colin mm
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Hi guys
I recieved these today from Hawke online, as I thought with my 15 year old 8x42 Bushnell nature views I just fancied a new pair.
Now don't get me wrong, my Bushnell are still performing great, I just wanted a new pair.
The first surprise was the Endurance binos are slightly shorter than my Bushnells which surprised me as being 10x50 I expected larger.
Any way after setting the diopter up on the right I focused on the tree about 100 yards away with the sun shining through the branches and leaves. I was very happy with the crisp view as there was no sign at all of chromatic Abberation.
My next check was close focusing and happily it did what it claimed straight away.
Now I had to see what the difference was like with my Bushnells, so I sat at a table with both focused on the same target and swapped between them so many times I lost count.
Now other than the size of the image being noticeably larger I was finding it difficult to differentiate between them.
But I stuck with it and carried on comparing and I started to notice even with the image being slightly larger the brightness was similar to the smaller of the bushnell.
Then the detail started to be easier to see in the Hawkes, but it took some time.
I love the flip down lens covers and they fit nice and firmly when closed.
Comfortable to hold and scan with, hardly any focus wheel movement needed to adjust focus distance, and the wheel feels nice and smooth.
Nitrogen purged and water proof I'll feel better if I'm caught out in a shower with these.
I'm surprised how good my old Bushnell natureviews are considering their age as I really had to try to see the differences, which wasn't massive but subtle.
Would i recommend these Endurance 10x50's?
Hell yes, they're great, I just have a nearly as great second pair to keep as back up.
I recieved these today from Hawke online, as I thought with my 15 year old 8x42 Bushnell nature views I just fancied a new pair.
Now don't get me wrong, my Bushnell are still performing great, I just wanted a new pair.
The first surprise was the Endurance binos are slightly shorter than my Bushnells which surprised me as being 10x50 I expected larger.
Any way after setting the diopter up on the right I focused on the tree about 100 yards away with the sun shining through the branches and leaves. I was very happy with the crisp view as there was no sign at all of chromatic Abberation.
My next check was close focusing and happily it did what it claimed straight away.
Now I had to see what the difference was like with my Bushnells, so I sat at a table with both focused on the same target and swapped between them so many times I lost count.
Now other than the size of the image being noticeably larger I was finding it difficult to differentiate between them.
But I stuck with it and carried on comparing and I started to notice even with the image being slightly larger the brightness was similar to the smaller of the bushnell.
Then the detail started to be easier to see in the Hawkes, but it took some time.
I love the flip down lens covers and they fit nice and firmly when closed.
Comfortable to hold and scan with, hardly any focus wheel movement needed to adjust focus distance, and the wheel feels nice and smooth.
Nitrogen purged and water proof I'll feel better if I'm caught out in a shower with these.
I'm surprised how good my old Bushnell natureviews are considering their age as I really had to try to see the differences, which wasn't massive but subtle.
Would i recommend these Endurance 10x50's?
Hell yes, they're great, I just have a nearly as great second pair to keep as back up.