A payload of 13.2 pounds on the mount. Plain and simple.
The only real difference I can see in the specs is the Dec gear size.
The $300 difference would, in my opinion, . Based on my specification.
I honestly do not see my needs ever reaching over a GM811G, and especially with the HD tripod. Which to me is a necessity for stability.
Tripod - Same.
CB Weight - Same (and a moot point. I need a smaller weight anyway.)
Gemini II - Same.
Just got off the Phone with Tanya. Ready by the end of the week.
And Tanya has set aside the last EX12 they have for my package.
Gentlemen, I might be suckin the light out of something by the weekend.
Now, to face the firing squad...
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SonnyE