SVBONY SV503 102mm F7 ED Telescope Review

In this video I review the SVBONY SV503 102mm F7 ED Refractor telescope, along with the SV193 0.8x Reducer/Flattener that is available to purchase separately to use with it for astrophotography. I show you the features of the telescope, comment on the build quality and build a rig with it, taking some imagery and showing you the results.

If you want to skip any parts of the video, please use the chapters which I have included...so if you're in a rush you can jump straight to the bits you are interested in!!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE : Since making this video, SVBONY have informed me that a back-focus distance of 55mm is required to get the sharpest stars across the sensor. I have since repeated my test with 55mm of back-focus and there is now ZERO elongation of the stars in the corners of the image.

If you are planning to purchase either or both of these products, I would be very grateful if you use the affiliate links below. This won't cost you any extra, but it will help me to make more videos like this. Thank you.

AFFILIATE LINKS
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UK:

SVBONY SV503 102mm F7 ED Telescope https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZS8PRF...

SVBONY SV193 0.8x Reducer/Flattener https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095VTKJ3...

USA:

SVBONY SV503 102mm F7 ED Telescope https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZS66JRB?...

SVBONY SV193 0.8x Reducer/Flattener https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095CFTPDX?...

GERMANY:

SVBONY SV503 102mm F7 ED Telescope https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08ZS8PRFX?m...

SVBONY SV193 0.8x Reducer/Flattener https://www.amazon.de/dp/B095VTKJ3V?m...

MUSIC CREDITS
'Closer' by Andrew Ev [Mixkit]
'Staring at the Night Sky' by Alejandro Magaña (Mixkit)

-----------Chapters-----------
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Features and build quality
07:09 Fitting the reducer/flattener
7:59 Fitting an auto-focuser
13:07 Fitting a camera and filter wheel
14:45 Fitting an ASIair and guidescope
17:00 Rig weight and balancing
20:06 Full Rig on an HEQ5 mount
20:45 Focus position
21:18 First imagery assessment
26:20 Final image result