Bruce,
I have 2 SLCs albeit old ones: The SLC New 7x42 B and the SLC New 8x30 W B and their eye cups do not have intermediate positions. I don't know if the EL series has them.
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On the matter of no intermediate positions for the eye cups, I wonder if this is deliberate because intermediate positions
may not be needed with this binocular.
Jan has discussed the "Optical Box" the eye pieces are rumored to have in the new CL Companions which allows one to place the eye cups at various points around one's eyes without experiencing black outs.
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3629332&postcount=23
and
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3633097&postcount=49
Well, I can tell you that this is a fact -- for myself at least.
I can brace the eye cups up against my brow ridge under my eye brows like I have to do normally and I can also push them back into my eye sockets and I won't get blackouts. The only other binocular I can do that with is the Pentax 9x32 DCF BC which is not nearly as bright as the new 8x30 CL Companion B.
Bob