An astrophotography mount performance overview.

47 Brands listed : Anssen technologies, AOK, APM, ASA, Astelco, Astro Optik, Astro-Physics, AstroDreamTech, Avalon Instruments, Axis, Bauer, Bellincioni, Berlebach, Bosma, Celestron, Chronos, E.Alt, Fornax, Gemini, Geoptik, House of Optics, Intes-Micro, iOptron, Iott Precision Instruments, Kson, Losmandy, MAM, Mathis Instruments, Meade, Mesu, Mountain Instruments, Omegon, Optical Guidance Systems, Orion, Parallax Instruments, Paramount, PlaneWave Instruments, RG, RM-engineering, Showa, Sideres, Sky-Watcher, Synta, Takahashi, Trassud, TS Optics, Vixen.
Mount must be commercially available, have GOTO, allow guiding, minimum payload >10 kg. #mounts : 116.

Brand and Mount	Price [€]	Max payload [kg]	Peak2Peak PE [arcsecond]	Peak2Peak with PEC [arcsecond]	Source of the PE and PEC claims	Remarks
Meade LXD 75	745	12	45	-	www.zodiaclight.com/equipment/lxd75.htm	-
Bosma EM11-A	750	12	-	-	-	test a, b
Celestron CG-5 GT	900	13	80 39	N/A	demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cg5.htm cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=lxd55&Number=2840579	no PEC but does have autoguider port
Sky-Watcher/Synta HEQ5 PRO Orion Sirius EQ-G iOptron SmartStar-PR	1030	13	10 - 15 - -	6 - 7 - -	skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf - -	-
Sky-Watcher/Synta (N)EQ6 PRO Orion Atlas EQ-G	1250	20	10 - 15 30 - 40 20-125	6 - 7 - -	skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf eq-mod.sourceforge.net/docs/eqmod_vs-pec.pdf demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/eq6.htm	- - 68 86 71 96 56 125 68 57 27 29 20 33
Celestron CGEM	1500	20	60 27	- 10	cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3190921 veryamateur.co.uk/2010/12/09/further-periodic-error-correction-with-the-cgem/	max payload reported 18-20
iOptron MiniTower Pro	1500	15+4	-	-	-	new. Result from old model.
iOptron iEQ45	2000	20	32	6	rkastro.net/ioptron_ieq45_periodic_error.html	-
Vixen Sphinx SXD	2700	15	14	-	cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1700976	15+2*3.7=22kg 'load capacity'
Losmandy GM8	3250	13	13	8	www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm	Requires Gemini for PPEC
Takahashi EM-11 Temma II	3650	10	20	-	www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-11.specifications.php	payload is 9 at tak-eu and 11 at tak-us
Celestron CPC 1100 GPS	3900	20	27	6	cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3720564	EQ with wedge
Avalon Instruments Linear	4000	25	14	-	http://www.avalon-instruments.com/prodotti.asp?cod=AR	Toothed pulleys and belts
Losmandy G11	4200	27	30 24 15 15 10 9.1 7 4	- - - 2 - 2.3 - -	demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm www.astromag.co.uk/pdfs/g-11.pdf astroshed.com/observatory/g11saga/g11saga.htm cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4596205 www.ovision.com/Losmandy_PresentationNS_english.html ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=663 darkforceastro.de/PemPro.html	Requires Gemini for PPEC 12 after gearbox swap - TDM for PEC Ovision NS worm upgrade - Reported 3 - 7 Ovision NS worm upgrade
HoO/Berlebach LongNeck1	4400	35	14	-	shop.hoo-germany.de/product_info.php/language/en/ info/p501_Montierung-parallaktisch-HoOLN1.html	photographic payload add FS2 or similar
Mesu-Optics Mesu-#2	4550	100	4 < 1 2	N/A	mesu-optics.nl/mount2_en.html stargazerslounge.com/discussions-mounts/169884-what-facts-3.html cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/4932459	Friction drive. Argo Navis goto, image
Avalon Instruments M-uno	4600	25	14	-	http://www.avalon-instruments.com/prodotti.asp?cod=M1	Toothed pulleys and belts
