Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 14.84 x 5.94 x 4.8 inches |
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Package Weight | 1.97 Kilograms |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 13.6 x 7.1 x 3.25 inches |
Item Weight | 51 Ounces |
Brand Name | VANGUARD |
Warranty Description | Limited Lifetime Warranty |
Model Name | ENDEAVOR HD 65A |
Color | Black and Gray |
Material | Magnesium alloy |
Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
Number of Items | 1 |
Manufacturer | Vanguard- Sporting Goods |
Part Number | ENDEAVOR HD 65A |
Style | 15-45x65mm |
Included Components | Lens covers, Lens cleaning cloth, Soft Carry Bag, Spotting Scope |
Size | 65mm |
Skill Level | Expert |
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Brand | VANGUARD |
Model Name | ENDEAVOR HD 65A |
Eye Piece Lens Description | x |
Objective Lens Diameter | 65 Millimeters |
Product Dimensions | 13.6"D x 7.1"W x 3.25"H |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item Weight | 51 Ounces |
Lens Coating Description | Fully Coated |
About this item
- Extra-low Dispersion glass (ED) for accurate color rendition & bright, sharp images, and Bak4 phase-coated prism with fully multi-coated lenses
- Rubber armored magnesium body with built in sunshield to eliminate glare in direct sunlight. Dual focus wheel for fine and course adjustment
- Detachable angled eyepiece with soft, comfortable rubber eyecup and long eye relief
- 100% waterproof and fogproof
- Zoom Magnification: 15-45x, Objective Lens Diameter: 65mm, Field of view: 144 ~ 68 ft/1000 yards, View angle: 2.75 ~ 1.3 degrees, Near focus: 14.8 ~ 18 feet, Eye relief: 19 ~ 20 mm, Weight: 51 ounces
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Vanguard: What's Your Story?
Vanguard's customer-focused commitment has allowed us to design and produce feature-packed, premium sporting optics, tripods & bags.
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Founded in 1986, Vanguard is a global company that designs and manufactures sporting optics, tripods, bags, and accessories. Every step from R&D to production is implemented in-house by our Vanguard-owned and operated robust global team.
Our drive to disrupt mediocrity and commitment to innovation has allowed us to create high-quality, innovative, and feature-packed products for outdoor enthusiasts and photographers all over the world.
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Built for the Outdoors
Vanguard’s award-winning optics help outdoor enthusiasts get closer to nature with advanced technology and superior materials.
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Binoculars
Vanguard has earned numerous international awards for optical design & technology, and we continue to develop quality binoculars that satisfy birders, sports fans, nature lovers & more.
Spotting Scopes
Vanguard creates spotting scopes of exceptional craftsmanship & design, making sure you’re covered in every viewing experience.
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Vanguard tripods combine solid engineering & innovative features to support outdoor enthusiasts & photographers in their endeavors. Vanguard tripods offer maximum support for spotting scopes, binoculars, smartphones and cameras.
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ENDEAVOR HD
High Definition Spotting Scopes Featuring ED Glass
VANAGURD's Best Spotting Scope Series
About VANGUARD
Vanguard is a global company that designs and manufactures tripods, bags, sporting optics, and accessories. For over 30 years, our drive to disrupt mediocrity and commitment to innovation has allowed us to create the highest quality products for photographers and outdoor enthusiasts at an affordable cost.
VANGUARD Endeavor HD
Spotting Scopes
Experience nature up close with Endeavor HD spotting scopes. The outstanding field of view and long range visibility is perfect for master birders and nature enthusiasts. Endeavor HD offers premium ED Glass allowing viewers to see more detail than ever before.
