SVBony 205.. Is It Worth The Extra Cost? 

I can only use my scope at weekends due to work. It`s clear all week and cloudy at weekends for me.

Your more than welcome my friend.. Great to hear you like the channel.. Take care, clear skies :)

Thank you my friend. It does doesn't it? It has been a really bad summer for a lot of us this year, hopefully the rest of the year will be a lot better for us all :)

Thank you Peter :)

Some great advice there .. Thank you for your comment my friend :)

Thanks Deep Sky Hunter, I've learned something about the RGB filters

Hello Avanteesh. Thank you my friend. Great tip..I'll try that.. I need all the advise I can get at the moment so thank for that pal. Take care, clear skies :)

Hey Chris. I know, what am I like? Lol..I realised I hadn't put them back on when I hit record, I found them on the kitchen table, I can't even remember putting them there XD... Thank you pal, yeah, nearly 2K still have to keep pinching myself.... Thanks for the recommend Chris, I'll have a look at the motor focuser, must get one, never had one before, never really needed one until now :)

@@smalloptics753 lol, I've done that too many times now... Put something down, turn around and forget where I put it not 30 seconds ago 😆

@@book3100 When I do that I tend to spend 30 minutes scouring the house before finding whatever it was has been in my pocket all along!

@@AxR558 lol yea

Hey Bushcraft. Thank you buddy, Yeah, looking forward to having a go at Saturn, just not had much chance yer with the awful weather at the moment.. I don't think they would be any good for DSO's because both only have a 15ms-500ms exposure time, maybe brighter targets like M42 MIGHT work.. Who knows but I will be giving it a go :) Enjoy the rest of you camping trip buddy. Take care, clear skies.

Bortle 7 for me

@@epic_playz4283 That's bad far too much light pollution!

Hello Christopher.. I hear you my friend... What you have just addressed was a shock to me too.. Soooo FRUSTRATING!! I will be doing a future video on things to be aware of and trouble shooting when using this type of camera. People do need to be aware of this problem and how to help get around it because I'm hearing this issue a lot, so I think a video is due.. Thank you for your comment, great advice :)

I had the same issues with focusing my DSLR when I’d swap the eyepiece, because the tubes that I had to attach it, weren’t the correct length (over 1cm off). So, what I did was to point the scope at the lights on the top of a building very far away to have something on the camera to focus on, and then I’d turn to the Moon, a planet or a star to do the fine focus. I’d also use a hex key as a lever, attached to one of the 3 hex screws of the focusing knob. That way I’d shake the telescope as little as possible, and it also gave me more fine control for higher magnifications where it matters most. You can use a peg instead to do the same.

Your welcome buddy. Stay tuned I will be doing more videos in the future on this camera.

@@smalloptics753 great channel man. I'm sharing some of your videos to my friends. Hope it bumps your subscribers up :)

@@book3100 That's really nice of you, thank you my friend :)

FYI USB 3.0 runs many times faster than 2.0, so pic frames form much quicker. Read the notices on the SVBony site. )

@@peterbarratt8699 i know. But 205 use 2.0

Thanks Daniel. That makes sense.

Hello Sorin. Thank you friend. Sorry for the late reply.. Yes, it's not the best but is good enough for what I need it for at the moment :) Take care, clear skies :)

@@smalloptics753 Thanks, that gives me hope with mine :))

