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Does anyone have any experience with this Qniuco brand?



I'm looking to get this one and wondering whether it's as good as the reviews make it seem...

thanks

Welcome on board Vindroid!

No, this is a toy telescope. You will be better off getting a pair of 8x40 or 10x50 binoculars for the same money.

welcome to tss ,
I second what Bigzmey answered .

Bigzmey wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:27 pm Welcome on board Vindroid!

No, this is a toy telescope. You will be better off getting a pair of 8x40 or 10x50 binoculars for the same money.

Toy telescope in which sense?
I cannot see an issue when reviewing all the specs.

vindroid wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:34 pm

Bigzmey wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:27 pm Welcome on board Vindroid!

No, this is a toy telescope. You will be better off getting a pair of 8x40 or 10x50 binoculars for the same money.

Toy telescope in which sense?
I cannot see an issue when reviewing all the specs.

Toy in a sense that it looks like telescope, but can't perform telescope actions. With real telescope operator should be able to find the target (manually or using GoTo system), track the target as sky rotates and see sharp and steady image under high power. The scope in question would not be able to do any of this.

The mount will be shaky and lacking smooth and fluid motion required to keep the target steady in the view. Included finderscope is a pain in the neck (literally) to operate. Included eyepieces and diagonal will produce dim, soft and low contrast views.

You will likely be able to find the Moon with it, and see some random stars if you point it at sky, but that's about it.

Just to illustrate my point. A few year ago I have purchased this telescope from a well known and respected Meade company for ~$80.



Upon arrival I have discovered that the mount is too shaky and stiff to be useful and diagonal and EPs are plastic junk. Also the focuser had slope which I can't correct.

I have replaced the focuser for another $80. I already had good quality diagonal (~$100), mount (~$300) and EPs.

So, to make this $80 scope operational I had to add ~$480 worth of upgrades. However, I knew that the objective optics is good and the body is well made metal. I was looking specifically for small 80mm F5 refractor to use as solar scope and it serves me well.

I would be greatly surprised if you could see anything with this thing.
here are some questions,

do you know your sky?
have you thought about binoculars?

often this kind of telescope (if we can call it that)
discourages newcomers to this field.
Is there an astronomy club near you?

if so, go take a look, see what the members think about it and ask for other information on astronomy.
I wish you good luck and if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask them.
We are all amateurs here and we all started at the bottom of the ladder and worked our way up little by little.

You came to the right place to get help or advice with picking out a telescope. Most people here are experienced and can help guide you and/or recommend what NOT to buy!

Here is a link to a great article written by Bigzmey that may help you understand how to select your first telescope. Also, you can't always trust the reviews on Amazon as being genuine.

viewtopic.php?t=6730

Welcome to TSS vindroid, thanks for joining us.

I would also recommend binoculars, although I own several nice scopes, I use binoculars the most.
They give a nice "lost in space" feel, it's really amazing, you hold them up to the sky and you will see many stars that are not visible to the naked eye.

You will even be able to see the 4 major moons of Jupiter

I would suggest binoculars to start out (around $60-70) for a decent pair nowadays.

Then I would graduate to a small refractor of maybe 80-90 millimeters, paying attention to things like included eyepieces and the mount. If the mount is inadequate virtually any telescope will be a dissapointment. So, don't skimp on it.

Hi Vindroid, welcome to the forum.

The telescope you posted is what we call a "hobby killer". For the reasons that Andrey (Bigzmey) pointed out above, you will use it a couple of times and then it will go into exile in a closet. This is the typical route for this kind of small telescope. Listen to the advice you are being given, it is good.

Cheers,