- Premium ED glass assures exceptional detail and brilliant colors
- Advanced MultiGuard coatings for higher light transmittance
- Modern ergonomics with rubber armored magnesium
- Stacked, dual-focus controls for making quick and fine-tuning adjustments
- Built-in sunshield eliminates glare in direct sunlight
- Detachable angled eyepiece with soft, comfortable rubber eyecup and long eye relief
- Includes: Scope cover with carrying strap | Lens & eyepiece caps | Lens cloth
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PREMIUM ED GLASSVanguard’s Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass and the BAK4 roof prism greatly reduces chromatic aberrations, allowing clear, sharp viewing with high contrast. |
MULTIGUARD COATINGSVanguard’s MultiGuard coatings provide multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds resulting in optimal light transmission and producing a remarkably clear field of view. |
WATERPROOF & FOGPROOFVanguard’s O-ring seals completely to prevent moisture, dust and debris from entering the optics. Nitrogen purging prevents fogging in extreme weather conditions. |
FINE FOCUSINGEndeavor HD is equipped with fine and coarse focusing wheels for quick and precision fine tuning adjustments. |
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Magnification | 20 - 60x | 15 - 45x |
Objective Lens Diameter | 82 mm | 65 mm |
Angle of View | 2.1-1.0° | 2.7-1.3° |
Field of View | 330 - 156 ft at 1000 yds | 144 - 69 ft at 1000 yds |
Minimum Focus Distance | 14.7 ft (20x); 18 ft (60x) | 14.7 ft (15x); 18 ft (45x) |
Eye Relief | 19 - 20 mm | 19 - 20 mm |
Dimensions | 15 x 7" (38 x 18 cm) | 13.6 x 7.1" (34.5 x 18 cm) |
Weight | 63.8 oz (1.8 kg) | 49.4 oz (1.4 kg) |
Product Description
Endeavor HD Spotting Scope is the most advanced piece of optical equipment Vanguard has ever produced. The optical system employs extra-low dispersion glass (ED) to ensure accurate color rendition and virtually eliminate color fringing. The lenses are all fully multi-coated to ensure optimum light transmission and feature a phase-coated BAK4 roof prism. Endeavor 65A comes with an 65mm objective lens and angled eyepiece with 15-45x zoom magnification. It features an extendable rubber covered eyecup and boasts impressive eye relief even at the highest zoom settings. It also provides a very impressive field of view. A built-in sunshield is included to eliminate glare in direct sunlight and it includes a padded raincoat with sling for carry and protection. Endeavor HD is also equipped with fine and coarse focusing wheels for quick and precision fine tuning adjustments. The Endeavor HD mounts directly to Vanguard tripod heads (and others) that are equipped with the universal mounting plate (arca base) without the use of a quick shoe.
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ASIN | B00BJFAYM4 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #220,967 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #68 in Spotting Scopes |
Date First Available | March 15, 2013 |
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Customers like the quality, value, and clarity of the spotting scope. For example, they mention the glass and coatings are superior, it provides clear, sharp views, and it's a good value for money. Opinions are mixed on focus, image quality, performance, and compactness.
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Customers like the quality of the telescope. They mention that the glass and coatings are superior, it provides clear, sharp images, and it's a solid build. Some say that it'll be a good quality replacement for the Vortex, with a much better eyepiece. Overall, most are satisfied with the product's quality and durability.
"...It is also my opinion that the quality of the glass and coatings are superior, it is just so much brighter...." Read more
"...The well made case is a really nice touch as well. You don't need to remove the case to mount or use the scope...." Read more
"...practicality and responsibility aside, this is objectively a very good spotting scope, and unless you get optics fever it will serve you very well...." Read more
"...But I am very impressed with Vanguard optical quality...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the telescope. They say it provides clear, sharp views for its price point and is a nice spotting scope.
"The Vanguard Endeavor HD 82A gives you a lot of scope for the money...." Read more
"...scope that has helped us enjoy and improve our birding, for a reasonable cost...." Read more
"...This scope is hundreds of dollars worth of carefully chosen, polished, and coated high density glass designed to perfect your light path...." Read more
"...is of a high quality, solid build, and it provides clear, sharp views for its price point...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the clarity of the telescope. They mention that it has amazing clarity, even at high power zoom. The glass is very clear, with little chromatic abberation, and it has excellent clarity in multiple lighting conditions. Customers also say that it's easy to read signs, even the fine print, with the clear optics.
