The mount did exactly what was need for my Coronado 90mm MkIII, brilliant.

Just getting use to this great equatorial mount after using a Skywatcher Discovery Alt Az mount for 18 months. I have found the tracking fantastic and PhD2 guiding which saves me a lot of lost integration time compared to trying to do this on an Alt Az mount that needs a lot of attention during the image acquisition process. I have so far got some better images of the full moon compared to what my old Alt Az mount could achieve. Just processed some very good images of the Globular Star Clusters M3 and M13 with my Skywatcher Startravel 120 refractor telescope and SvBony 705C IMX 585 planetary camera. So I'll be trying long long subs to get my first images of the North American Nebula next, Gary Warnes, Cheam, Surrey, UK

Fantastic upgrade from my old eq-3 it's like a new world

I ordered this after much research and a question asked of FLO and received the mount following day!

Really impressed.

As for the mount itself, early days yet but it is replacing an old (very old) Alt/AZ mount and after initial assembly and adding my (old but usable) OTA, I am impressed with the stability. It is heavy and easily copes with my current limited setup, leaving room for expansion and updates in the future. FLO will be the first to hear of them as I order again from them.

This is a very stable mount for astrophotography. I have not had huge payloads on it, only a 72ed (with 50mm guide setup, DSLR etc) and a 127 mak, but the mount slews about smoothly and quietly with no issues. I'm getting very good guiding out of it, RMS is always below image scale anyway so no complaints there.

If purchased with the relevant lynx astro cable it's straight forward enough to run through eqmod for control via stellarium, Phd2 etc. Link below.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/sky-watcher-mount-accessories/lynx-astro-ftdi-eqdir-usb-adapter-for-sky-watcher-eq5-pro-heq5-syntrek-pro-az-eq5-gt-az-eq6-gt-and-eq8-mounts.html

I think the HEQ5 is aimed mainly at the back garden observer that can't get permission to build an observatory in the middle of the lawn 😆. It's light enough to shuffle out complete with scope mounted and set in the garden, but you're not going to want to lug it across a field very often.

All in all a very capable mount.

Incidentally if you're looking for a quality yet budget travel imaging setup then the az-gti on an EQ wedge is the way to go. ( Also highly recommended 👍🏻

Upgrade from skywatcher staradventurer. Looking for sturdy mount with GoTo capabilities for getting into astrophotography. This mount ticks all the boxes. Very easy to use and excellent build quality. It is portable for moving around but it is heavy when carrying as one item and not taking apart.

I was mentally juggling between the HEQ5 Pro and EQ3 Pro mounts, but I decided to go for the HEQ5 considering future additions might accumulate extra weight that the EQ3 couldn't handle.
The mount is amazing! With the polar scope addition is a plus! Yet I gotta admit the mount is a bit noisy and stutters sometimes, which is why I'm looking forward to upgrade it with the Rowan Kit.
Nevertheless, I highly recommend it, plus FLO keep on delivering my items almost 4 days earlier than the estimated delivery date.
FLO is such a great store, and it is the only place that I order from, thanks to the great staff running it.

Out of the box I was getting 1.2" Total RMS.

After replacing the worm carrier bearings I was getting half that.

they were the only ones to have an assembly in stock. Fast delivery, I definitely recommend this store!

I recently upgraded my 8se mount to this... this difference is amazing. It has been years since I have used an equatorial mount but it is very easy to setup. I found the polar alignment process easy to follow.
It is very sturdy and even with significant wind holds up wind. I am mostly a visual observer so with my scope, guidescope etc I know astrophotography may be pushing it a bit (although seen plenty of posts stating it handles it well). I do not drive as had to surrender my driving licence due to a medical condition so need my equipment to be somewhat portable. I use a rolling toolbox/sacktruck and oklop bag for the OTA and I am happy with how.....relativly light it is.
Goto capability knocks my 8se mount (which tbh was fairly good) out of the water. Tracking is spot on.
If you are looking for a great and cheapish mount then go for this. You wont be disappointed. Ordered late on a Thursday night and had Saturday morning, fantastic fast service from FLO as normal.