SvBony SV171 Review | 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece Review

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The SvBony SV171 is an 8-24mm zoom eyepiece. That's quite a few focal lengths in one unit. SvBony was kind enough to give me this eyepiece for review and in this video I'll describe what it's like. I have used this with my Evostar 80ED and a StellaLyra 8" F12 cassegrain, which was fun!
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@christophekon7516 2 жыл бұрын

Man, Thank you for letting us feel your passion so clearly. I didn't even need a translator to understand you, it's so interesting and objective. Please stay the way you are

@sandrafoxley735 3 жыл бұрын

Very doubtful concerning zooms but after your review, and the mention of price, decided to give it a go and purchased the 21 to 7mm. Used it last night with a Startravel 80. Very impressed, particularly as I did not have to alter focus going through the range. Colours seemed o.k. as well when swapping with a 21mm Baader Hyperion. With a 2x barlow impression was the same. It will come in handy for doubles and planets on my 200mm reflector. Always a bonus to think money has not been wasted. Without your review I would be none the wiser. Thank you indeed.

@quarterhorsetj 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing your review on the zoom eyepiece. I have been interested in them. I have the svbony 9mm eyepiece and am very happy with that brand, so crisp and clear high quality. The details on the moon were awesome!

@sergiodeluis1327 3 жыл бұрын

Telescopio

@omerfaruk-hl7nb 3 жыл бұрын

All hail AstroFarsography! I recently decided to buy this eyepiece but like everytime searched for a review of the product. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any proper review of this product so I didn't bought the product. Thank you a lot for great timed review and this video. Have clear skies!

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Omer that's too kind of you. I'm glad that my review was well timed for you. Has it validated your decision to buy then?

@whatmattersmost6725 3 жыл бұрын

Honest and a good review Ruzeen! I would add that with a single focal eyepiece you will not only get a bit sharper image but batter contrast as well, but for $60 US it's just 1 eyepiece to carry around . Over SvBony don't make the highest quality products but usually for the money and for a newbe or a semi user a very good products at lower cost.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christopher. Yes that's what I think is a beneficial and gold thing about SVBony. They make (what I reckon) is decent gear at a good price point for the beginner fleshing out their initial toolkit

@ProphetZarkuon 3 жыл бұрын

Good review Ruz, I enjoy watching your channel! I'm more of a visual guy myself who enjoys taking images now and then. Personally I like the prime (fixed focal length) eyepieces because they are lighter and have much wider field of view. The Svbony red line EPs are almost 70 degrees and individually smaller, lighter and under £30 each.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zarkuon, I'm glad you enjoy my content. I don't think I have many mainly visual users who watch my content especially as it's mainly geared towards photograph. Agree primes have a big place to be, lighter and such so I can imagine as a visual yser the SV171 isn't exactly up your alley?

@Haraka111 Жыл бұрын

thank you very much ,,I was debating but now I'm going to purchase one right now..

@donr6234 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ruz! Nice review.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don! 😁

@tonyboutle1315 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ruz great video and nice to see you working on the SvBony product; underexposed in the UK & US reviews. This looks to be a nice product, but I think it lacks the T-adapter option, I would find that useful for FOV control on my DSLR I primarily use with my Altair Starwave 80ED. I have the SvBony 305, and their helical focuser on my SCT (SE 6) these are good products too.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony. Yeah it's nice using SVBony stuff cus I think they position themselves in a decent market area and are somewhat underexposed. I remember when I first encountered them I couldn't find any reviews or content on them

@Boekoe12 3 жыл бұрын

How the different zooms is really awesome! I have 4mm and an 28mm eyepiece , visual here and there is always awesome!

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the different zoom is super handy especially at that range. My main prime eyepieces were 20, 10 and 4mm so with this one eyepiece I've got 2/3 of my normal lengths. Super handy

@TheUrbanAstronomer 3 жыл бұрын

Great review Ruz! Looks like a nice zoom eyepiece, not parfocal I guess based on what you said about refocusing after changing zoom. Just a quick question - does it have threads for attaching to a t-adaptor under the rubber sheath at the viewing end? The comparable celestron zoom does and it is a really useful feature to have.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. It is nice yes but not parfocal. As for the eyecup I didn't notice in my time but I also wasn't in the business of peeling bits back. I'll have a look at sometime tomorrow if I remember and get back to you

@julese7790 3 жыл бұрын

TY for the review :) I just bought it's sister (10-30mm) to try it !

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. 10-30 is a nice range as well, enjoy!

@wadeaustin4242 3 жыл бұрын

Have you received this yet. I’m thinking about getting one. Do you like it?

@astrotomuk1591 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one mate, good review. Just like you I'm more digital. But do like to use visual from time to time. Not a bad price either to be honest. 👍

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom. Yeah agreed really well priced for the range it covers for us "every now and again" viewers.

@MARS-ht7qu 3 жыл бұрын

Can you attach this to a t ring for eyepiece projection I mean does it have the threads under the eye cup?

@joshuatuason858 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to fit this on top of a monocular without replacing the eyepiece? I'd like to have this zoom functionality on my monocular

@DavesAstrophotography 3 жыл бұрын

I don't do a lot of visual, but as you say it is nice sometimes just to do that, or let the kids see things. I have the Baader Hyperion Zoom IV 8-24mm, with it, I can unscrew the rubber eyepiece and attach a camera as well, which allows for taking images of the same object and different zoom. It also has 1.25" and 2" noses. Almost 4x the price of the SVBony though!

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah absolutely. For kids as well yeah I can fully see the appeal and usefulness of a zoom

@I_Spaced_Out 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an astrophotographer for myself, who keeps a few eyepieces laying around for the nights I'm volunteering at the local school for their astronomy club, or the neighborhood kiddos that want to look at the moon from time to time.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah eyepieces for them purposes really are handy to have laying around!

@ghost70 3 жыл бұрын

Looks just like the baader zoom eye piece with same eye relieft. Does that come off to reveal a thread for attaching t-rings and cameras? I only use my baader for outreach with kids or for star alignment and keep my main set for me :)

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard a few people saying it's similar to the Baader version. As for the eyecup I never checked as I didn't think to check. I'll look at some point tomorrow and get back to you if I remember to check!

@anjconsultant6832 4 ай бұрын

This is so handy as was looking to buy one of these. Does it have a click stop or tension point on each of the zoom numbers or does it just flow freely through them? Would really appreciate the feedback as not sure if you mentioned it. 👍

@AstroFarsography 4 ай бұрын

Hi there, it's just tension, it will flow freely through the focal range. But it is very strong tension and doesn't slip

@anjconsultant6832 4 ай бұрын

Star. Thank you appreciate you taking the time to reply 🙌

@davidbrandenburg8029 3 жыл бұрын

svbony makes some nice eyepieces at a very good price, I love my 25mm plossl from svbony!. paid like 15 dollars for and its better than my orion. if you need a good 15mm, the orion expanse can't be beat for the view!.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cheap for an eyepiece! I actually think SVBony hurts themselves with their price points cus if I saw $15 for a 25mm EP I would think it was a plastic kelner or something and I'd avoid it 🤔

@Naeromusic 2 жыл бұрын

Nice stellaris music ;)

@vinfaz4138 3 жыл бұрын

can you do a review on the sv205 or sv305, there isn't much coverage on them but I want to know if they are worth it because they have some promising specs (the sv205 claims to have a 8MP sensor).

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

I've been asked if I'd like to review them cameras actually. We'll see what happens and what comes in the post, I'm yet to receive a reply from SVBony though

@leoncorns1450 3 жыл бұрын

I keep a celestron zoom eyepiece on my refractor. it's great for the moon. I think svbony make affordable and yet decent products so I would buy that eyepiece if I didn't have one. It's nice to have a selection of prime eyepieces but for a beginner or for occasional astronomy a zoom eyepiece is ideal as long as you don't mind refocusing a little.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed about the affordable and decent products. This is the second SVBony piece I've had to use and I've been quietly impressed with them. Ideal for the beginner or occasional, considering how expensive some eyepieces from the big boy brands can get

@philgolden8619 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! How about a comparison of a Baader, Seben and Celestron Zoom eyepiece's. All have a M42 thread for a T-Adaptor for prime focus. The Baader being the most expensive but is that worth the extra price??

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

If I had all the eyepieces to hand I'd love to do a shoot out review between them. But I don't and won't have the money to be able to do that sort of test :(

@philgolden8619 3 жыл бұрын

@@AstroFarsography Would it be worth reaching out to the companies and requesting them for a review? 6.08k subscribers; if even 2% buy any of the eyepieces because of it that it would be worth it to them (122 people).

@benpinder889 Жыл бұрын

How on earth does the twist eyecup have anything to do with exit pupil?

@Munky332 2 жыл бұрын

What about for terrestrial views? How well does it perform there?

@chrisb3989 2 жыл бұрын

I own the svbony 7-21 is there any point in owning this one too?

@Cosmic_Gypsy 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to picture planets with your phone zoom eyepieces are a blessing. Spot the planet at 21 mm then zoom to 7mm and 2x zoom with phone. With a Dobsonian setup that's all you need to picture planets. Best thing is you can just take out your smartphone adaptor and view the planets yourself. It never gets boring.

@atluangapachuau Жыл бұрын

Is it compatible for celestron space explorer lt 127az??

@bustanz2407 Жыл бұрын

support for spotting scope svbony mr?

@richiebricker 3 жыл бұрын

Whats a descent yet affordable ($20 to$50) 10 mm eyepiece for a beginer

@Mistr_A 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to remember the last time I used an eyepiece. Hard from our light polluted skies but if I take the potable gear way then for sure.

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm in B6 skies and I do question the validity of visual. I know I could have it worse though. I really do think about getting s large dob or something for them nights

@MarkMphonoman Ай бұрын

A good eyepiece for outreach programs. 👍

@jonathancabral493 Жыл бұрын

Olá amigo , sou do Brasil e como aqui tudo custa muito dinheiro queria saber sobre essa ocular e você explicou de uma forma bem clara bem didática , acredito que para alguém que está começando essa ocular seja muito boa .

@OutdoorsClanIreland Жыл бұрын

Hey man how good is the eye piece after a year ?

@AstroFarsography Жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin. Used it the other day and a couple months ago and still right as rain, still useful and as a visual dabbler it's still a great thing to have to hand

@oatcam9205 3 жыл бұрын

Would this be too heavy for a skywatcher ST80 frac on a basic AZ mount?

@4235douglas 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think so, I have the Orion ST80 EQ1. But I have the 7-21mm zoom. It's a lot lighter than the 8-24mm and it has a wider true field of view.

@oatcam9205 3 жыл бұрын

@@4235douglas thanks. I bought it and love it. Its a superb item 👍

@NebuloCity 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, Ruzeen! I have the Baader Hyperion Mark IV 8-24mm along with the Baader Planetarium 2.25x Barlow, and 2-inch Coma Corrector. All three are great pieces of equipment and really maximize the optics for visual astronomy, especially for kids or times you don’t want to swap in various eyepieces in one evening.

@dragosmarinescu5520 2 жыл бұрын

BAADER !? They cost an ARM& a LEG......

@sirmalus5153 Жыл бұрын

@@dragosmarinescu5520 Buy Baader buy once. 🙂

@dunnoyolo2238 2 жыл бұрын

Would you say the Celestron zoom would be a better option and better quality ?

@dcobbism 3 жыл бұрын

Glad that you admitted that they gave you this, its very obvious in your review. I don't own this and I would not get it simply because of the extremely narrow FOV of 38-56. Also your 80ED using this at 20mm (which is roughly ~42FOV) you would most certainly cutoff the edges of Andromeda, clearly not the picture you posted in the video, so I call BS on that one. I've read this has decent optics for it's price point, but I consider it way too constricting on the FOV Also how do you not know what an eye relief extension is?

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not really a visual user so I wasn't 100% sure whether the sliding eyecup was for eye relief extension, I thought it was but confirmed it before I committed to it. As for the field of view, that's what I remembered seeing. I don't always write the review the same day as using it so I was going from memory to a degree, and using the figures posted and that I could find in the specs of this eyepiece. Yes I've heard zoom optics usually have narrower fields of view compared to their prime counter parts which was a downside I was made aware of after the review unfortunately. Also I aim to be as transparent as possible. So if something is loaned or given, then I'm owning up to it and letting everyone know about it from the get go :)

@greg4318 3 жыл бұрын

Always one wanker in the comments section……..great review and thank you

@AstroLaVista 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ruz, that's pretty cheap for a zoom considering it covers a bunch of focal lengths. As you say well worth a look if you're an imager who wants to observe occasionally. It's a shame zooms tend to have a relatively narrow apparent field of view at the wide end although the flip side is they have a relatively wide AFOV at the short end which is handy, so good for high mag work with non tracking mounts. It's something like only 40 degrees at 24mm though which is a touch narrow for me being a bit of an eyepiece snob lol. For the price it's going to be good for travel setups too!

@AstroFarsography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. So I guess this wouldn't fit in your eyepiece case then as a self confessed "snob"? 😉 You do enjoy visual don't you?

@AstroLaVista 3 жыл бұрын

@@AstroFarsography Yeah, I started off with visual then got into imaging, then when the kids where born I needed to find a quicker and more convenient form of astronomy so got back into visual in the form of eyepiece testing. For a few years I get really into buying, testing, then selling eyepieces on the second hand market.

@bill5982 2 ай бұрын

It turns out that SvBONY produces 5 zoom eyepieces. A $150 3-8mm 6 element zoom eyepiece SV215 with a 56 degree field of view (FOV) and 10mm eye relief. A $40 7-21mm 6 element zoom eyepiece SV135 with a 57-40 degree FOV and 18-16.3mm eye relief. A $40 10-30mm 5 element zoom eyepiece SV170 with a 51-33 FOV and 17-18.5mm eye relief. A $64 8-24mm 7 element zoom eyepiece SV171 with a 56-38 degree FOV and 18-19.5mm eye relief (this is the one you tested). And a $80 7.2-21.6mm 7 element zoom eyepiece SV191 with a 65-42 degree FOV and 18-20mm eye relief (this is the one I bought). The zoom function is a little different between the last two. I notice you can change zoom by rotating the barrel. On mine (SV191) you hold the barrel and turn the eye cup all the way to one side or the other to rotate the zoom which is odd but I found that is the easiest way. You can adjust the eye cup without affecting the zoom.

@Homemade-Blurb 3 жыл бұрын

The drawback with this eyepiece is that one has to adjust the focuser everytime magnification is changed...and that makes it quite a pain in the ass

@AB-ft2lb 3 жыл бұрын

But wouldn't one have to do that anyway when swapping eyepieces?

@BritishBeachcomber 2 жыл бұрын

The best eyepiece is the one you use the most.

@ahmadalbab135 3 жыл бұрын

Nice...

@mehmetekicitekno Жыл бұрын

l buy it 10 30 mm it's just 33 degrees look this is really bad l really not recommend you really need single eyepieces and when you make zoom something it's move inside lens but very shaky not stability really no need and l buy 32 mm 52 degrees lens bey very good for look moon

@toddfischer9966 10 ай бұрын

UGH simulated views??? You are a podcaster and do not have a camera setup for your telescope? How are we supposed to take your advice seriously when you cannot even confirm your simulations?

@qmriis 2 жыл бұрын

Useless puff piece, zero views through the lens. Shameful.

@iainanderson6558 2 жыл бұрын

not a single telescope image...... totally useless and worthless review

@AstroFarsography 2 жыл бұрын

I considered it. The best I could have probably done is a mobile phone image through the eyepiece and when I considered the image quality, it seemed like it wouldn't have added anything to the review - so I opted to leave it out. That is assuming you wanted to see astronomical images and not photos of birds or trees. If I review any other eyepieces in the future I'll reconsider my options on how to take a photo through the eyepiece.

@pstanyer1 2 жыл бұрын

@@AstroFarsography I agree the camera doesn't show what the eye shows so a verbal review is much better. I will definitely be buying one as I carry enough stuff around when viewing visually. A few quick view zoom in and out sounds good. And it's damn cheap as well.