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Not your typical binocular, Vanguard's top-of-the-line 10.5x45 Endeavor ED binocular delivers sharpness and clarity like never before, with exceptional light transmission and remarkable color resolution and contrast.
The Endeavor ED features an ergonomic, open-bridge design that's comfortable to use, along with a wide viewing angle and ultra-reliable BaK-4 roof prisms. The magic behind the binocular's performance, however, lies in the premium ED glass, which reduces color dispersion to provide high-resolution colors and clarity. As a result, you can view objects from a distance as if they were standing right next to you. Vanguard also added an anti-reflective coating for even better clarity and a large adjustment wheel for easy focusing. And thanks to the binocular's nitrogen-charged, O-ring-sealed design, the Endeavor's waterproof/fogproof housing can take on the most challenging weather conditions.
 The Endeavor ED binocular includes a large center focus adjustment wheel. |
Specifications
- Power: 10.5x
- Objective diameter: 45mm
- Prism type: BaK-4 roof
- Waterproof: Yes, to 3.3 feet
- Viewing angle: 6 degrees
- Field of view: 344 feet @ 1,000 meters
- Eye relief: 17mm
- Focus system: Inter focusing via central knob
- Lens coating: Fully multicoated
- Phase coating: Yes
- Dimensions: 6.14 inches long by 5.12 inches wide
- Weight: 1.67 pounds
- Warranty: Limited lifetime
About Vanguard
Vanguard has been a global leader in high-quality photo-video accessories, hunting accessories, and sporting optics for more than 25 years. The company's diverse lineup includes such products as tripods, camera bags, and camera cases; gun cases, gun pods/shooting sticks, and archery bow cases; and binoculars and spotting scopes. Whether you're an avid birdwatcher, professional or hobbyist photographer, or adventurous hunter, Vanguard is with you every step of the way. Vanguard's U.S. headquarters is located in Whitmore Lake, Michigan.
Product Description
Endeavor ED has BaK4 roof prisms and special lens coatings for unbelievable quality. Nitrogen-charged and O-ring sealed, Endeavor ED is waterproof and fogproof to take on challenging weather conditions.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Bins for the $,
This review is from: Vanguard 10.5x45 Endeavor ED Binocular (Black) (Sports)
I have had my Endeavor ED's for about 9 monhts. During that time I've not switched back to my Vortex bins. The Vortex had a lower transmission than these ED binoculars, and that is what drove my purchase decision. I was able to directly compare them to Swarovski and Nikons at a fall hawk watch festival in Monroe, MI. That is what sold me - because they were as bright and sharp as the Swarovskis at 1/5 the cost! They feel nice and don't feel that heavy - it is important when you have them around your neck all day during hiking and birding. The strap is first rate, soft and comfortable. I really like the way they look and feel - let alone the optics which are outstanding. So why 4 stars instead of 5? The focus is a bit strange and takes getting used to. I have to focus in and out a few times to get the object in crisp focus - a very fine adjustment to the focus takes a bit of effort, and I had the feeling one side was always a bit out of focus - but it is a feeling and I cannot prove it. These are high power - so there will be shake - that is unavoidable - you have to have a steady hand for 10.5 power bins. In hindsight - I should have opted for the 8.5s. Still I do travel around the country with them, and have not felt the need to change - so they are really growing on me. Summary: These are terrific bins for the price - I bet it would be hard to find a better pair at this price!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
startling clarity,
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This review is from: Vanguard 10.5x45 Endeavor ED Binocular (Black) (Sports)
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As someone who's pretty much only used cheap binoculars before, i was literally astonished by the clarity, contrast, and vividness that these binoculars offer. Cheaper lenses just make what you're looking at bigger, like zooming in on a high-resolution image. These lenses make it clearer, like you're really standing closer instead of just looking through lenses. While it's trite and cliche to say this, it really does make you feel like you could just reach out and touch objects that are hundreds of feet away.
(Let me reiterate: this is my first experience with nice binoculars, so there's a chance that the things i'm about to complain about are par for the course, or perhaps even features. However, they still hampered my ability to use these.) My biggest frustration with these binoculars is the brute force requires to adjust the width. I'm not the strongest person in the world, i admit this, but i really have to strain to adjust them. Given that they only fit in the carrying case when squished down to the smallest setting, this means straining to get them flexed to my ideal width before using, and then straining to get them back into compact-mode for stowage. Maybe they'll loosen up a bit as i continue to use them, but if they did, i'd worry that they'd get too loose eventually. We'll see. The weight is a mild frustration as well. I understand that the glass required to make lenses like these is going to have a bit of heft, and the nice sturdy body of the binoculars adds a bit more. The end result is that i can't hold them up to my eyes for long stretches without support. For quick glances, it's fine, but if i want to sit and stare at something, i need something to rest my elbows on. In all, though, the image quality provided by these lenses is the best i've ever seen. For someone ready to take the step up from cheap to quality, these binoculars will be quite a treat. --- Since writing my original review, i'd had a chance to let several other people take a look through these binoculars. All of them, even a few birdwatchers who spend a lot of time looking through binoculars, were impressed with their quality. I heard a lot of 'wow's.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good, but not perfect.,
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This review is from: Vanguard 10.5x45 Endeavor ED Binocular (Black) (Sports)
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I fully admit: I'm not an expert on the workings of binoculars. I am, however, a photographer, and thus pretty familiar with glass. The glass in these binoculars is pretty good. Definitely not perfect, though. Despite these binoculars having ED glass, there's a bit of purple fringing, especially in lines on buildings etc. Not awful, but definitely noticeable.
Also, the binoculars, while far from being soft when dialed in, are just not brilliantly sharp and vibrant. I have a great mountain view from my house, but through the binoculars, everything in the distance just loses a lot of vibrance, and gets a little hazy.... That said, for actually being able to SEE things in the distance, these binoculars are clearly a winner at 10.5x45mm magnification. Very solid feeling, easy to adjust etc. I like that the caps for the front and back secure very tightly, and the case is a nice addition, too, though if you're going backpacking through the rain-forests, you may want something sturdier as the case is by no means "heavy duty." Overall, though, there's a lot to like. You could definitely do a lot worse! 4 out of 5.
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