SV503 102ED Telescope - 0.8x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener Combination

I have the 102 mm ED verson from Svbony. I have used it for visual observations and photography, it's very very nice for the planets and the Moon (with filter) clearly better than my Bresser 102/1000 mm achromat. It also has an excellent focuser.

I've been using this scope for almost 2 years. Primarily DSO astrophotography with some visual use. I have zero complaints.

I own the Svbony 102/714 mm for 6 months now, previosely I had a Bresser 102/1000 mm F10 achromat and the Svbony 102 ED has a much better optical quality and performance. Also the 2 speed focuser is infinitely better than the ones used on simple achromats.

I bought this exact OTA a month ago and I tried planetary photography and the results surprised me a lot.

I bought the SV503 80 and I'm very happy with it's performance and build quality.

I have the svbony 503 80ED and the sv550 122mm, I started astrophotography seriously at the end of last year.I'm a real fan of the Svbony brand.

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

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

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.

I got this scope a vew days ago. As expected, the quality of manufacturing is at a very high level. Unfortunately I did not yes have the chance to get a first light with the scope, but I am sure it will produce great images. Although, there is a small, but annoying design failure an the focusser in combination with the reducer/flattener. When you unscrew the visual back and attach the reducer/flattener, there is no mechanical stop on the retracted position of the focusser. So it is possible to push the focusser to far into the tube, until the rack and pinion gearing unscrews and the fucousser can fall into the tube! I will make a small 3D-printed washer, to avoid this. Anyhow, good scope! And I hope I can get my first images soon!