That's what I just did!Here's an argument to consider: If you're considering a new pair of 10x42 SLC, why not consider used 10x42 EL for someone upgrading to the NL Pure? Not sure, but I bet price wouldn't be too far off.
I had vortex razors, they weren't bad. Swapped them for the fury, ranging binos. Lower grade glass and I've never been happy with them. Only bow hunt and prefer a handheld rangefinder anyway. Actually ordered a pair of SLCs tonight.Because you will always wonder if you should have gotten EL's. Half joking, but half-serious, I know lots of people, including myself, unfortunately, function that way.
What are you upgrading from?
I ordered a pair yesterday, cannot for these bad boys to show up! If you have had the opportunity to look through them side by side with the $500-$900 options I think it’s clear(no pun intended) that the slc are far better quality and worth the extra money. I looked through the vortex uhd, Zeiss conquest hd, the fury 5000, and a lieca geovid. The Leica was very good glass but near the same price, the vortex was also good but again near the same price, the Zeiss weren’t even close, the fury’s were disappointing to say the least.I had vortex razors, they weren't bad. Swapped them for the fury, ranging binos. Lower grade glass and I've never been happy with them. Only bow hunt and prefer a handheld rangefinder anyway. Actually ordered a pair of SLCs tonight.
I agree, but really when you start glassing the comfort for eyes makes a huge difference over the less expensive options that might be similar with limited use.I ordered a pair yesterday, cannot for these bad boys to show up! If you have had the opportunity to look through them side by side with the $500-$900 options I think it’s clear(no pun intended) that the slc are far better quality and worth the extra money. I looked through the vortex uhd, Zeiss conquest hd, the fury 5000, and a lieca geovid. The Leica was very good glass but near the same price, the vortex was also good but again near the same price, the Zeiss weren’t even close, the fury’s were disappointing to say the least.
I've never owned SLC 10s (glassed with several), but have owned 3 pairs of EL 10s. All generations. I recently sold my last pair for some NLs. With that said, I'm not so sure I didn't like the newer SLCs better than my newer ELs.Here's an argument to consider: If you're considering a new pair of 10x42 SLC, why not consider used 10x42 EL for someone upgrading to the NL Pure? Not sure, but I bet price wouldn't be too far off.