I'm using a mirrorless camera, as that's what I had available. Done some passable Orion Nebula shots with a 120mm lens IIRC, and have since also invested in a 300mm lens. Too short for planets, and at 300mm, it's already pretty hard to find your target anyway. Perhaps a proper DSLR would work better, as it has an optical viewfinder that can serve as a crude "finder scope". Anyway, I hardly mount it onto my Newtonian, because it's a pretty frustrating experience with entry level scopes such as mine. For starters, you need an adapter to go from your camera-specific mount to 1.25" or 2" on the focuser side. And figure out how to properly use it, if it comes with zero instructions like mine. Not rocket science, but when you don't have a clue, you may erroneously decide the damn thing just doesn't work, put it aside, and start investing in a bunch of lenses. Only to finally figure it out a year, and several hundred euros in finely polished glass later. Ask me how I know. :') Next, this adapter makes the camera stick out more. Which isn't a good combination with the rubbish focusers found on most entry level scopes. They wobble, especially under the weight of the camera, moreso the further away the camera dangles from the scope: same weight, more torque. And they tend to start creeping under the camera's weight, ruining your focus. In the end I figured it would be easier to just use actual camera lenses and a decent tripod for nebulae. Although I might give Jupiter and Saturn a shot through the scope if the weather here in Belgium finally decides to clear up for a change. If you decide to go for an actual camera, I suggest you pay attention to the following: first, make sure it's a DSLR and not a mirrorless. An LCD is a piss-poor way to search for faint objects. Or judge your focus, even with a Bahtinov mask. If you have no other option, at least pick one with a swiveling display. Second, make sure you can set up interval shots. Preferably through an external intervalometer or a remote of sorts, as it would minimise tube shake when touching the camera. And make sure your focuser can actually handle the weight. If it's got a Crayford, you should be good. If it has a plastic tube with a rack and pinion system (doesn't even matter if that's plastic or metal), replace it at your first convenience. If you're a bit handy with the lathe, mill, and bench drill, a DIY Crayford focuser is entirely within reason. Tons of people make 'em. As for the Equatorial mount, it takes some figuring out at first. You need to learn how to use those vernier rings on the two axes, in combination with a star chart for your latitude. But it has a couple of definite benefits over an alt/az mount. It's easier to track celestial objects, for one, as you only need to move a single axis. Makes it easy to automate as well: a tracking motor is quite affordable, especially compared to a GOTO. That said, you can get GOTO for equatorials as well, although you'll often find it in the form of DIY projects since most EQ mounts aren't set up to accept a motor on the Dec axis. Anyway, the greatest advantage of an equatorial mount is that it naturally compensates for starfield rotation. Which when combined with a well-tuned RA motor allows for longer exposures than would be possible with an alt/az mount like on the Dobsonian.

@@EvenTheDogAgrees hi thanks for the advice there a few things I hadn't thought of the camera is something that I will be looking in to but not for a while I have no idea what I'm doing with a camera at the best of times 🤣 so il need to have a good play around with what ever I get just to find out how it works 🤷‍♂️😂 yer the focuser on my 130p is pretty bad iv got it the best I can, not really any play in now really but I haven't pot a big weight on the end of it, iv got basic tracking on my eq mount and its pretty good in all honesty, iv been finding things with my zoom eyepiece and then switching it over to the 105 I don't really have time for astrophotography at the moment I only really like spending a couple of hours out at a time, I was lent a 200p dob and iv really like using it, the eq mount is great but I do find it frustrating when I'm trying to find something that I can't actually c and because of the way it moves, its not as easy as just flowing a simple line in sky near to what u want c, my next scope will be a 250p flextube with goto so it can track and find things for me that I give up on 🤣 I no it will be no good at astrophotography but the more I get in to astronomy I'm finding out u can't have everything from one scope I could get the 200p on an eq5 pro mount but its time to set up i don't have at the moment and it's easy for my kids damage 🤣 👍

you'll need an reducer and flattener, reducer slows down the scope, and the flattener gave you wide field, its a money pit hobby.

안녕 친구. 감사합니다. 예, 이 카메라에서 더 많은 작업을 수행할 예정이므로 계속 지켜봐 주시기 바랍니다. Google 번역을 사용하고 있으므로 이 내용이 괜찮기를 바랍니다. 맑은 하늘 조심하세요.

@@smalloptics753 네 감사합니다. 앞으로도 좋은영상 기대하겠습니다~^^

Hello Ethan. I feel your frustration my friend, I too am new to astrophotography and still get the same problem as you... Not been able to see anything!!! Here's what I've found so far that has helped me so hopefully will help you to. First, Yes you would just use the camera like you would an eyepiece. The svbony 105/205 cameras magnify the image quite a lot and with them only having small sensors, getting something small (like a planet) to hit the sensor can be quite a challenge, its a bit like using a high powered eyepiece with a narrow field of view. Start with the moon as your first target. It's big it's bright and quite easy for the small sensor to find. Then get good focus and if possible mark the focuser were the focal point is, this will help a lot because the focus will be different between a eyepiece/camera so if you alter the focus you have a reference of were reasonable focus is for the camera, you can fine tune the focus once you have the target in view. Also make sure whatever finder you are using is precisely in tune with your telescope. When finding the planets, use the camera direct at first (no barlow) turn up the brightness /gain setting a little, planets will be quite dim you can alter the settings when you "find" it. When fishing for the image to appear on the screen use TINY gentle adjustments use the slow mo's if you have them, once you have found your target you can then introduce a barlow if need be but you will need to re-focus.. And the most important thing is YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PATIENCE OF THE GODS.. Stick with it friend you not doing anything wrong, your camera is not broken it's just all of the above. Good luck, deep breaths you'll get there :)

