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Inexpensive optics with the figures printed
SVBONY has 14 products on this site, across eight shelves, almost always at the inexpensive end.
More than the price would suggest. The CLS filter gives its transmission at five nebula lines and three light-pollution lines. The 20 mm 66-degree eyepiece publishes 16 mm of eye relief. The SV205 gives its sensor, 1.45 µm pixels and frame rates; the SV105 names its capture software for each operating system. The 5x24 finder warns that its bracket will not fit a dovetail base.
Two four-eyepiece sets, the 66-degree Gold Line and the 68-degree Ultra, a 2x Barlow that publishes two elements in one group, and two SV106 guide scopes, 50 mm and 60 mm.
The UHC filter gives no wavelengths. The SV106 guide scopes do not state their focal length outright. The SV28 spotting scope leaves out its prism glass.
Read the published numbers, not the product name.
20 mm (0.79 in) · 66° apparent field · 16 mm (0.63 in) eye relief · fully multi-coated · edge-blackened
SVBONY's 20 mm 66-degree eyepiece: a multi-group, fully multi-coated wide-angle with edge-blackened optics and 16 mm of eye relief that lets eyeglass wearers see the whole field.
Best for: The low-power eyepiece that stays in the focuser: wide, long-relief, usable with glasses
≈ $37
2x Barlow · two elements in one group · green multi-coating · 1.25 in · M42 × 0.75 thread
SVBONY's metal 2x Barlow: a cemented two-element, one-group design with broadband green multi-coating, a blackened housing and an M42 × 0.75 thread that takes a camera T-ring.
Best for: The cheapest way to double an existing 1.25-inch eyepiece set, with a camera thread included
≈ $18
5x24 · crosshair reticle · three-screw XY adjustment · curved bracket that bolts to the tube · dust caps
SVBONY's 5x24 finderscope: a black metallic-finish finder with a crosshair reticle, three thumbscrews for alignment and a curved bracket that bolts to the tube and will not slide into a dovetail base.
Best for: Replacing a lost 5x24 on a beginner telescope that already has the mounting holes
≈ $13
Four eyepieces 6/9/15/20 mm · 68° apparent field · fully multi-coated · black anodized, internally blackened
SVBONY's 68-degree ultra-wide set: four 1.25-inch eyepieces of 6, 9, 15 and 20 mm, multi-element, fully multi-coated, internally blackened, with fold-down eyecups.
Best for: Replacing supplied eyepieces outright, with field width as the reason
≈ $135
Four eyepieces 6/9/15/20 mm · 66° apparent field · FMC coating · edge-blackened optics · aluminum bodies
SVBONY's Gold Line set: four 1.25-inch eyepieces of 6, 9, 15 and 20 mm with a 66-degree field, full multi-coating, edge-blackened optics, foldable eyecups and two dust caps each.
Best for: The same job as SVBONY's 68-degree set for less, if two degrees of field are not the point
≈ $125
IMX307 color, 1/2.8 in · 1920 × 1080 at up to 30 fps · 1.25 in · M28.5 × 0.6 filter thread · software named per system
SVBONY's SV105: a plug-and-play 1.25-inch color eyepiece camera with a 1/2.8-inch IMX307 sensor, up to 30 fps at 1920 × 1080, a filter thread and capture software named for each operating system.
Best for: Lunar and planetary video on a laptop, for someone who wants to know which program to download before buying
≈ $60
50 mm (1.97 in) · helical focuser with lock thumbscrew · 8 mm helical plus 30 mm drawtube travel · rings and 3.5 × 1.18 in dovetail
SVBONY's SV106 50 mm guide scope: a helical focuser with 8 mm of travel and a lock thumbscrew, up to 30 mm more on a telescoping drawtube, male T-threads, two rings and a 3.5 × 1.18 in dovetail bar.
Best for: A first guiding setup on a small mount, where a lockable focuser earns its place
≈ $80
60 mm (2.36 in) · non-rotating helical focuser · 8 mm helical plus 35 mm drawtube travel · compression ring · male T-thread
SVBONY's SV106 60 mm guide scope: a non-rotating helical focuser with 8 mm of travel plus up to 35 mm on the drawtube, a compression-ring fitting, male T-threads, and use as a 9.6x60 finder with a 25 mm eyepiece.
Best for: A guide scope that will spend half its life as a finder
≈ $95
7.05 MP IMX415 color, 1/2.8 in · 1.45 µm pixels · 1080p at 30 fps, 3264 × 2160 at 15 fps · USB 3.0 · 1.25 in
SVBONY's SV205: a 1.25-inch color planetary camera with a 7.05 MP Sony IMX415 sensor and 1.45 µm pixels, 30 fps at 1920 × 1080 in MJPG or 15 fps at 3264 × 2160 uncompressed, over USB 3.0.
Best for: Lunar and planetary video through a 1.25 in focuser, on a Windows, Linux or macOS laptop
≈ $100
20–60x · 80 mm (3.15 in) · 108 to 54 ft at 1000 yd · FMC · twist-up eyecup · 1/4 in tripod thread
SVBONY's SV28 new version: a 20-60x80 spotting scope with fully multi-coated optics, a 108 to 54 ft field at 1000 yd, twist-up eyecups, a 1/4-inch tripod thread, a desktop tripod, a phone adapter and a bag.
Best for: Birdwatching and casual sky watching on a budget, with a phone for photos
≈ $100
UHC · 1.25 in standard thread · optical glass in an aluminum frame · clear storage case · no passband published
SVBONY's 1.25-inch UHC filter (FUSF9131A): optical glass in an aluminum frame with a standard thread, sold to darken the sky background and raise the contrast of emission nebulae, with no wavelengths published.
Best for: A first, inexpensive UHC filter for a 1.25 in eyepiece, tried on emission nebulae from a suburban sky
≈ $29
SVBONY's 1.25-inch CLS broadband filter: 90% transmission at the H-beta, OIII, H-alpha and SII nebula lines and 0.1% at the sodium and mercury lines of artificial lighting, with ion-assisted coatings.
Best for: Imaging or observing emission nebulae from a town, with a color camera or by eye
SVBONY's red dot finder: an extended-pupil reflex sight with thumbwheel alignment, adjustable brightness and a slide-in dovetail bracket that SVBONY names for six Celestron telescope series.
Best for: A Celestron telescope from one of the six named series, bought on price
SVBONY's universal phone adapter: an aluminum-shell mount for eyepieces of 25 to 48 mm with a phone clamp from 52 to 100 mm that locks with a steel bolt instead of a spring, on EVA pads.
Best for: A large current phone on a 1.25 in eyepiece, where the clamp has to hold rather than spring
Any figure written into the body of this page was true on the day it was written. The amount shown next to each instrument is requested from the retailer as the page loads, and it is that amount, not the text, that stands.
