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Mountings & accessories > Mountings > Camera Mounts > Omegon > MiniTrack > Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET

Product description

This version of the Mini Track is appropriate only for the Northern Hemisphere. If you want to take photos south of the equator, please use Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2 NS or the set Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2 NS, SET.

The Omegon Mini-Track mount is an instrument that almost guarantees successful astronomy photos when used with wide-angle and lightweight telephoto lenses. No matter where your trip takes you - the MiniTrack can accompany you to anywhere in the world (northern hemisphere). It works completely without batteries and will fit in any pocket. Hundreds of people are already successfully using it and are thrilled by the photos produced. Astronomy photos taken using the MiniTrack will definitely attract attention!

The advantages in a nutshell

  • take pictures of the night sky from anywhere in the northern hemisphere - successfully and effortlessly
  • never needs charging - works via clockwork, so is independent of batteries and power sockets
  • wind-up by pulling the cord and the mount will start operating immediately
  • optimal for overview shots of the starry sky and using telephoto lenses up to about 300mm
  • simply put onto a tripod and mount a camera of up to 2kg in weight

Better astronomy photos

Don't just bring holiday photos back home from your trip with you, take home stunning astronomy photos too. And it's a lot easier than you may think. All you need is a tripod, the MiniTrack mount, a ball-head and your camera. Reduced to the essentials it still does the job - producing good astronomy photos that anyone can take. And it does exactly that!

60 minutes of mechanical tracking

The MiniTrack has a clockwork heart, electronics have no place. A precision movement accurately tracks your camera. Wind-up the MiniTrack with its cord, like an analogue clock, and it will start tracking immediately and continue for 60 minutes. This mount will never flag, even in freezing conditions. Your new mount can even take a telephoto lens. It is no coincidence that this 'expert' in wide-field photography has won the hearts of amateur astronomers.

Like a counterweight - the powerful spring system

The MiniTrack is extremely compact and needs no accessories such as a counterweight. That is because it's already been built-in - in the form of a spring system. As your camera starts to be tracked, the spring both supports the weight and looks after the tracking. Take this mount in your luggage on flights and leave your main mount at home.

Find the pole in a jiffy

It is straightforward finding the Pole Star with the polar finder tube. This 'rough' orientation is sufficient to track your camera plus lens. Amazingly beautiful pictures are produced in a flash when carrying out a series of bracketing exposures.

Fits onto every tripod

The MiniTrack has two connectors - one for the tripod and another for your camera or ball-head. Simply attach the mount to your tripod as usual using the 1/4" screw and align the MiniTrack as you like. Alternatively, you can mount a ball head with the 1/4" or 3/8" thread.

Invented and developed by Cristian Fattinnanzi

The MiniTrack mount was developed by Cristian Fattinnanzi from Italy. Omegon has taken over the distribution to make it accessible to a wider circle of photographers and nature lovers.

Take astronomy photos in no time at all using this fully mechanical mini-mount. No power or charging is required. Just take a picture - anytime, anywhere.

Included in delivery

  • MiniTrack mount
  • polar finder tube
  • 1/4" to 3/8" adapter and 1/4" to 1/4" adapter
  • OM8 Pro ball head

Our expert comment:

"The performance of the Mini Tracks has been measured independently and can be seen here: Mini Track LX2 "

(Pedro Pereira)

Specifications

Capacity


Fits ...
Camera tripod
Operating temperature
-20 - 60
Max. additional load capacity (kg)
2

Special features


Tracking on DEC axis
no
Tracking on RA axis
yes

Equipment


Tripod <p>
without tripod
Other contents
Ball head
Ball head
yes
Pole finder
yes

General


Weight (g)
730
Material
Aluminium
Overall size LxWxH (cm)
21 x 7,8 x 13
Type
Mount
Type of build
Camera mount
Series
MiniTrack

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*All prices include VAT plus shipping costs.

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
Hot Product Award 2019
Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
The MiniTrack mount - here is an example showing it with tripod, ball head and SLR camera.

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
No power required - simply wind up the MiniTrack like a clock

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
The back of the MiniTrack - The wind-up spring mechanism ensures reliable tracking, even when only loaded on one side

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
'The Frozen Lake' - Carezza Lake, Italy. At the foot of the Latemar Massif in the Dolomites (1530m). Exposure - 2x300 seconds, ISO800 with a Laowa 12mm lens on a Canon 5d3 camera. Photo: Cristian Fattinnanzi.

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
'Saslong Night' - Sassolungo da Col Raiser, Italy. Composite of 2x300 second exposures at ISO800 (1x sky, 1x landscape), taken with Canon 5d3 camera and Canon 16-35 f/2.8 lens. Photo: Cristian Fattinnanzi.

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
'Heart of the Galaxy' - composite photo from different exposures taken at a mountain refuge in Fargno (1820m). The main picture was taken with a Canon 5d Mark III using a 24-70 f/2.8 lens set at 39mm (exposure 180sec., ISO400). A Canon 20Da camera modified for astronomy was used at two different focal lengths for the nebula region. Wide field at 24mm, Rho Ophiuchi details were zoomed in at 70mm focal length. Picture: Cristian Fattinnanzi.

Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
Omegon Mini Track LX2 got 4.5 of 5 stars in Issue 161 of Sky at Night Magazine!
Omegon Mount Mini Track LX2, SET
Overview for our various MiniTrack articles

Customer reviews

Amazing Results

Review by Ron M. on 19.01.2021 19:19:45

( 5 / 5 )

I've been doing casual astrophotography off and on for decades, and right out the box the Minitrack LX2 was giving me some of the best constellation photos I've ever taken. It took only a few minutes to set up on my tripod and was easy to polar align with the sight tube. Tracking accuracy is as advertised, up to the recommended tolerance of 100 / focal length = minutes of exposure; for example, with a 50mm lens I got good round star images up to about a 2-minute exposure (100/50). Beyond that and I was seeing some trailing due to innacurate polar alignment and/or inaccuracies in the gear mechanism. But for wide- to medium-field constellation photos, this ingenious little device is well worth the money. And the need to not plug it in or use batteries is a huge bonus! The included ball head was high quality as well. Would highly recommend.

JonesyD

Review by JonesyD on 10.04.2019 22:55:08

( 1 / 5 )

Bought one of these, 2 days in the boot of my car it fell apart - the securing screw to the mechanism to fall apart. I was quite prepared to re-build it - 10 mins work but needed a photo of an assembled one to get the alignment right. Having sent several e-mails over the last 6 weeks without any meaningful reply. I can only conclude that they are not bothered offering support.
In my case this product is not fit for purpose. This one and only securing screw needs to be threadlocked, to prevent vibration causing it to fail.
I will not purchase any other goods from this company if this is their typical approach to customers.

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