I would like to thank everyone for their help with this! An update: I did return the Legends as I could not get the interpupillary distance set correctly...I was seeing black shapes no matter what I did! I guess (from what I've read) the eye cups did not twist far enough up? I was super impressed with the brightness and clarity though...and I convinced myself that the elites must be "better" or why would Bushnell charge more for them? Anyway I received the Elites today and unfortunately am underwhelmed. I don't know if I have just psyched myself out by overthinking this whole thing, but I certainly did not feel "wow" when I first put them up like I did with the Legends. I will say that I was able to get a single circle view with these. So, I really didn't have a choice in the end since, as good as the Legends were, they just weren't the right size (?) for me.
I still think Bushnell offered me the Legends as a replacement because they are better. But why they charge less for them? A mystery.
In the end I am just sad they couldn't repair my 1994 Elites. They said there were no parts available. I have read that so-called "Alpha" binox should last for life. And Elites certainly were the alphas of their day. I guess they just didn't last forever. I should just dollar cost average the amount of use I got out of them for so long and just call it a day. I will probably just try the Elites on my next trip (Belize! including Chanh Chich Lodge) and see how it goes. I just don't bird enough these days to justify the purchase of something major right now.
Again, thanks everyone for your help....do you think I will get used to these Elites?
I still think Bushnell offered me the Legends as a replacement because they are better. But why they charge less for them? A mystery.
In the end I am just sad they couldn't repair my 1994 Elites. They said there were no parts available. I have read that so-called "Alpha" binox should last for life. And Elites certainly were the alphas of their day. I guess they just didn't last forever. I should just dollar cost average the amount of use I got out of them for so long and just call it a day. I will probably just try the Elites on my next trip (Belize! including Chanh Chich Lodge) and see how it goes. I just don't bird enough these days to justify the purchase of something major right now.
Again, thanks everyone for your help....do you think I will get used to these Elites?