SvBONY......40mm.....!

[Guest chaz2b]

Well someone had to buy one!

 I’m still in disbelief! I put it up against my newly aquired  32mm TV, admittedly terrestrial viewing, the difference? SvBONY was marginally clearer!!! Yes! I did say that.

chaz

[johninderby]

Some of the Svbony bits that they buy in and rebrand are rather good. Not everything mind you but some good buys to be had. The Svbony solar finder I just bought is better than those costing twice as much from UK dealers.

[Guest chaz2b]

Just broke my solar finder..(3D printed) I stepped on it...grrr, so I’ll look up that SvBONY one.

chaz..Bigfoot.

[johninderby]

On 11/05/2019 at 15:26, chaz2b said:

Just broke my solar finder..(3D printed) I stepped on it...grrr, so I’ll look up that SvBONY one.

chaz..Bigfoot.

Available from a few German places but less than half the price on eBay. I filled in the etched lines on the disc with ink.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SVBONY-Solar-Finder-Scope-Fully-Metal-For-Sun-Positioning-Solar-Eclipse-Observe/362366838367?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Mini ball head from Amazon

[Guest chaz2b]

Thanks for the links John, luckily I have a small ball head....ok! Ok! Cut that out at the back..

I also have. TV sol finder, but I don’t want to keep swapping, the SvBONY should fit the bill.

 

chaz

[johninderby]

I’m surprised at how easy it is to adjust the finder using the ball head. Don’t know why it’s not used on other small finders.

[John]

On 11/05/2019 at 15:11, chaz2b said:

Well someone had to buy one!

 I’m still in disbelief! I put it up against my newly aquired  32mm TV, admittedly terrestrial viewing, the difference? SvBONY was marginally clearer!!! Yes! I did say that.

chaz

Might be worth comparing the two during nighttime viewing before deciding which is the best ?

 

[Guest chaz2b]

Yes,quite so. However, it’s a way I’ve used for a few years now, even though there would be a lot of heat distortion, the result was quite unbelievable from such a cheap plossl.

I have Meades, Orion, Celestron, Tele-vue and a couple of Intes plossls, and I do a fare amount of comparing, even swapping diagonals , a lot to see how clean the eyepiece is as much as what the actual view is. I’m not a seasoned gazer, as I don’t spend as much time night viewing as I’d like, so this is just another way of comparing.

chaz