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<blockquote data-quote="mackgee" data-source="post: 2815510" data-attributes="member: 41086"><p>I apologize for the later response to this, but I feel like when someone is asking an opinion, you owe it to then to give them the best opinion you can come up with. So I put the two against each other…the EL Range 8x42mm TA's and my 12x42 NL Pure's…I am going to say that first and foremost, this is not an apples to apples comparison. Take it with a grain of salt. Obviously the 12x42 NL Pure and the 8x42 EL Ranges are going to give such a different view just based on their magnification alone. Whether it be in low light, or the middle of the day I think clarity in the middle of the bino is all but identical…they both have the fantastic clarity that one would expect from a Swarovski binocular. Now let's take that image and place it on the edge and evaluate it…that is where the NL is just so much better. If you glass correctly (again an opinion of mine as to what is right and wrong, not an absolute), you should be keeping the bino still and scan the field of view with your eyes. Moving the bino by itself does not give you the best opportunity to see what you are trying to find. When you use the EL Range TA's, there is a rolling ball effect on the outer edge of the lense. It's not as bad as you find in some other binos, but it's there. And you really notice that it is there when you put up the NL Pure's…it is completely gone in the Pure. Absolute best edge to edge quality that I have ever seen. These allow you to use the full field of view of the bino with the greatest of ease, and the least amount of distortion that I have ever seen.</p><p></p><p>But now you factor in the fact that the EL Ranges have the rangefinder in them…that to me is so valuable and saves you so much time when trying to get a shot off relatively quick. That time savings…in my opinion…can be the difference between getting a good steady shot off, and getting a sloppy rushed shot off. This is why my EL Range TA's will remain in my carry bino harness, and the NL Pure's will always be along for me to use when I'm perched up, looking over a lot of country trying to find the game I'm after.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps, and if it doesn't please feel free to ask more questions. I love doing the comparison, and have probably spent the last 2 days, switching in and out between the two preparing to give this answer. I have probably 8 plus hours of just looking through them trying to compile this answer for you. </p><p></p><p>Jeremy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mackgee, post: 2815510, member: 41086"] I apologize for the later response to this, but I feel like when someone is asking an opinion, you owe it to then to give them the best opinion you can come up with. So I put the two against each other…the EL Range 8x42mm TA’s and my 12x42 NL Pure’s…I am going to say that first and foremost, this is not an apples to apples comparison. Take it with a grain of salt. Obviously the 12x42 NL Pure and the 8x42 EL Ranges are going to give such a different view just based on their magnification alone. Whether it be in low light, or the middle of the day I think clarity in the middle of the bino is all but identical…they both have the fantastic clarity that one would expect from a Swarovski binocular. Now let’s take that image and place it on the edge and evaluate it…that is where the NL is just so much better. If you glass correctly (again an opinion of mine as to what is right and wrong, not an absolute), you should be keeping the bino still and scan the field of view with your eyes. Moving the bino by itself does not give you the best opportunity to see what you are trying to find. When you use the EL Range TA’s, there is a rolling ball effect on the outer edge of the lense. It’s not as bad as you find in some other binos, but it’s there. And you really notice that it is there when you put up the NL Pure’s…it is completely gone in the Pure. Absolute best edge to edge quality that I have ever seen. These allow you to use the full field of view of the bino with the greatest of ease, and the least amount of distortion that I have ever seen. But now you factor in the fact that the EL Ranges have the rangefinder in them…that to me is so valuable and saves you so much time when trying to get a shot off relatively quick. That time savings…in my opinion…can be the difference between getting a good steady shot off, and getting a sloppy rushed shot off. This is why my EL Range TA’s will remain in my carry bino harness, and the NL Pure’s will always be along for me to use when I’m perched up, looking over a lot of country trying to find the game I’m after. I hope that helps, and if it doesn’t please feel free to ask more questions. I love doing the comparison, and have probably spent the last 2 days, switching in and out between the two preparing to give this answer. I have probably 8 plus hours of just looking through them trying to compile this answer for you. Jeremy [/QUOTE]
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