Hawke Endurance ED 12x50 Binoculars - Black

The Hawke Endurance ED 12x50 binoculars (product 47032420335923) deliver 12x magnification through a 50mm objective lens. That combination pulls in serious light and gives you a wide exit pupil of 4.2mm genuinely useful for dawn and dusk wildlife watching. The 91m field of view at 1000m keeps fast-moving subjects in frame. These are built for birdwatching and wildlife use where detail and brightness matter.

Hawke's System H5 optics use Extra-Low Dispersion ED glass paired with fully multi-coated lenses and phase-corrected BAK-4 roof prisms. ED glass cuts chromatic aberration the colour fringing you see on cheaper glass giving cleaner edges and truer colour. Multi-coating across all air-to-glass surfaces boosts light transmission for sharper brighter images in difficult light.

The body is a polycarbonate chassis wrapped in textured rubber armour. It weighs 805g. Nitrogen purging makes it fully fogproof internally and it is completely waterproof for all-weather use. Twist-up eyecups with position stops suit both spectacle wearers and bare-eye users. The dioptre sits on the right eyepiece. Close focus is 2.5m.

Hawke backs these with a No-Fault Lifetime Warranty. Customers rate them alongside binoculars costing three times the price. For serious birdwatchers and wildlife observers these deliver ED optics, solid build and lifetime cover in one package.

The 12x50 pairing gives a 4.2mm exit pupil enough for low-light use at dawn and dusk. ED glass reduces the refractive differences between wavelengths of light which cuts colour fringing at high contrast edges. BAK-4 roof prisms with phase correction maintain contrast and resolution that uncorrected prisms lose. Fully multi-coated lenses on every air-to-glass surface push light transmission higher than single or partial coatings. Nitrogen purging removes internal moisture permanently preventing fogging when temperatures change.

The chassis is polycarbonate wrapped in a lightweight textured rubber armour for grip and protection. The optical system uses ED extra-low dispersion glass elements and phase-corrected BAK-4 glass roof prisms. All lens surfaces carry full multi-coatings. The body is sealed and nitrogen-purged.

Use a blower or soft brush before wiping lenses with a clean microfibre cloth. Store in the supplied case away from moisture and extreme heat. Check the hinge tension and eyecup action periodically. The Hawke lifetime warranty requires normal careful use avoid dropping and never use solvents on the coated lenses.