Athlon’s Argos line is their value tier product line, a step up from their budget/entry level Talos. But taking a look at the build quality and features of the Argos Gen2 8×42 binoculars, it looks more like a premium optic. The tubes are encased in rubberized armor coating with checkerboard textured panels to add further grip in wet conditions.
The Argos comes with soft plastic retained front lens caps which are one of the few disappointing features. The retaining strops too easily slip off the front of the tubes when flipping open the caps. The rear caps are spectacle style which can be retained to the optic, when used with a neck strap. The rear lenses have built-in retracting eye cups.
Indicative of budget level optics, there was some softness in focus and increased chromatic aberration along the other edge of the image. The Argos does not have ED glass like their more expensive Midas and Cronos optics but was nicely bright and clear. For an 8x scope, the field of view is nice and wide with good depth of field.
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SPECS
ARGOS G2
Magnification: 8x
Objective: 42mm
Eye Relief: 17.3mm
Close Focus: 4m/13 ft
FOV: 371 ft. @ 1000 yrds
Coating: XPL / USP
Glass: UHD
Prism: BaK-4
Waterproof: IPX7
Argon Purged
Weight: 25.5 oz
Dimensions: 5.7″ x 5.3″
