Sky-Watcher EQM-35 - making it work properly (BELOW 1" RMS GUIDING) in 3 simple steps!

In this video I show how I tweaked my Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro astrophotography mount to get better tracking and more accurate guiding. I am using it with a William Optics Gran Turismo 81mm triplet APO refractor and I'm getting fantastic results now. I can definitely recommend this mount to beginner deep sky imagers. ⭐️ Full raw video (with commentary) of me doing the procedure of removing axes stiffness for my Patreon supporters only - consider joining ⭐️ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Support me on PATREON -   / kamilpekala   ► Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE - new videos every week! -------------------------------------------------------------------- ► CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro, example guide graphs 01:36 Advantages of the EQM-35 mount 03:05 What’s wrong with the EQM-35 04:25 Fixing mount stiffness 10:43 Fixing guiding calibration issues 12:40 Fixing Dec backlash 15:42 Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEAR I USE (links affiliated): ► https://geni.us/vFHqq - ZWO ASI 294MM Pro cooled monochrome camera ► https://geni.us/WLF3 - iOptron CEM 25p mount ► https://geni.us/Q7rnZ - Pegasus Astro Falcon rotator ► https://geni.us/k77I - ZWO 7x36mm filter wheel ► https://geni.us/XReevPS - 3nm SHO filters from Optolong ► https://geni.us/Q9OxBHc - Willam Optics Gran Turismo 81mm triplet APO refractor telescope ► https://geni.us/F44jQ - William Optics Uniguide 50mm guide scope ► https://geni.us/EXjFlpg - ZWO ASI 120MM mini guide camera ► https://geni.us/eo9lOZz - ZWO EAF focuser ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/ZHZHUX - Canon EOS R (I 100% recommend this camera for people both into photography and filmmaking) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/CbHxKU - Sony a7s III (King of low-light filmmaking and photography) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/scaBXB - Sigma ART 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM (excellent wide prime for astrophotography, landscapes and videos) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/JV3H - Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM (excellent lens for moon photos, landscapes and deep sky astrophotography) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/5D559tK - Sigma ART 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM (best of it's kind - absolute beast for wide field deep sky astrophotography) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/pv2sf - Sigma ART 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM (perfect for video, wide field deep sky or Milky Way mosaics ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/3AyuGQ6 - Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro (astrophotography equatorial mount) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/lQ0Tasy - Rode VideoMicro (excellent quality cheap shotgun microphone - perfect for vlogging and youtube) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/oJnDn3 - Gorillapod 3K PRO (best gorillapod ever - with aluminum sockets that don't break!) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/0NuB - Aputure MC (the best every tiny RGB LED video light with build-in battery ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/p9CINIu - Samsung T5 (excellent blazing fast, durable and tiny external SSD drive that I edit on) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/vxB6 - Pixel TC-252 external interval timer (best bang for your buck!) ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/9u4y - Peli Air 1525 Pelican Case - MOST DURABLE CASE EVER for any camera gear ► (Amazon) https://geni.us/BslvOe2 - Zoom H1N audio recorder -------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER VIDEOS OF MINE: ►    • Double your focal length FOR FREE without ...   - Astrophotographers' best kept processing SECRET 🤫 ►    • How to set up AUTO GUIDING and DITHERING w...   - Dithering using Mac OS or Windows with any mount including Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer ►    • How to edit deep sky photos with VERY LITT...   - Elephant's trunk nebula from only 32 minutes of data! ►    • GOTO SYSTEM for Sky-Watcher Star Adventure...   - GOTO system for Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer - find deep sky objects with ease ►    • Colourful MILKY WAY PHOTOS with an unmodif...   - Colorful Milky Way images with an unmodified camera and a special filter ►    • Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer for DEEP SKY -...   - My complete DEEP SKY astrophotography setup with Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer ►    • How to edit DEEP SKY images in SIRIL - pow...   - new FREE astrophotography processing tool - SIRIL - for both Windows and Mac OS! ►    • My Adobe Lightroom PRESETS FOR NIGHT PHOTO...   - Introducing My Adobe Lightroom presets for Milky Way photos ►    • POLAR ALIGN without looking through polar ...   - Best ways to coarsely POLAR ALIGN an astro tracker without even looking through the scope ►    • PHOTOGRAPHING THE MILKY WAY with Sky-Watch...   - Photographing the Milky Way with a star tracker - FULL VLOG IN THE FIELD -------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Sky-Watcher motor controller firmware and loader http://skywatcher.com/download/softwa... -------------------------------------------------------------------- GET IN TOUCH: ► Website & Shop: https://kamilpekala.com/ ► Instagram:   / kamil_pekala   ► Twitter:   / kamilpekala   ► Facebook:   / kamilkp   ► Email: kamil@kamilpekala.com ► Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/kamilkp/ ► Patreon:   / kamilpekala