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    Svbony 406P/46P 80mm spotters anyone?

    Probably better to skip on the barlows and get the eyepiece of your desired magnification from somewhere with a good return policy
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    Svbony 406P/46P 80mm spotters anyone?

    Same here, it does feel 'loose' but I believe its by design to have less resistance to not disturb the view when fine focusing. It's also very smooth with no sticky spots which makes for a nice focusing feel. Just takes some time to get used to it
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    Svbony 406P/46P 80mm spotters anyone?

    What other options in that price bracket are available/are you considering? Think the SV406P scope offers a lot for the price, such as ED glass, ability to use astronomical eyepieces. 1000 yds for birding seems like a really long distance for any scope. But I think the ED glass, 60x...
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    Svbony 406P/46P 80mm spotters anyone?

    Hope you enjoy your SV406P when it arrives soon! For low weight, you might want to consider a carbon fibre tripod, though it'll cost more than aluminium (Cheap, Light, Strong - choose 2). Sirui T-024SK with VA-5 fluid head seem like a good choice, there are some videos on YouTube about it for...
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    Svbony 406P/46P 80mm spotters anyone?

    Bought the SV406P 20-60x80 ED scope as well after meeting up with BKoh who kindly allowed me to test out his scope and gave very useful advice. Also purchased SvBony's 10mm and 18mm UFF and 23mm aspheric eyepieces together with the scope. Compared to a Vanguard Endeavor HD 65A scope I had...
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