Reviews & Ratings for Hawke Sport Optics Endurance ED Spotting Scope 12-36x50 Straight — 2 reviews — Page 1

Before I buy this scope, I have already had Endurance ED 20-60x85 scope and very pleased with the performance. However, I just feel the size of the scope is just too big and heavy to be brought in daily use, especially to be used in my regular archery practice. For that I need smaller scope with lighter mass weight but of course don’t want to compromise the quality of the lens. After doing quite a research, to get balance on functionality, quality and of course the price, finally my choice went to (again!) Hawke Endurance ED 16-36x50.
Tested it in my 50m compound practice, I found this scope performs very well just like my previous stronger power scope. Image is sharp and vivid. In 20x magnification we have already been able to see texture of the surface of my 6 rings target. Tried looking different object in longer distance, up to approximately 200m, the scope still perform well and provide details in maximum magnification. The objective lens cover is attached to the scope with rubber on the sun shade which kind of advantage since you don’t have to worry to lose it.
But what I like most of this scope is its lightweight and compact construction. Now I can just put the scope into my backpack and go without any worries with the weights even when I’m on trekking.

I use the ed version of this model for spotting my arrows on a 122cm Olympic recurve target at 70meters. For that it works quite well. The image is crisp all the way to 30x, and a bit darker at 34x, but still crisp. However the major downside is short eye relief. One must press his eyeballs into the ocular cup to see full image and longer eyelashes will wipe the lens. On the upside, it is superlight. So for archery, I give it 4 stars. I deduct one star for eye relief. It may be “ born in the UK”, but it grew up in China. Quality on the unit I got is on par with Japan. Lens is on par with 50mm Bushnell elite scope. The fine focus wheel is on the lighter side. All in all I like it for what I use it for. For birding, I do not recommend this scope for fine detailing over 100 meters.