The New ZWO AM5N vs Old ZWO AM5 - Side By Side

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[lukomatico]

Check out my good friend Cuiv's first vid of this mount too!! :-D

[CuivTheLazyGeek]

Luke this is such a great overview and comparison mate! And you spotted so much more than I did haha!

[jackbernstein]

Between you and Cuiv, I now know more than I need to about the AM5N. More than I need to because I have the AM5 and agree with you that the changes are not worth selling the old and buying the new. Congrats on the baby!

[johnellsphoto]

I truly appreciate your fair, true, balanced, and in-depth reviews, Luke, this one included!

[deep_space_dave]

Oh man ZWO is going after all of the other mount companies business for this weight class! This is now the perfect mount! Thanks for video Luke!

[chrislee]

Good to see this review. If you test it i would be interested in understanding how OAG works with the mount. The previous version required autoguider refresh rates of 0.5 to 1s which is bad news for those of us with OAG which prefer 2s or more. Since they have upgraded the mount capacity this brings the mount very much into 8”SCT+ class which often use OAG. Would be helpful to learn how this works out.

[dmintz]

Great comparison, Luke! I've been eager for a sneak peak all day!

[robertgrenader]

Excellent overview and it is still the best review couch on YouTube.

[thomasmastrocinque]

Great video Luke. And my compliments on your 3D printing skills. That's a clean print sir. Better than I can do for sure!

[JimCutler]

Great! Ordered the N version yesterday. Curious about trying my C11 on it. I didn't with the original AM5. Where do you suggest attaching the ASIAIR? Although not recommended it worked great on the SIDE of the AM5.

[SarahMathsAstro]

Excellent coverage of these two, Luke!! Hope you're well! :)

[josephluciani]

Luke, you sure have a fine eye for detail. My AM5 has been amazing and at this point I doubt my wife could possibly understand why I’d be attracted to the new upgrade. Fortunately, after watching your video explaining that the differences are relatively negligibly minor, I’m going to relax a bit and continue to enjoy my “old” AM5 (while keeping harmony in my marriage 😂. PLEASE, please do consider making a video on how to adjust the AM4 to be used for visual astronomy, I haven’t found any videos that encourage me to take that leap. As always, brilliant insightful analysis.

[heyjp]

looks like they dropped the bubble levels on the new AM5N. That was pretty convenient on the original AM5.

[sapphireb]

I’ve been using the am3 got over a year and just bought an am5n. It feels MUCH bigger and heavier and puts that weight up high with my TC 40 tripod.

[wanderingbrummie]

Interesting video. I’m considering replacing my old HEQ5 pro with an AM5, just for ease of shifting it in an out of the garage and the lower periodic error. I was wondering what tripod you use for your AM5?

[shaileshpatel]

Hi, great video, very informative. Just had a question and apologies if I've missed this when scanning through the comments but I noticed that the AM5N doesn't seem to have a spirit level whereas the AM5 had 2. I'm a novice in this and am looking to upgrade my ioptron skyguider pro to the AM5n but just wondered how I would level it on the tripod? I imagine there is some sort of leveling as I am seeing a lot of great reviews for this mount. Anyway, I hope you can help and thanks in advance!

[seanod]

Hi Luke great video as always i like the new through cable addition so much better

[KingLoopie]

Great review! Looks like some worthwhile improvements. I just got the older model so I'll wait on upgrading...

[Tony-Elliott]

Great review Luke looks like some very nice updates, do you think this would be able to handle a Quattro 250 if it was mounted on a permanent mount?

[Planetreefastro]

Great in depth review Luke. I have the original AM5 and because of a back surgery gone bad, it’s the only mount I can pick up. The new improvements seem to be good ones and it’s good that they have listen to users suggestions to make a good product even better. Now if they would only allow other cameras and such on the ASIAIR plus it would be a real winning situation for us all. Thanks again for the great channel.
Best regards
Luis from NY