SV406P 20-60X80 ED Spotting Scope for Phone Birding Photography

Nothing but good things to say about this spotter. Super happy with the clarity for no more money than I spent. I thought I was going to have to spend thousands to see miles but with this I didn’t have to.

I didn't want to break the bank or buy a cheap piece of plastic, so this seemed to fit that price point. It's intended use was a trip to Yellowstone and it did the job well. So easy to use, my wife was up and viewing wolf pups after a minute of showing her what to do. Good purchase if you're going on a trip. Just make sure you get a tripod as well.

Having used both cheap and expensive scopes in the past, I was a bit skeptical about this one, but after reading some reviews I decided to go for it and I'm glad I did. This scope is an AMAZING value and, IMO, very comparable to other scopes in the $800 price range.

I'm not sure if I'm the right person to write a review: I’m just an ordinary guy who bought the scope to put on his back porch and watch the waves. I have no expertise or past experience with scopes. Having said that, I can tell you that I’m super happy with this one. It may be a little bit overkill for my intended use, but I think it was worth the price.

I had been using binoculars or a hand held scope at the range to spot my shots. After 50 yards neither worked well. I used my friend's scope and found it didn't work well after 100 yards. Looking through reviews I found this scope at a very reasonable price. I have no problem going out to 300 yards and that is the depth of the range.

I believe this spotting scope is as good as you can get for the money. I am using mine for shooting/spotting purposes and it has proven extremely well suited for that. I would recommend this spotting scope to anyone looking to purchase one. I wish it would have came with a tripod but oh well. I bought a Svbony tripod for mine and combined with the scope it should last for years to come.

Great product, Svbony brings high quality glass at an affordable price

I primarily use this ED spotting scope as a grab-and-go telescope on a video head. The ability to use 1.25mm eyepieces and the optical quality were the deciding factors for me. Mechanically sound. The coarse focus offers pleasant resistance, and the microfocus is nice and smooth and precise. The zoom eyepiece produces a reasonable image and is absolutely satisfactory to use. I use the Svbony 68° wide-angle eyepieces in 6, 9, and 15mm, Plössl in 15 and 32mm, and the UWW 20mm 70° and 65°. All of the eyepieces I use come into focus and deliver outstanding results with this spotting scope. The optics will certainly easily achieve 120-130x at night with excellent imaging. After some research, I couldn't figure out exactly which lens pairing is used, but I did find out that this spotting scope is a triplet ED! This is on par with ED refractors with a three-lens design. Therefore, this great piece uses three lenses. The color correction is very decent for this price. Depending on the eyepiece, blue fringing is only slightly noticeable at the edges, and in the central image section, there is virtually no chromatic aberration. This makes the CA at the edges almost unnoticeable. A real test of this is Jupiter. At 70x magnification with a 6mm eyepiece, the main bands are razor-sharp, without any distracting blue fringing or violet halos. The classic two-lens ED refractors with FPL51 glass definitely can't keep up and produce more chromatic aberrations. For me, this spotting scope is truly a jack of all trades: superb optical performance, variable eyepiece selection, robust, waterproof, lightweight... Highly recommended as a robust telescope.

Very good glass, light weight, and great performance. This spotter is awesome for the price point and they nailed it with features.

Very sharp, bright image in a compact design. Controls operate flawlessly.