SVBONY SV503 Telescope ED 80mm F7 Doublet Refractor OTA for Exceptional Viewing and Astrophotography

My first astrophotography scope and it performed better than I thought . I'd give it an 8 out of 10

Very high quality but overpriced

Great scope for Astrophotography beginners. It is well constructed and made solid. It's compact. Easy to breakdown, pack it up and move around. However, I only had once chance to use it since received. Mostly cloudy nights, not good for observations. During the one night used, it performed great with my onboard planetary software, PHD2, Sharpcap and CDC. I was able to capture the M42 briefly as a test run. It turned out well for the first time. This is a great scope considering the cost. I was looking for something that wouldn't break the bank. I'm totally satified with it. I went further installing the ZWO EAF auto focuser. It works great and perfect match for the scope, easy to install. The ZWO ASI533 mc pro camera is compatible with the scope. Perfect match. I highly recommend this scope for beginners, like me!

The SV503 telescopes are awesome for this price-range. And especially the 102mm is the best choice for both visually observing and astrophotography.

It's a solid scope. Theres a video online comparing it to higher dollar scopes. It's not perfect but for the price, she's good. Make sure you buy it with the field flattener or your edges will be skewed. My stars aren't perfect but that's my fault, plus bad tracking. The focuser is very easy to use, and very sturdy. It comes with a dovetail and a 1/4-20 mount thread so you can use this on a startracker like SkyGuider or Star Adventurer. I do not regret this purchase, for an entry level scope, it's great. Also, to the individual claiming this scope has a purple fringe.... it does NOT. Your camera is producing amp glow, getting warm. I have not experienced this issue at all. Update: I would still recommend this scope for people on a tight budget. It's far from perfect. I am still able to produce pretty good quality images from it however. The stars tend to get a little bloated, but thankfully software can typically fix that. It's a solid scope. Theres a video online comparing it to higher dollar scopes. It's not perfect but for the price, she's good. Make sure you buy it with the field flattener or your edges will be skewed. My stars aren't perfect but that's my fault, plus bad tracking. The focuser is very easy to use, and very sturdy. It comes with a dovetail and a 1/4-20 mount thread so you can use this on a startracker like SkyGuider or Star Adventurer. I do not regret this purchase, for an entry level scope, it's great. Also, to the individual claiming this scope has a purple fringe.... it does NOT. Your camera is producing amp glow, getting warm. I have not experienced this issue at all. Update: I would still recommend this scope for people on a tight budget. It's far from perfect. I am still able to produce pretty good quality images from it however. The stars tend to get a little bloated, but thankfully software can typically fix that.

I own this 102ED myself, and I am planning to add a mono camera and filters ouch instead of getting a triplet/APO

Very pleased with this purchase.

I purchased the 503 80ED last year after having entered into AP and had no idea what a doublet was. I found that the quality was great considering it was my first refractor.

Amazing and good good price

Really love the image quality and sharpness you get out of this! Absolutely incredible scope coming from a beginner that has only used an entry level Newtonian reflector. I am having to buy various attachments as I realize what I need, but I suppose that just comes with getting in to a new hobby. For attaching a canon camera, I need to use an svbony canon to 48mm adapter, along with the 48mm to 1.25” adapter that came with it, but if I want to buy the 0.8x field flattener, then i can use the canon to 48mm adapter *without* the 1.25” adapter. But the field flattener won’t work with the other 1.25” adapters I have. Anyhow, that has nothing to do with the scope itself! Construction is top notch. I definitely recommend this Refractor!