additional EQ-Clamp brackets for Stronghold

PS21 21,90 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs Skywatcher Dovetail Plate - Vixen Style - 21cm	PS32 24,90 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs Dovetail Plate - Vixen Style - 32cm	PSFotoDel 24,90 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs TS Dovetail Mounting Bar Vixen Style - buttonhole and 1/4" Screw
PrismenklemmeS 35,00 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs Starway Dovetail Clamp - Vixen / Skywatcher Level	BA2451575 25,00 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs Accessory clamping device for 3" prism rails

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Hints for using the Baader Stronghold tangential assembly:

Telephoto lens for piggyback photography

(shown here in blue version)

The Stronghold tangential assembly has been developed in order to mount telescopes, guiding scopes or tele lenses stiff and precisely but also smoothly adjustable, um Sucher Teleskope, Leitfernrohre oder Teleobjektive stabil zu befestigen und genau zu verstellen.

Adjusting in azimuth and elevation:

1. Loosen the fixing screw
2. Adjust for the desired angle with the two screws in push-pull-configuration
3. Lock the fixing screw with the additional lever (supplied with your purchase)

Thus enabling a connection flush with the adjacent areas. This is much stiffer than other solutions.

Stronghold tech drawing

Fig. 1: saddle plate Fig. 2: base plate

Mounting to a telescope using the base plate (see technical drawing right above):

-- individual adaption with many female threads
-- direct assembly of the (supplied) GP dovetail clamp
-- Optional 3" Losmandy-style plates available Link to the Baader 3" Reiterklemme
-- Attaches directly to photo tripos using the 1/4" and 3/8" thread

Attaching accessories to the Stronghold tangential assembly (see technical drawing left above):

-- Spotting scopes / cameras: via the 1/4" and 3/8" screw (supplied)
-- Small and medium telescopes via a GP dovetail clamp (see "accessories" section)
-- If a dovetail clamp is desired in both sides, we recommend the additional PrismenklemmeS

Baader Stronghold with Vario Finder

The picture above shows the high-quality Baader Vario Finder. If the eyepiece is replaced by an autoguider, you have an excellent guiding scope for long-term astro photography.