"...I love this scope. It's clarity and light gathering capability is the equal of scopes two or three times as expensive...." Read more
"...street sign so I could check for focus and clarity. ( I could read the the sign easily, even the fine print )...." Read more
"...have noted, the scope is of a high quality, solid build, and it provides clear, sharp views for its price point...." Read more
"It works excellent! Very clear and solid optic.I did however need to add a snap on the forward soft lens cover to keep it on...." Read more
Customers find the telescope easy to use. They mention that it is solidly built, has knobs for focusing, and is easy to turn to different viewing positions. Customers also say that it's portable and easy to mount on a tripod. They appreciate the sun shield and the ease of changing the magnification.
"...lens, the course and fine tuning knobs for focusing, the ease of turning the scope to different viewing positions ,the sun shield, and the ease of..." Read more
"...I love the portability of the scope and its ease of use...." Read more
"Great optics for the price. Portable and easy to mount on a tripod...." Read more
"...The wide aperture allows nice viewing. It is light weight and fairly easy to use. ONLY mild downside is putting it together...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the focus of the telescope. Some find the fine focus very effective, smooth, and easy to use. They also appreciate the fine finish adjustment, which brings out the sharpness of the image. However, others say that the focus is coarse and the fine finishing adjustment did nothing to sharpen it. They mention that the field of vision is not clear at all, and that there is no way to sharp the image satisfactorily at 60x.
"...The Vanguard also has a noticeably wider field of view at all magnifications. The Vanguard is more compact, lighter, and better balanced, as well...." Read more
"...It didn't take very long for the Coarse focus knob to lock up, which made it very difficult to turn...." Read more
"...I particularly like the fine focus wheel, it's just got a nice feel to it. The well made case is a really nice touch as well...." Read more
"...get near 45mm the image falls apart with chromatic abrasion and inability to focus...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the image quality of the telescope. Some mention that it has a very clear and sharp picture, while others say that it does not measure up in image clarity.
"...Up until 30x magnification, both scopes are sharp. Above 30x, the Endeavor takes a commanding lead, and is sharper at 60x than the Regal at 48x...." Read more
"...to try out on my nearby bird feeders and was absolutely dismayed at the image quality I was getting...." Read more
"...And I am very happy with the scope's image quality. At 20X I saw the details of the Kingfisher that I have never seen before with 8x binoculars...." Read more
"...Got some great pics." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works well for their needs and has all the functions they were looking for. They say it delivers very well and is powerful. However, other customers say that it didn't work at 200 yards like they thought it would.
"...Fundamentally, that's what you need, and this scope delivers very well. So the question then, is what am I missing?..." Read more
"...the protective cover but this cover is so small that it is essentially nonfunctional...." Read more
"It works excellent! Very clear and solid optic.I did however need to add a snap on the forward soft lens cover to keep it on...." Read more
"...I've used Vanguard's newest binoculars and they have very good performance and do rival that of the higher-cost models; however, their spotting..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the compactness of the telescope. Some mention that the Vanguard is more compact, lighter, and better balanced, while others say that it's fundamentally too small and wouldn't fit over the scope.
"...Both coarse and fine focus works as it should. It is light, compact, and a very good looking scope...." Read more
"...These are not interchangeable - depends on the lens size (could not fit the Vortex Phone Scope case on the Vanguard)...." Read more
"...And it's a much better scope than Galileo had. I love the portability of the scope and its ease of use...." Read more
"...In addition* The case doesn't fit very well, it is useless, really.*..." Read more
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Up against the Celestron Regal 65 F-ED, the Endeavor HD wins overall. Up until 30x magnification, both scopes are sharp. Above 30x, the Endeavor takes a commanding lead, and is sharper at 60x than the Regal at 48x. The brightness on the Endeavor is much better than the Regal, much of which is the difference in the objective diameter. It is also my opinion that the quality of the glass and coatings are superior, it is just so much brighter. The Endeavor is also shorter, narrower overall, and feels lighter. The balance on the Endeavor is perfect, whereas, the Regal is very back heavy.
