What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
It’s suited for a table top. Completely converted me to a believer.
The instruction booklet explains it well, or just look at the picture on the box. Very easy to use for beginners.
Comes with a carry bag which is handy. Comes with many accessories and a bag to carry it. Good size-tripod - it is 15.
Includes a holder for your cell phone in case you want to capture any of your images ( albeit somewhat rudimentary) but once set, it takes good pictures. Also includes a mount to attach a cell phone to for picture taking.
This maxlense has a 70mm objective with decent coating (to remove false images and refraction in the lens) comes with two eyepieces (one wide field, one narrow field) and they will give the user the two extremes of field of view. The filters and eye p... Read More
Cons
Tripod makes a potentially usable product completely useless. The telescope itself feels cheap - there isn't a lot of weight to it.
Highlights
Quality
Easy to put together and that the tripod comes with the scope
I got this as a first telescope to use with the kids
The quality is fine for occasional use and the range is more like powerful binoculars
Its not a super high quality telescope but it will get you started for sure
Price
This is not the best choice for advanced use but then the price is pretty reasonable also
Competitiveness
Got for my bf as a bday gift and he loves it so much
Weighing in at under 3lbs with tripod anyone can carry it
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- This product had a total of 847 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 20 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Could have more information about how to use it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I am missing the screw that is supposed to attach the phone holder to the other piece so it is useless
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hopefully the seller can get in touch with me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The set up didn’t take a long time but the directions for set up in the little booklet are not very detailed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The tripod though is kind of cheap
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very wobbly making it harder to center the telescope on an object
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Really better as a bird watching instrument than a genuine star gazing one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Instruction manual is a little sparse more detail on how to put it together and how to use the telescopes features would have been useful for beginners
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