Fornax 51	4600	40	14 8	1 -	fornax2002.hu/fornax51.html licha.de/astro_review_fornax_50_mount.php	FS2 ready. TDM for PEC
Geoptik GK300	5000	30	10	-	geoptik.com/en/scheda-prodotto/mounts/157/gk300/158/gk300/338/gk300.html	-
Takahashi EM-200 Temma II	5550	18	10 20	-	www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-200.php demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm	-
Celestron CGE Pro	5700	40	18 16	- -	www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?CatID=16&ProdID=549 cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2579	-
Vixen Atlux	5900	23	16	4	www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/atlux.htm	23+3.5+7=34kg 'load weight'
Intes-Micro Alter D6 GOTO	5950	40	10 12 30	- - 9	www.brayimaging.co.uk/Astro/mounts.html astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=321510 astro-foren.de/showthread.php?t=7353	AWR goto
Bellincioni Omega	6200	25	10 5.5	- -	bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Omega_mount/omega_mount.html forum.astrofili.org/viewtopic.php?p=279753#p279753	price of H.Q. A model
AOK WAM 8000	6300	75	10	-	aokswiss.ch/d/mont/wam/wam_8000/tabelle.html	-
E.Alt 5-ADN	6650	50	2	-	www.observatory.org/install.htm	-
Gemini G42	6700	40	10 5 7 4	3 2 1 -	www.astronomy.hu/g42.htm ecliptica.org/merchandise/3_6_gemini.htm www.romastrophoto.altervista.org/g42pec.shtml cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3544916	-
ASA DDM60	7000	25	0.2 - 0.4	N/A	www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm60.html	Direct drive
Fornax 100	7000	90	16	1	fornax2002.hu/fornax100.html	FS2 ready. TDM for PEC
Astro-Physics Mach1GTO	7300	20	7	-	www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/mach1gto/mach1gto	-
MAM-20	7500	25	-	-	-	FS2 goto
Mesu-Optics Mesu	7500	130 (2x65)	4	N/A	astro-imaging.com/Equipment/Mesu_Mount_Engels.pdf	Friction drive. Argo Navis goto. photos
E.Alt 6-ADN	7650	70	2	-	same as Alt5 and Alt7	-
Gemini G53F	7800	45	-	4	www.astronomy.hu/ENG/g53f_eng.html	price incl tripod,cw,pulsar2,tax
Axis Instruments F20a	7850	25	10 14	-	axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f20a.htm demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f20a.htm	-
Bellincioni Alpha	8000	50	8	-	bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Alpha_mount/alpha_mount.html	price of H.Q. A model
Iott Precision IPI262	8500	45	-	-	-	-
MAM-50	8500	50	-	-	-	FS2 goto
Takahashi EM-400 Temma II	9000	38	10	-	www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-400.php	-
Losmandy Titan	9000	45	10 8 16 7.5	- 2 - 1.5	www.losmandy.com/hgm-titan.html www.company7.com/losmandy/titan.html demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm	-
TS Optics WS240GT	9000	70	10	-	teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p2507	White Swan. FS2 goto. photos
AOK LM 300	9000	100	10	-	aokswiss.ch/d/mont/lm/lm-300/tabelle.html	-
E.Alt 7-ADN	9000	100	2	-	www.baader-planetarium.de/referenzen/knerr_ad7_periode.gif	-
Astro-Physics 900GTO	9200	31	7 5.8 4	- 1.6 -	www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/900gto/900gto ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm - cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644	-
Anssen technologies Ellesa	9200	85	10	-	astro-electronic.de/ellesa.htm	add FS2
APM-GE 70	9300	100	6	-	apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-70_proinfo_18542.html	FS2 goto
Trassud ZX4	9300	40	10	-	trassud.fr/ZX4%20IMAGE.htm demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/zx4.htm	-
Omegon pro Taurus GM 60	9800	60	5	-	astroshop.de/parallaktisch-ohne-goto/omegon-pro-taurus-gm-60-montierung/p,19925	incl. FS2
Fornax 150/100	9800	100	12	1	fornax2002.hu/fornax150.html	FS2 ready. TDM for PEC
Vixen Gaiax	9850	44	5	-	www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/gaiax.html	3*9.5=28.5kg counterweights
