Over the past couple of years, the people from Vortex Optics have released a very large number of portable long-range magnification devices (or binoculars, on short), designed to be used especially by people who have decided to take a trip into the great outdoors and require only the toughest and most rugged tools for this daring enterprise. And that's also the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Audubon Equinox HP 10x42 Binocular, designed especially for wildlife observation and long trips in the great outdoors.



The optics installed on the Audubon Equinox HP are of the finest quality and provide vivid colors and good magnification even in poor lighting conditions. The binoculars feature phase correction coatings on roof prisms, for enhanced resolution and contrast, as well as fine glass elements that deliver high quality images.



Additionally, the binoculars sport an exclusive glare reduction system that provides brighter views, as well as advanced XP (eXtreme Performance) multi-coatings on all air-to-glass surfaces for increase light transmission. Other important optical features worth mentioning are the 10x magnification level, the 42mm objective lens, the liner field of view (315 feet at 1000 yards) and the angular field of view (6 degrees).



Beside their strictly optics-related features, the Audubon Equinox HP are also quite ergonomic and permit easy handling, since they have a lightweight construction and ergonomic contours. Moreover, the smooth action focus wheel is well-placed, and the device even provides soft, tapered eyecups cushion the eye.



The binoculars also work quite well regardless of the environment conditions, since the waterproofing keeps optics protected from rain, sleet and snow, the fogproofing with nitrogen purging prevents interior lenses from fogging up on the inside and the durable housing is rubber armored with a textured palm grip area for a firmer grip in wet weather.



The Audubon Equinox HP 10x42 Binocular presented by Vortex Optics sells for under 300 US dollars at various retailers, which makes it a pretty good deal, taking into account everything that this optical device has to offer.