Fabulous instruction video. Well worth the 25 minutes for this very thorough guide. Thanks! Now all I need is for the cloud cover to move out and I'm off to the races.

@chasingluminance

7 сағат бұрын

Well thank you. Hope the clouds clear

Thank you so much Alex. I've waited to buy a NOMAD until an instruction video was uploaded. This is perfect. Thanks again.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Make sure to use that discount code! And enjoy

You have the most amazing instructions. Thank you so much for all of your work to simplify everything.

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

So glad it helps

Of all the videos I have watched concerning the Nomad, yours' by far is the best. The video was straight forward and easy to understand. I am subscribed now.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you

Hey man, I'm planning to buy a nomad and your video helped alot here, thanks alot mate 🎉

@chasingluminance

22 күн бұрын

Glad it helped. Make sure to use the code ALEX

Wonderful video! I just bought my nomad a few days ago, and just found your channel!

Thanks for the informative video. I just got my Nomad and really love it. The biggest downside for me is how the laser mount is such that you often have to reposition the camera for the pointer to get through. I think they could have done a better job with that design so that the laser mount is further away from the edge of the device. Other than that, the Nomad looks like a well thought-out device. Can't wait to really try it out.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

I really don't mind it. it's a quick twist and spin to get it out of the way.... and then to get it back

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

with something like the sky watcher... unless you use the dec bracket you completely block the scope when you put you camera on... the nomad is easier in this regard

Thanks Alex. I got to get one of the Nomads. I like all the improvements.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

They're great! Make sure to use that discount code "Alex"

Well done Alex. A very comprehensive video.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Thank you friend!

Thank you for this detailed explanation ❤

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

I'm happy it helps

Great video Alex. Just used my Nomad last week to Image the Orion Nebula. Thank you for the details on setting up the Nomad!

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

How'd it go for you? What lens?

Good and thorough. Nice!

@gregepkt

2 ай бұрын

Think twice before you buy this. I bought it on March 25 and did not receive the goods. The company doesn't even respond to emails

Aloha Alex, just received my Nomad. Excellent video on setting it up. I am all set up and hoping to try it out tonight. Mahalo

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

Hope you get clear skies on the islands! I was able to shoot a few milky ways on kauai

Крутое видео, спасибо!

great video; thanks

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

Hi Alex great videos by the way. I am in the southern hemisphere in Australia just north of Sydney 33 degrees South. Have been playing with my new Nomad and phone mount. I am trying to mix and match some components to decide on a satisfactory mounting arrangement. I use a Nikon D780 full frame with 20 and 50mm f1.8 lenses to track Milky Way. I am currently using a Z mount from MSM as a base(but only in L format) to cut down movement. To this I have an arca swiss clamp to attach the Nomad. To this I have attached a ball head supplied by MSM. My camera sits on top. The phone adaptor seems to lock in with my old iPhone 7 parallel to Nomad so with phone in place I use Photopills spot stars as u suggested to locate the south celestial pole. Currently testing this set up at 1, 2 and 3 minutes. Zoom in at 200% and no trails using either lens. Awesome! Here is a suggestion for those using phone mount, locating South celestial pole involves crouching down and then looking up at 33degree angle so I reversed phone and you can now stand and look down and align with North Celestial pole with the tracker still pointing to the South. Will let u know results.Doing lots of testing. Also I noted you snuck in a Z mount on top of the tracker in the video. Little extras like this can make a big difference. Love your work. Thanks from down under

@dandoodle77

4 ай бұрын

hi mate, noticed you are based in Australia and hoping you can help answer this. Do you need to rotate the camera to around 1 o'clock to counter the CCW ratation of the Nomad like the old MSM rotator? Thanks in advance.

I have the original MSM. The locking ring/setscew is the thing I'd buy this one for. I've had the ball head unscrew too often, when the weight of the camera/lens was CCW heavy. NOT GOOD. If you tried to tighten the ball head more, the internal gears jumped teeth. I made a "tool" from acrylic that was thin enough to fit between MSM body, and ballhead. Used a holesaw so either side of the tool gripped around disk (pliers like). The tool clamps the disk so I can turn ballhead much tighter without fear of gear damage. Still not perfect. MSM knew they had a problem! They should offer a reasonable price for exchange. I want this one, but don't want to essentially buy the thing twice. I signed up for your channel because of your thorough tutorials on the MSM, so thanks!

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

sounds like a good fix

Fantastic video!! Thanks so much for sharing!! One quick question, when do you start tracking, as soon as it is alligned?

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Usually after I get my Camara all set up and double checked alignment.

