Should I buy ELs now or wait for more new product releases this year? (1 Viewer)

[tarheelbird]

Hello,
first time poster but I've been reading for months and used threads here to choose the used scope I got and have settled on buying EL 8.5x42s as well to upgrade from my Nikon M5 bins. However, between the AX Visio, leather limited edition CLs, and now the Baby S, I am wondering if anyone thinks a new version of the EL could be coming soon as well. I have only been birding for <2 years so I haven't followed product release schedules in the past to know if I should be patient.
Thanks

 

[dalat]

The new version of the EL is the NL and already available since a few years.

 

[RE Birder]

Hello,
first time poster but I've been reading for months and used threads here to choose the used scope I got and have settled on buying EL 8.5x42s as well to upgrade from my Nikon M5 bins. However, between the AX Visio, leather limited edition CLs, and now the Baby S, I am wondering if anyone thinks a new version of the EL could be coming soon as well. I have only been birding for <2 years so I haven't followed product release schedules in the past to know if I should be patient.
Thanks

They have just discontinued the 10x50 and 12x50 - The NL is the new EL

 

[Paultricounty]

Hello,
first time poster but I've been reading for months and used threads here to choose the used scope I got and have settled on buying EL 8.5x42s as well to upgrade from my Nikon M5 bins. However, between the AX Visio, leather limited edition CLs, and now the Baby S, I am wondering if anyone thinks a new version of the EL could be coming soon as well. I have only been birding for <2 years so I haven't followed product release schedules in the past to know if I should be patient.
Thanks

Considering the bargain prices available right now for 42mm EL’s, and the fact Swaro seems to moving away from EL platform , now is the time to snag what I call one of the top 4-5 best binoculars available.

 

[Scott98]

Considering the bargain prices available right now for 42mm EL’s, and the fact Swaro seems to moving away from EL platform , now is the time to snag what I call one of the top 4-5 best binoculars available.

exactly what I was thinking - it's the best time ever to acquire the 8.5x42 EL. Prices are discounted for a brand new pair and they may go extinct soon. For all we know, Swaro may never make a bino in this niche again - the mid-wide-field category. Seems like only Nikon and Leica are interested in maintaining this size.

 

[Mike Crawley]

I have a second hand pair of 8.5x42 ELs (bought to replace my 10x42 ELs) plus a second hand pair of 8x32 ELs - in my humble opinion you will not regret buying a pair of ELs

 

[Super Dave]

Hi, it seems like the 8.5x42 is going for $1999. Is that the low price you guys are talking about? Swarovski is promoting a 30% discount code if you sign up for their newsletter. I got the code and have been trying to apply it to a couple of binoculars on their site and it's not working. They got my email...and I got a useless discount code.

 

[Maljunulo]

Hi, it seems like the 8.5x42 is going for $1999. Is that the low price you guys are talking about? Swarovski is promoting a 30% discount code if you sign up for their newsletter. I got the code and have been trying to apply it to a couple of binoculars on their site and it's not working. They got my email...and I got a useless discount code.

Send them a polite inquiry, not a nastygram, and see what happens.

 

[Super Dave]

Yea, thanks, I called them and they said the 30% "gear" is clothing. A sucker is born every minute...

 

[Paultricounty]

Yea, thanks, I called them and they said the 30% "gear" is clothing. I sucker is born every minute...

B&H Photo.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1657687-REG/swarovski_37008_8_5x42_el_bnoculars_green.html

 

[Maljunulo]

Yea, thanks, I called them and they said the 30% "gear" is clothing. I sucker is born every minute...

Oh, oops!

Bummer. 🙁

 

[Bill Atwood]

On B&H product pages check below the std price for used item availability:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1657687/swarovski_37008_8_5x42_el_bnoculars_green.html

 

[LIL’Wren57]

Check these guys out also…

Swarovski EL Binoculars

Swarovski EL binoculars mark a milestone in long-range optics. Buy Swarovski Optik EL Binoculars at EuroOptic.com and get special offer on each purchase. Free shipping on order of every Swarovski Optik Binoculars.

www.eurooptic.com

 

[glassbottle]

I have a second hand pair of 8.5x42 ELs (bought to replace my 10x42 ELs) plus a second hand pair of 8x32 ELs - in my humble opinion you will not regret buying a pair of ELs

any EL 8x32 for sale ?????
im trying to locate a pair in the UK
i want to not regret buying a pair of EL 32s
😁

 

[Mike Crawley]

any EL 8x32 for sale ?????
im trying to locate a pair in the UK
i want to not regret buying a pair of EL 32s
😁

This isn’t a recommendation of any sort, purely information.
Here’s a pair for sale

Swarovski EL 8x32 WB - Wessex Photo

Complete with case, box & strap

wessexphoto.com

 

[glassbottle]

This isn’t a recommendation of any sort, purely information.
Here’s a pair for sale

Swarovski EL 8x32 WB - Wessex Photo

Complete with case, box & strap

wessexphoto.com

thanks mike , yeah ive seen those for sale.
im fishing for the field pro version ideally,
i love the strap system on my 42s 👍
ive probably more chance of buying a pint on the moon at the moment
......but as grandma says "patience is a virtue"

 

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If you call Europtics they will sell you a new NL 8x32 for $2600. That is only $600 more than a EL 8.5x42, and it is smaller and lighter, has a bigger FOV, is more transparent, has a smoother focuser, fit's in your hands better with the curved wasp waist shape and if you bird mostly in the day you will never miss the bigger aperture of the EL 8.5x42. IMO, it is the best all around birding binocular you can buy.

Riflescopes

Premium rifle scopes for all types of shooters, with free shipping on top brands like Zeiss, Swarovski, Nightforce, and more.

www.eurooptic.com

 

[glassbottle]

If you call Europtics they will sell you a new NL 8x32 for $2600. That is only $600 more than a EL 8.5x42, and it is smaller and lighter, has a bigger FOV, is more transparent, has a smoother focuser, fit's in your hands better with the curved wasp waist shape and if you bird mostly in the day you will never miss the bigger aperture of the EL 8.5x42. IMO, it is the best all around birding binocular you can buy.

Riflescopes

Premium rifle scopes for all types of shooters, with free shipping on top brands like Zeiss, Swarovski, Nightforce, and more.

www.eurooptic.com

cheers dennis but its the ELs im interested in .
ps im from over the pond & only talk in pound notes 😂

 

[SuperDuty]

No reason a person couldn’t use something from the EL series for the rest of your life without ever wanting for more. IMO

 

[Jon Turner]

I recently discovered that Swarovski are producing a Binocular model that will identify what you are looking at and can also identify it by sound. It has the Merlin App as part of the equipment. now by chance last Monday I was in Vienna and called in at the Swarovski shop to see if I could get a look at a pair (couldn't afford them but have often predicted that this was on the cards). Unfortunately the shop was closed - it was a bank holiday! Have to wait until they're in proper production I guess. I think the guide price is around €4k.