Hello Lucas. Yes it is, but only on the RA and you can vary the speed with a hand controller. Little motors like these are worth getting but they are only "really" good for visual and basic astophotography. If your mount does have the ability to support a motor I would recommend getting one they do take out the hassle of having to keep adjusting all the time :)

@@smalloptics753 thanks for the advice! Great channel and content by the way :)

Hey buddy. You've got one then, nice one... Have a look at these two videos pal, it should be enough to get you started.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3yD_LXnx53w.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pWPmOIYY2dA.html

Hello John. Unfortunately not, as you may or may not know for DSO's you need the ability to do long exposure photo's and the SVbony 105/205 can only shoot snap-shots or video but I believe the 305 is the camera you need for deep sky.. Hope this helps my friend. Take care.

Thank ou so much for your reply. The 305 is far more expensive. I may be able to use free software to convert video into one good photograph.

@nairb yeloc I'm doing that already, when I can see the sky, August was a terrible month to get into astronomy

Hello alan. You may in some telescopes but all the telescopes I've used it with I achieved focus with no problem. They are very easy to use :)

Hey Frack.. Yeah, I've heard the 305 is the one to get at the end of the day...

@@smalloptics753 there's a 305 pro now also, good info again, thanks 👍

@@markmccabe9688 I got a 305 pro so I can use it as a guide camera for the future, a lot cheaper than the equivalent ZWO.

@@alancampbell1008 is it any good at dso, got an evostar 120 3 months ago and fancy having a go but with being new to this the camera options are baffling me, I've looked at the 305pro and zwoasi178 also the asi244, still no wiser what do you think, cheers

Hello Epic. I haven't had chance to try yet because we too here in the UK are having really bad weather.. Been nothing but cloud all summer :( but to be honest I don't think they are any good for DSO's because you are not able to do long exposure photo's they are purely designed for the moon and planets..

@@smalloptics753 darn, what budget camera do you know that is a good camera for dso and that's light enough for my 1.25 rack and pinion focuser that's pretty much ALL plastic

@@epic_playz4283 Have you ever tried DSO photography with your phone? You can get some great results I've done a video on how to if your interested.. Here's the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ePM5pf0X53s.html

@@smalloptics753 yep actually

@@smalloptics753 not too bad of photos either

Hello alan. Haven't got one yet but if I do I will be doing a video on it so stay tuned :)

Hello Peter. Thank you my friend..It's just the EQ2 motor which is a little different to the EQ1 it has a hand controller to vary the speed. But like yours it's not the best.. There's not a lot you can do to upgrade the mount, but upgrading the motor will be beneficial. When it comes to the mount just make sure it is level and any fixings such as were the legs are attached to the mount are good and tight..

@@smalloptics753 Thanks Jason. I will spend more time on making sure the mount is level and correctly polar alligned. I saw your kind of motor also for EQ1 on Teleskop-Express (Teleskope Service) in Germany. But I think I am going to save my money to buy a good used GoTo mount... one day... :)

A 2MP (or even 8MP) camera is basically just a rubbish webcam. Useless for astrophotography. You need to look at the SV305 for anything more than a beginner's astro cam.

I see, that makes sense.. Thanks Allan 🙂

@@smalloptics753 I'm an IT guy but it even confused me for a bit. It's best to plug in both USB plugs to ease the strain on the PC. I've gone a bit more upmarket now to a ZWO camera. Expensive but excellent. Keep up the good work.

lol!! Really XD

Hello Karl. I don't but I do have a facebook group that one of my subscribers set up. facebook.com/groups/223807419299994/?ref=share