Hi, I purchased a little CG5, mounted my Takahashi FC76 and bolted on a 300mm Nikon Camera Lens with a 1.25 inch lens piece adapter for my lodestar. With cameras and mounting plates the Load on the mount is 17 lbs. The 300mm lens is really nice for a guide scope. I shot this picture of M31 last night. First picture ever with this grab and go. It tracked well until it got past the meridian. Hi, I purchased a little CG5, mounted my Takahashi FC7 and bolted on a 300mm Nikon Camera Lens with a 1.25 inch lens piece adapter for my lodestar. With cameras and mounting plates the Load on the mount is 17 lbs. The 300mm lens is really nice for a guide scope. I shot this picture of M31 last night. First picture ever with this grab and go. It tracked well until it got past the meridian. http://home.comcast.net/~galico/AndromedaFinal.jpg6 Camera Canon Hutech Modifed T3i Hutech LPS-P2 filter 40 3 minute light subs Flat and Dark Calibrated Nebulosity for stacking PHD for guiding Photoshop and Nebulosity for Processing Basic 16 Steps processing. . Steve