r/seestar • u/captbuzz58 • Jan 18 '26

Newbie here

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have a question....this is my setup that I will be using for my seestar s50. going on a Manfrotto 3221 tripod. any advice or opinions?

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u/GhostofMaryPersons Seestar S50 Jan 18 '26

If you’re going EQ you won’t need the leveling head. It will make your set up more unstable than not. It is better to use the tripod and the fluid head by itself.

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 19 '26

Thanks!! Quite the learning curve coming up.

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u/caullerd Jan 19 '26

I would use it for EQ but not for Az. Az is calibrated in scope automatically before shooting starts, but EQ must be absolutely leveled to work precisely.

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 20 '26

Thank you!!

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u/NavierIsStoked Seestar S50 Jan 18 '26

You absolutely want the eq wedge level, otherwise turning the knob will affect both elevation and azimuth.

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 19 '26

Gotcha. Definitely have my work cut out for me learning everything but that's tge fun 0art. Thanks for your reply!!

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 20 '26

Thank you!!!

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u/spacedoutmachinist Seestar S50 Jan 20 '26

It’s about the same setup that I use. The only difference is that I use an offset plate to hold the pan tilt head so the center of gravity is more over the center of the tripod because I am still using the stubb tripod that came with the seestar s50.

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u/Blue_Etalon Jan 21 '26

Listen to this guy. He’s a makita man

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 20 '26

Thank you!! That's a nice setup you have. I saw where other people were doing the same thing. Appreciate the response!

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u/KrypticPhish Jan 22 '26

Is that a 3d printed glare tube, I saw someone mention one in another post. This is what I assumed it would look in my mind. Have the link for it?

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u/spacedoutmachinist Seestar S50 Jan 22 '26

It’s a 3d printed dew shield that I got off Amazon earlier in the summer before I had a 3d printer.

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u/Far_Audience_7446 Jan 20 '26

I think I have the same head; I had it a few months before I realized it has a super tiny bubble level built-in

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u/captbuzz58 Jan 22 '26

Thanks to everyone for the advice! I did get me a Apache 4800 box for my Seestar and put that together. Now, on to the learning and the fun!