Endoscope with an adjustable viewing direction (22, 24), comprising: a shaft; an image transfer device configured to transfer an image from a distal end of the endoscope to a proximal end of the endoscope; a hermetically sealed sleeve around the image transfer device (42, 44), having a light entrance window at the distal end of the endoscope; a handling device at the proximal end of the endoscope; a pivot actuation device located at the handling device and configured to manually adjust an angle between the viewing direction (22, 24) and a longitudinal axis of the shaft; a force transfer device within the hermetically sealed sleeve, the force transfer device being displaceable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending from the handling device to the distal end of the endoscope, and the force transfer device being configured to transfer a force generated manually by means of the pivot actuation device and a corresponding movement to the distal end of the endoscope for the purposes of adjusting the angle between the viewing direction (22, 24) and the longitudinal axis and the shaft, the force transfer device being mechanically coupled at the distal end of the endoscope to a pivotable or otherwise movable mirror, prism or any other optical device for adjusting the viewing direction; a magnetic coupling device configured for magnetic transfer of a force parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft between the pivot actuation device and the force transfer device within the hermetically sealed sleeve; a rotation actuation device at the handling device, configured for manual rotation of the viewing direction (22, 24) about the longitudinal axis of the shaft relative to the handling device; a gearing (90; 100) configured to transfer a first force and a first displacement at the pivot actuation device into a second force and a second displacement at the force transfer device, characterized in that the gearing (90; 100) is designed as a reduction gearing for transferring a smaller force and a longer displacement at the pivot actuation device into a greater force and a shorter displacement at the force transfer device, and in that the gearing (90; 100) is arranged between the magnetic coupling device and the force transfer device and is at least partly integrated in each of these. a shaft; an image transfer device configured to transfer an image from a distal end of the endoscope to a proximal end of the endoscope; a hermetically sealed sleeve around the image transfer device (42, 44), having a light entrance window at the distal end of the endoscope; a handling device at the proximal end of the endoscope; a pivot actuation device located at the handling device and configured to manually adjust an angle between the viewing direction (22, 24) and a longitudinal axis of the shaft; a force transfer device within the hermetically sealed sleeve, the force transfer device being displaceable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending from the handling device to the distal end of the endoscope, and the force transfer device being configured to transfer a force generated manually by means of the pivot actuation device and a corresponding movement to the distal end of the endoscope for the purposes of adjusting the angle between the viewing direction (22, 24) and the longitudinal axis and the shaft, the force transfer device being mechanically coupled at the distal end of the endoscope to a pivotable or otherwise movable mirror, prism or any other optical device for adjusting the viewing direction; a magnetic coupling device configured for magnetic transfer of a force parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft between the pivot actuation device and the force transfer device within the hermetically sealed sleeve; a rotation actuation device at the handling device, configured for manual rotation of the viewing direction (22, 24) about the longitudinal axis of the shaft relative to the handling device; a gearing (90; 100) configured to transfer a first force and a first displacement at the pivot actuation device into a second force and a second displacement at the force transfer device, characterized in that the gearing (90; 100) is designed as a reduction gearing for transferring a smaller force and a longer displacement at the pivot actuation device into a greater force and a shorter displacement at the force transfer device, and in that the gearing (90; 100) is arranged between the magnetic coupling device and the force transfer device and is at least partly integrated in each of these.