Swaro released the EL Range TA in 2021. The previous version was around since 2012 with some cosmetic updates in 2015.
I'd put the odds of an NL Range in 2024/5 at roughly 0 since they just released the EL Range TA 3 years ago.
LOL, congrats, you just bought Gray Market goods from 6th Ave. Warranty on these is the European one. (5 years parts n labor, then 5 years parts, then nothing.
Might want to return it and contact a site sponsor for discount instead.
It can be done for anyone with alien eyes...
Swaro probably isn't interested in making their eyepieces worse for the small collection of people who would put 2 of them in a bracket.
-Cover both barrels.
-hold down the menu button until the menu comes up
-adjust the right diopter until the display is crisp and focused.
-exit the menu
-find an object 20 ft away
-uncover the right barrel and focus on that object 20 ft away using the focus dial until it's crisp and focused...
They launched a bino with camera and video capability that has onboard image recognition. They no longer need a person to be an avid birder, just interested in being outdoors, wanting to capture photos/ videos of what they see, and having enough disposable income to afford their price.
It's very accurate, you do have to have some kind of reference for where you ranged from. It uses the compass so if your calibration is off you might have issues.
Taking it out and using it helps to understand what it's doing and how to use it.
You can send Swaro an email and they'll send you adapters for the strap connection for free, and in all the pairs of "field pro" binos I've ever gotten there was a pair of adapters in a small white box under the manual.
Is the harness you used an enclosed one? I have a hard time imagining...
I've run EL 8.5x42 SVs, NL 8x42s, NL 12x42s, and EL Range TA 10x42s.
They're all great, the NLs are a full step above the EL. If you like the EL, don't pick up an NL.
The EL was a great binocular when the NL didn't exist and it cost $2700 in like 2019 money.
It's the same binocular for $2000 in 2023 money. People are selling them because the pre-HD ones are between 24-14 years old, and the NLs are out now. There are guys who've been running a preHD EL for...