Thanks for the video. Waiting for the video, how to shoot tracked multi raw pano using Nomad with 50/85/135 mm lens. Curious how Nomad performs. TIA Clear skies! Love from India 🇮🇳🌌

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

This video goes over that - but I do need to make a new one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3tm0cebaJmXYNo.htmlsi=T3sotKTbzcHQZLCu

Great video Alex. Just got my new Nomad and can’t wait to try it. In the past I’ve taken a dozen shots of the Milky Way and processed them using sequator. You mentioned you took 10 shots of the sky so you’re still stacking them? Would you have to take more than one shot of the Milky Way, once you figure out the right settings? Thanks.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

you don't have to, no... but stacking always helps

My Nomad arrived yesterday and i started setting it up today. THank you for such a detailed video! QQ - have you used the Nomad with your Olympus OM-d EM1 MK III and the Olympus 300mm lens? I have both and while I don't think the weight should be an issue, I am a little worried about the balance using a longer lens on the Nomad.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

I haven't put that lens on it yet but I should. The longest I've tracked with is 200mm ff and it did well

It's funny that you're using the 3 way geared tripod head with your tracker because I've recently thought that using that type of head would be so much quicker than using a wedge that comes with most trackers. I've been using the wedge that came with my Sky Guider Pro, and here in the last couple of days I've considered switching to a 3 way head. I use the laser from MSM with my tracker to polar align and then I lay another laser between the hotshoe rails on my camera to point at what I'm shooting. Do you like the Benro geared head ??

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

I love it. It's by far my favorite way to align the nomad Amazon link - amzn.to/3wtnJSk Or buy through move shoot move with thr code alex

Thank you Alex. I am purchasing the NOMAD this week. So this may be a silly question but is there an on/off switch on the NOMAD? Also - 35mm....looks like you got a lot in the frame. Can the NOMAD withstand the weight of a 70-200 f2.8? Again, thank you.

@chasingluminance

26 күн бұрын

Yes and yes. The switch goes between north off and south. And it can handle a 70-200... maybe not 4 minute exposures, but it can do 30 seconds to 1 minute pretty well

Am I correct is stating: MSM or Move Shoot Move is the company name. The Rotator is the original tracker. The Nomad is the new tracker. This gets so confusing when everyone calls it the move shoot move.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, MSM has come out with several models of tracker. The previous one was the "rotator", this one is the "nomad. I know they're pushing the nomad name pretty hard to try to differentiate them.

Alex, how do we reach out fora one on one training session by zoom?

@chasingluminance

Ай бұрын

Send me an email at chasingluminance@gmail.com

How do you use that V plate in your setup, towards the end of the video? I find that it’s impossible to use the V plate the way you showed without totally blocking the laser pointer. Did you use the polar scope instead?

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

You do block the laser... I just twist it counter clockwise until it's no longer blocking the beam... then align .... the rotate it back

Could you use a 135mm lens on nomad.or will it be too heavy

@chasingluminance

2 ай бұрын

You can for sure

If you’re just using the ball head, can you still swivel the camera around and have it not lose polar alignment? I never understood how that works with a ball head and moving it around.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, just loosen the nut that locks in the rotation of the ball head

When you finish an alignment to Polaris... how you move camera to the object you want to capture? Once you move the camera, the Polaris alignment is gone.

@chasingluminance

24 күн бұрын

I use the ball head on top of the tracker to adjust the orientation of the camera. This does not effect the alignment

Hi, help me what to do if my newly picked up nomad is not moving. The charging diode lights up blue during charging. Regardless of which hemisphere I choose, the tracker stays in place even without load. Can it be reset somehow?

@chasingluminance

Ай бұрын

Have you really waited with it running to test it? It's movement is almost unnoticeable without a lot of time passing

By the way I ordered MSM unit today and used your discount code

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, hope you enjoy it!

@shupingyin8082

3 ай бұрын

@@chasingluminance when I get it. I will give it a try. What other star tracker do you have. This will be my first tracker. After I have time to play with it I will upgrade to another one

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

@@shupingyin8082 kzread.info/dash/bejne/imGht6SBdtaqYLg.htmlsi=zi63V5h-cb-FB2wM

@shupingyin8082

3 ай бұрын

@@chasingluminance I watched that one already.

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

@shupingyin8082 those are the ones I have... I've used others but haven't bought em yet

how do you set 4min exposioure? external controller?

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Or cell phone app

Hi Alex, I took the nomad out for the first time tonight to test. I ran into a really annoying issue that I did not have with the MSM rotator. Imagine that you are polar aligned, but in the process of mounting the ballhead on top of the tracker, setting up the camera, etc, you lightly bump the tripod. So you need to realign. but the ballhead/camera is in the way. This would not have happened with the MSM because the laser pointer was positioned on the side of the rotator. Have you run into this? Any advice?

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

That is a bit annoying. go to the 10:50 minute mark of this video to see how i deal with that. in short, i just spin the camera out of the way, adjust, then spin it back.

My phone adapter does not fit into the phone bracket. Did they change the phone adapters as I bought it about 2 years ago.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

Not to my knowledge. Maybe send a few photos of the issue to help@moveshootmove.com and see if they can offer any advice.

@cevoner

4 ай бұрын

Thanks I grounded down the phone adapter lip with my Dremel tool and now it slides right in.

will this be good for a telescope that weighs 2kg-3kgs?

@chasingluminance

3 ай бұрын

It's not great for telescopes... it can work but I'd recommend a bigger tracker

Id like the 1 on 1 zoom class please.

@chasingluminance

4 ай бұрын

There's links and even discounts in the description