Axis Instruments F40a	10500	50	7	-	axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f40a.htm	-
Iott Precision IPI393 PlaneWave Ascension 200HR	10500 18500	90	-	-	-	- price in $
RG 288	10800	-	-	-	-	price excl. goto
Gemini MoFoD MkII	11300	70	5	-	www.astronomy.hu/ENG/mofod_eng.html	price incl pulsar,tax
10 micron GM 2000 QCI	11750	50	8	-	www.10micron.eu/english/gm2000%20QCI_info.htm	-
Trassud DF45	11900	50	10	-	trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm	-
MAM-100	12400	140	-	-	-	FS2 goto
Bellincioni Beta P	12700	150	6	-	bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Beta_P_mount/beta_p_mount.html	-
Axis Instruments F60a	13500	75	5 5	-	axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f60a.htm demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f60a.htm	-
ASA DDM85	13750	65	well below 1	N/A	www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm85.html	Direct drive
Paramount ME	13750	68	7 4 2	1 0.8 < 0.1	www.bisque.com/help/ParamountME/performance_specifications.htm ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644	-
APM-GE 200	14400	225	6	-	apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-200_proinfo_84168.html	FS2 goto
Takahashi EM-500 Temma II	14800	45	7	-	www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-500.php	-
Gemini Mountegra	15000	50	4	-	www.astronomy.hu/mountegra.htm	-
Trassud ZX7	15400	70	10	-	trassud.fr/ZX7%20IMAGE.htm	-
RG 360	16500	-	-	-	-	price excl. goto
Trassud DF80	16900	80	10	-	trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm	-
10 micron GM 4000 QCI	17600	150	6	-	www.10micron.eu/english/gm4000QCI_info.htm	-
Bellincioni Gamma P	17850	270	5	-	bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Gamma_P_mount/gamma_p_mount.html	-
Bauer D 100	21700	150	4	-	getriebe_sr350_sternwarte_scha_4.html	FS2 goto
Meade MAX mount	22000	113	5 6	2 0.6	www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=9170 www.galaxyphoto.com/max.htm	-
MAM-150	22400	150	-	-	-	FS2 goto. Knicksaulenmontierung
APM-GE 300/Knopf K-140	23800	600	5	-	apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-300_proinfo_10389.html	FS2 goto
Astelco NTM-500	25900	90	< 1	-	astelco.com/products/ntm/ntm.htm	Direct drive. video
Astro-Physics 3600GTO 'el Capitan'	28500	136	5 0.5	-	www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/3600gto/3600gto www.baader-planetarium.de/astro_physics/montierungen.htm	-
ASA DDM160	28800	300	0.15	N/A	www.astrosysteme.at/images/DDM160_TechnicalSpec_E_1001.pdf	Direct drive
Prices below are in other currencies.
iOptron SmartStar-PR	$700	15	-	-	-	optional ST-4 convertor
Meade LX80	$800	18	-	-	-	expected fall 2011
iOptron iEQ30	$1300	14	-	-	-	Permanent PEC
Meade LX800	$6000	41	-	-	-	expected fall 2011
Paramount MX	$8500	40	7	< 1	www.bisque.com/sc/pages/ParamountMX.aspx cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3758101	new, photo
iOptron iEQ75-GT	$8800	34	0.3	-	www.shareastronomy.com/blog_posts/27	new
Adv.Optics Vanguard 2000	£9500	165	-	-	-	FS2 goto
Parallax HD150C	$10000	72	4	-	cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=628	Astro-Physics GTO
OGS HP-75	$10820	59	15	-	opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts	-
Parallax HD200C	$11500	90	4	2	bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/archive/index.php/t-31989.html	Astro-Physics GTO
Mathis Instruments MI-500G	$11700	90	5	-	mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html	Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Vixen AXD	$11700	31	-	-	-	-
Chronos HD20	$14000	56	7	-	chronosmount.com	-
OGS OGS-75	$15900	59	-	2	opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts	-
