The one that fits in the bag is the one that gets used · review
A 50/360 refractor for children and beginners, supplied with two eyepieces, a 1.5x erecting lens, a Moon filter and a folding tripod that packs into a bag.
The bottom line A genuinely packable little refractor, honest about its optics and optimistic about its magnification.
Fifty millimetres of objective at 360 mm of focal length gives f/7.2. For a travel instrument that is a reasonable compromise: short enough to pack, long enough that simple eyepieces work, and slow enough that the achromat’s colour error stays modest.
The maker quotes 18x and 60x from the two supplied eyepieces, and 27x and 90x with the erecting lens in place. The first pair is arithmetically correct and practically useful. The upper end is past what a 50 mm aperture can resolve, and the image simply grows and dims.
Two arcseconds is the theoretical limit for an aperture this size. It is a useful number because it sets expectations: double stars closer than that will not split, and fine planetary detail below that scale will not appear, no matter which eyepiece is fitted.
Telescope and tripod both fit the supplied bag, and the tripod needs no tools. For a first instrument that travels, those two facts decide more about how often it is used than the optics do.
German, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 41 € to 46 € on the day of the survey.
British Amazon store lists it in local currency, which the euro range above sets aside.
American and French Amazon catalogues hold a record for it that nobody is selling.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Packed length | 360 mm (title and bullet agree) |
|---|---|
| Total carried weight | Not published by the maker. |
| Aperture | 50 mm (title and bullet agree) |
| Focal ratio | f/7.2, the quotient of the two figures above |
| Optical design | Refractor, fully coated per the maker |
| Mount | 180° vertical, 360° horizontal, per the maker |
| Tripod type | Not published by the maker. |
| Case protection | H20 and H6 · 1.5x erecting lens, Moon filter, folding tripod, carry bag |
| Setup time | Not published by the maker. |
| Amazon reference | B07K2VTTMS (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0687551604491 |
Lunar craters clearly, Venus as a phase, Jupiter’s four bright moons as points, and bright stars. Saturn’s rings are on the edge of what it resolves. Deep-sky objects are essentially out of reach.
It is the theoretical resolving limit for a 50 mm aperture, which is arithmetic rather than a measurement of this particular instrument. It is still more than most listings at this price publish.
70 mm aperture · 400 mm focal length
A 70/400 travel refractor with a 45° erecting diagonal, four Moon filters, a shutter release, a phone adapter and a backpack.
Best for: Daytime and Moon use in one instrument, with phone photography in mind from the start
≈ £65 / €55
70 mm aperture · focal length not published
A 70 mm travel refractor sold with a backpack, a full-height tripod, two eyepieces, and — in this Amazon-exclusive version — an extra 4 mm eyepiece and a 3x Barlow.
Best for: A 70 mm that travels with a proper tripod rather than a tabletop stand
≈ £86 / €120
70 mm aperture · 400 mm focal length
A 70/400 refractor on an alt-azimuth mount with two 1.25 in eyepieces, an erecting prism, a phone adapter and a carry bag.
Best for: A first 70 mm where the eyepiece fitting and the focal ratio are both stated plainly
≈ €60