Compared to the Vortex Viper HD 80mm, there is not a whole lot of difference in sharpness. However, the Endeavor is brighter, and is sharper with more contrast above 50x. The Vanguard also has a noticeably wider field of view at all magnifications. The Vanguard is more compact, lighter, and better balanced, as well. I was also able to see slightly more details through the Endeavor, probably due to superior contrast overall. I was very surprised that the Endeavor was better than a scope costing almost twice as much, especially one from a respected manufacture like Vortex.
I also compared this to the 85mm Ziess Diascope. While the Ziess is noticeably better in every aspect, it amazes me how close the Vanguard actually comes. It really makes me wonder why I spent almost 5 times as much on the Zeiss.
On the copy I have, the focus is smooth, although with a bit more resistance than I care for. Both coarse and fine focus works as it should. It is light, compact, and a very good looking scope. The optics are bright and sharp, and the performance from 50-60x is better than any non-alpha scope I have used. Performance in adverse lighting conditions is very good. I am very impressed with this scope.
On another note, I have heard a lot of good things about Vanguard's products over the years, but the one complaint I hear most often seems to be Quality Control related. If you get a good copy, they are excellent, but it seems that getting that good copy can sometimes take a couple of tries. Hopefully, this will not be the case with this product, but I suggest buying from a company with a good return policy, or buying from a brick and mortar store, so you can try it out and exchange it if needed.
To sum things up, it is my opinion, that you cannot get a better preforming scope without spending a lot more money. I highly recommend this scope to anyone not wanting to spend more than $1000.
Consequently, I've tried out some high dollar (and low dollar) scopes, under real world conditions.
My wife has gotten more and more into birding, and a couple of years ago, I bought her a pair of Vanguard Binoculars. They've been outstanding, both in their performance and their build quality. As we find ourselves spending weekends out on refuges and in state parks, it's often just the two of us, I thought it would be nice if we had our own scope. Since we've been so happy with the Vanguard optics, we chose to go with this scope. This was our Christmas present to ourselves.
I love this scope. It's clarity and light gathering capability is the equal of scopes two or three times as expensive. I'm not going to delve into the technical flaws that some people find with every optical instrument. I can't say it's perfect, no scope is. But it is just a fantastic scope that has helped us enjoy and improve our birding, for a reasonable cost.
I particularly like the fine focus wheel, it's just got a nice feel to it. The well made case is a really nice touch as well. You don't need to remove the case to mount or use the scope. Additionally, Vanguard was offering a rebate when I purchased this: a very nice tripod. Together they have made an unbeatable value.
Considering Vanguard's generous warranty and the general build of this scope, I think this is a lifetime investment. I can't see me ever needing to spend more for the small gain of the really high dollar scopes. For most birders, this will completely fulfill your needs ...and then some.
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Malgré cela, la qualité des matériaux et d’assemblage inspirent confiance.
Les molettes d’ajustements fonctionnent à merveille.
La quantité de lumière transmise est considerable.
Et le rendu des couleurs est exceptionnel.
Comme d’autres qui ont rédigé un avis sur ce télescope, j’aurais vraiment voulu l’aimer.
Mais le manque de netteté m’a complètement démonté.
And the most amazing part is you can do some stargazing as well from this scope, i have tried seeing moon ( you can see the craters quite clearly). I have seen Saturn with this which was quite a feat, i wasn't expecting this but i was able to see clearly the bifurcation of the ring and the planet (don't expect to see it full screen but it will give you a clear view if atmosphere is clear). This is the advantage of having a ED glass in it, though it is not free from chromatic aberration but at this cost you can bear with it.
In the daylight you can get some good picture if you connect through camera or smartphone ( though you need adapter for both, otherwise difficult to get sharp photos.
Overall its a great buy.
The build quality is very good - no complaints, the focus dials are smooth with good dampening too. The rotation of the zoom on the eye-piece is a bit stiff though. The included carrying pouch is a nice bonus and fits well.
While the scope is not extremely light to carry I find it manageable and comfortable.
Overall - highly recommended and would definitely buy again.