Mathis Instruments MI-750G	$17800	180	5	-	mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html	Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Astro Optik K100	DM20k+	150	-	-	-	FS2 goto. Preis ohne Motoren
Chronos HD32	$20000	113	7	-	chronosmount.com	-
Parallax HD300C	$25000	136	-	-	-	Astro-Physics GTO
OGS OGS-100	$27490	90	-	2	opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts	-
Mathis Instruments MI-1000G	$36400	230	5	-	mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html	Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Chronos HD45	$39500	272	7	-	chronosmount.com	-
Chronos HD65	$49500	453	5	-	optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=10308&kw=chronos&st=2	-
OGS OGS-140	$52880	136	-	2	opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts	-
Takahashi EM-2500 Temma II	$55000	70	5	-	telescopes.net/doc/2500/item/TSM3500	-
Takahashi EM-3500 Temma II	$99000	158	5	-	opticalguidancesystems.com/takahash.htm	-
OGS OGS-190	$120840	204	-	2	opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts	-
PlaneWave CDK700	$185000	-	1	-	planewaveinstruments.com/index.php?page=1&id0=6&id=0	Direct drive. alt-az. mount+0.7m OTA
iOptron iEQ45-GT	-	20	< 1	-	ioptron.com/pdf_articles/iEQ45-GT_PE_test_results.pdf	iOptron announces iEQ45-GT at 2011 NEAF
Sideres 85	-	100	6	-	sideres.de/?page_id=2	-
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 300GE	₩ 6M	30	-	-	-	excl. vat
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 500GE	₩ 10M	50	-	-	-	excl. vat
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 700GE	₩ 15M	70	-	-	-	excl. vat
RM 300	-	30	7	-	rm-engineering.it	-
RM 500	-	50	7	-	rm-engineering.it	-
Sky-Watcher/Synta EQ7	-	45	-	-	-	Announced, photo
Kson Milestone Advanced	$1300	20	-	-	-	-
Showa NEW20E	-	33	-	-	-	-
Showa NEW25E	-	60	-	-	-	-
Astro-Physics 1600GTO	-	100	5	2	AP	announced
Discontinued mounts :
Meade LX200-10 (classic)	N/A	20	50 45 - 53.3	3 - 10 5 8 12.7	www.mapug-astronomy.net/ragreiner/PECOper.html lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/tracking-20080908-and-training-result.jpg lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/P2P-PE-20090918.jpg ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm	- 45 and 5 are corrected values by cos(40) - -
Celestron CGE	3600	27	30 25 15 - 13	- 5 5 10 1.6	demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cge.htm cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/2878254 '' imageshack.us/photo/my-images/810/pecx.jpg/ groups.yahoo.com/group/CGE-TelescopesUNCENSORED/files/TDM%20PE%20Graphs/	Measured in 2005 After 2005, smooth 20 arcsec - Production discontinued TDM for PEC
AstroTechniek CP-165	7400	-	-	-	-	1 left for sale
Mountain Instruments MI-250	7500	38	10 4.2	- 1.4	www.mountaininstruments.com/pages/mi250Go-To.html ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm	news
Astro-Physics 1200GTO	11400	63	5 4.2 - 3.8	- 1.3 1.5 < 0.01	www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/1200gto/1200gto ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644	discontinued, replaced with 1600GTO

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Peak to peak periodic error is very crude. Need a PE curve smoothness qualifier. Suggestions are welcome.
Max payload listed is the visual maximum payload (so that the mounts can at least be compared). Payload does not include counterweights.
Price hints include a goto system and tripod/pier to ease comparison.
Are these mounts still commercially available ? Arcane, Astro Optik, Lichtenknecker, MillenniumMount, Tal, Valmeca.

An astrophotography mount performance overview.

Notes :

Interesting links :

Price vs. payload graph #1, for prices below 10k€:

Price vs. payload graph #2: