SV28PLUS HD Spotting Scope, 25-75x70 Spotter Scope for Birdwatching

Bought the spotting scope for target archery as I have just started shooting 70m. Really good focus at that distance and can see every arrow clearly. I use with my own tripod, on a quick release attachment, so can’t attest to the quality of the supplied one. The carrying case is really hand, as is the phone mount - I haven’t used it to record arrows yet, but will be looking into using it in the future. Great quality for the price and have used in several competitions now.

Pros • Basic performance of optics seems good given it’s a fraction of the price of better scopes – it is usable and can give enjoyment Cons • Range is really up to about 55-60x (image degrades quite a lot at 75x) • Phone adapter terrible and appears worse than on previous cheaper model More detail • Impressions of build • In use • Performance --Impressions of build— Out of the box the body of the scope seems well made from metal (aluminium?). There is an included carry bag which is padded and a cleaning cloth. There’s also the ‘phone/digiscoping adapter (more of which later). Also included is a table-top tripod with cast metal legs. The scope has a brass standard tripod female thread underneath. --In use— The minimum focusing distance is about 7.13m at 25x and 7.25 at 75x. Focusing is by the twist knob on the top. The eyepiece is in a fixed position on top of the scope (i.e. it doesn’t rotate so that you can look in from the side for example). The eyepiece has a cup which rotates up. It doesn’t have any kind of rubber cup as such however so it doesn’t help with blocking of light. The zoom is controlled on the eyepiece. The eyepiece is also removable (I see that the manufacturer offers a camera which will screw on instead for example). I found that the eyepiece came unscrewed a bit too easily. If you reduce the zoom to 25x, but you’re still turning, it starts to come undone. The tabletop tripod is reasonably sturdy although of limited use unless you happen to have a tabletop out with you when birdwatching. It might work in a hide perhaps although it all depends on the relative heights of the table, what you’re looking out of and where you can perch when using. A proper tripod of some sort will usually be needed. The tripod has a single twist control which locks rotation and the up/down action. It’s not very easy to use however as once you have your target in view, tightening this control tends to move the position slightly and at high levels of zoom that’s enough to mean you’re no longer looking at what you wanted. It’s not a huge criticism at this price as even more expensive tripods and ball heads suffer from the same to a degree. The ’phone adapter supplied is….horrible. It just slots over the eyepiece, but cannot be tightened in place. So it can flop around and I often found it not coupled tightly to the eyepiece because the weight of the phone moves it. It’s just about usable, but you really won’t want to. I noticed that the one they picture as supplied with the previous (now cheaper) version of this scope looks a bit better. It has a screw to tighten the adapter to the eyepiece. --Performance-- It has a pretty narrow depth of focus (as would anything with this size of optics and level of magnification) so accurate focusing is required and you may not get all of your subject in focus in one go. At 25-50x the image is pretty good and very usable and enjoyable. Beyond that it degrades and at 75x I found it near impossible to get a sharp image. I have included some photos as examples, but note that the image to the eye is better than these. I tried this for some birdwatching as we were visiting an area where birds of prey were present. Compared to the 10x50 binoculars we had also, it certainly gave us a different and much better view. With a lot of effort (which included steadying the phone adapter with some strategically placed twigs) I also managed to get some footage of birds on a nest about 150m away. It’s not great, but I wouldn’t have it at all without this and although suffering from various image faults (chromatic aberration/colour fringing mainly), it did allow me to see behaviour which I probably would not have otherwise. So, taking the price into account, it’s not bad at all. --Conclusion-- Decent scope but realistically 25x- ~60x usable. Tripod better than nothing. Phone adapter needs to be binned. They have let the product down with this. The only difference between this and the previous model appears to be a different lens coating. I don’t know whether that is a big improvement, but it feels wrong to pay ~17% more and get that coating, but with what appears to be a worse ‘phone adapter.

Great item and does exactly as stated

Fantastic scope well worth the price such a bargain

Initially very happy, but after 3 months of use the first lense in the eyepiece has come loose and it rattling around inside. Replaced under warranty for new one

I bought this for air rifle target shooting to view my targets and adjust my aim. It's perfect for that. Great magnification and sharp focus.

Fantastic Scope take your time to learn zoom and quick twiddle with focus and boom it's there with perfect clarity ... highly recomended especially at this money...

A very useful scope for bird watching. The mobile phone attachment worked very well. A++++++++

Utilizzato principalmente per la verifica dei colpi al tiro a segno, ottima luminosità e preciso nella messa a fuoco. Il supporto per lo smartphone in dotazione, essendo in plastica, è piuttosto precario, io ho optato per uno di differente fattezza in metallo, più stabile e preciso nel posizionamento. Utilizzato anche per osservare la luna ed i suoi crateri, molto ben visibili con questo "mini telescopio". Attendo fiducioso anche l'adattatore per montarvi la DSLR per fotografie a lunga distanza.

très bonne visibilité, mise au point facile

Ich habe mir das Svbony SV28PLUS Spektiv hauptsächlich fürs Zielschießen auf Distanzen bis 100 Meter geholt – und bin insgesamt sehr zufrieden mit dem, was man hier für den Preis bekommt. Verarbeitung & Ausstattung: Das Spektiv wirkt stabil und ordentlich verarbeitet. Das Gehäuse ist gummiert und liegt gut in der Hand. Es ist spritzwassergeschützt und macht auch draußen auf dem Schießstand eine solide Figur. Mitgeliefert wird ein einfaches Tischstativ und eine Tragetasche – praktisch für den Transport, aber das Stativ ist eher basic. Für eine stabile Beobachtung bei hohen Vergrößerungen lohnt sich ein besseres Dreibeinstativ. Bildqualität & Vergrößerung: Die Vergrößerung reicht von 25x bis 75x, was für das Zielschießen auf 25, 50 und 100 Meter völlig ausreicht. Bis 50 Meter sind Einschusslöcher (Kaliber .22, 9mm, .223 etc.) gut erkennbar – besonders bei hellen Zielscheiben und guten Lichtverhältnissen. Ab etwa 75x nimmt die Bildqualität etwas ab, aber für die Preisklasse absolut in Ordnung. Farbtreue und Schärfe sind ordentlich, vor allem im mittleren Bereich der Optik. Fokussierung: Der Fokussierring funktioniert präzise und ist leichtgängig. Mit etwas Übung hat man schnell das richtige Schärfeniveau gefunden. Besonders gut gefällt mir, dass das Bild auch bei höheren Vergrößerungen noch ruhig bleibt – wenn das Stativ mitmacht. Praxiseinsatz auf dem Schießstand: Für Hobby-Schützen und Sportschützen, die ihre Treffer auf kurze bis mittlere Distanzen überprüfen wollen, ist das SV28PLUS eine preiswerte und funktionale Lösung. Klar, es kommt nicht an High-End-Spektive wie von Kowa, Vortex oder Zeiss ran – aber die kosten auch das Fünf- bis Zehnfache. Fazit: Das Svbony SV28PLUS ist ein preiswertes Spektiv für Einsteiger und Hobbyschützen, das seine Aufgabe auf dem Schießstand zuverlässig erfüllt. Wer keine Profi-Ausstattung erwartet, bekommt hier eine klare Sicht auf die Zielscheibe und spart dabei ordentlich Geld. Ein besseres Stativ und gute Lichtverhältnisse holen das Maximum raus. ⭐ Gesamtbewertung: 4,3 von 5 Sternen

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