Athlon ares 15-45x65 - Athlon Optics Ares 15-45x65ED Spotting Scope

Well I was finally able to put the Ares to a field test and a comparison against vortex diamondback and viper HD. Though lower magnification and objective size the Ares IMO blew the diamondback out of the water and was better than the viper too at comparable zooms. Low light max zoom was the one lowlight of the Ares at near dark and 45 power you can notice it does get darker right around 35x which I presume is from the smaller objective. From 15 to 35x at lowlight I was able to get crisp photos and good color. Personally I see this scope as a cheaper version of the old vortex razor. Not being able to compare it directly makes it hard to tell but having compared the razor to the viper I would say the two are quite similar. the large eyeglass is nice for looking through but is a tight fit for my Carson phone adapter. So far I am pleased with the Athlon on its first badlands hunt.