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Athlon Optics 12x50 Midas G2 UHD Black Binoculars with Eye Relief for Adults and Kids, High-Powered Binoculars for Hunting, Birdwatching, and More
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Brand | Athlon Optics |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Special Feature | Lightweight |
Objective Lens Diameter | 50 Millimeters |
Magnification Maximum | 12 x |
About this item
- Ultra-High Definition View: These ultra-high definition binoculars have exceptional edge-to-edge clarity, sharp detail enhancement, ultra-clear brightness, and true color representation
- Top-Tier Viewing Experience: Athlon Optics Midas provides ED glass for a sharper image, an edge-to-edge system for image clarity, and a ESP dielectric coating for accurate color reproduction
- Lightweight & Durable: Magnesium chassis is as tough as a metal chassis but more lightweight; tough XPL lens coating prevents scratches and dirt buildup
- Versatile Use: Use these binoculars for hunting, long-range targets, birdwatching, stargazing, or as travel accessories
- Built for the Outdoors: Athlon is a proud US sports optics product company; we are devoted to delivering superior quality optic products and outdoor accessories at a competitive price
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Light weight | — | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Value for money | — | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Picture quality | — | 4.7 | 4.8 | — | 4.8 |
Sold By | Sportco Wholesale | Spokane Supply | Pattern Professional | Pattern Professional | Sportco Wholesale |
field of view | 5.4 degrees | 6.1 degrees | 4.9 degrees | 6.5 degrees | 6.5 degrees |
focus type | Center Focus | Close Focus | Center Focus | — | manual |
apparent angle of view | 54 degrees | 61 degrees | 49 degrees | 6.5 degrees | 6.5 degrees |
lens coating | Fully Multi-Coated | Phase Coating | Fully Multi-Coated | Phase Coating | Multi-Coated |
eye relief | 15 millimeters | 16.1 milliliters | 16 millimeters | 15.2 millimeters | 19.3 millimeters |
objective lens diameter | 50 millimeters | 42 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 42 millimeters | 42 millimeters |
binocular prism | Roof Prism | BaK4 prisms | Bak-4 glass prisms reflect more light to your eyes which will give you brighter and sharper image. | Roof Prism | — |
zoom ratio | 12 multiplier x | 10 multiplier x | 12 multiplier x | 10 multiplier x | 10 multiplier x |
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About Us
- Athlon was built to share our love of the outdoors.
- Athlon is a proud US sports optics product company. Devoted to designing and delivering superior quality optics products and outdoor accessories to our consumers via our distribution and retail channels. Athlon has strong engineering capabilities, strategic alliances with quality manufacturers, and a streamlined fully integrated supply chain. These advantages enable us to bring the latest cutting edge technologies and cut out the extra layers of traditional supply chains. With these advantages we are able to deliver products to consumers with great cost savings. Our goal from day one is to pass those savings to you, the outdoor enthusiast.
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Product Dimensions | 6.7 x 5.4 x 2 inches |
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Item Weight | 2 pounds |
ASIN | B089QSVSQZ |
Item model number | 113006 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #332 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #162 in Binoculars |
Date First Available | June 5, 2020 |
Department | Unisex-Adult |
Manufacturer | Athlon Optics |
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The rugged benchmark for all-weather brightness and clarity, Midas G2 UHD roof-prism binoculars are light and slim thanks to a magnesium chassis. With Extra-Low Dispersion Glass lenses, Advanced Fully multi-coated optics, high-quality BaK-4 prisms with our ESP Dielectric coating plus phase coating, the Midas binos gather maximum light and produce brilliant color fidelity. The waterproof, shockproof design and rubber armor are ready for anything you are. No matter the conditions, with Midas, the outlook is clear. Other design enhancements include our XPL Lenses coating that protects the exterior lenses from scratches, dust and anything else mother nature throws at you. They also feature improved twist-up eyecups and argon purging.
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Customers like the clarity, brightness, and quality of the binoculars. For example, they mention the view is absolutely tack sharp and bright, with no noticeable distortion. That said, some appreciate the comfort, grip, and value of the product.
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Customers are impressed with the clarity and brightness of the binoculars. They say the view is absolutely tack sharp and bright, with no noticeable distortion. The optics clarity is great for hunting, and the image is sharper. Customers also mention that the center view is impressive and crystal clear, detailed, and vivid.
"...They are very clear and bright and I see a sharper image when looking at targets and signs...." Read more
"...Sharpness, clarity, color and flatness of field are all terrific -- you would have to really scratch around with minor details to say how a pair of..." Read more
"...The view was absolutely tack sharp and bright...." Read more
"Optics clarity is great for hunting. The covers they come with are kind of a pain but have been better as I've used them more...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the binoculars. They mention that the overall build quality feels better on the Razors, the optical quality is exceptional, and that it is a solid choice.
"...The overall build quality feels better on the Razors but it should for their higher price tag...." Read more
"Very good quality and very good in low light" Read more
"...That will be determined during hunting season. They seem to be very durable, and I like the rubber grip and feel." Read more
"...The binoculars do feel solid and I like the rugged grips." Read more
Customers like the comfort of the binoculars. They mention that the grip is comfortable, and the lens caps are conveniently tethered to the bins. The Athlons also have a grippy plastic armor that feels better than metal Razors.
"...The Athlons have a grippy plastic armor that feels better than the metal Razors...." Read more
"...These binoculars are very clear and they’re easy to focus. The grip is comfortable and the lens caps are conveniently tethered to the binoculars...." Read more
"...They seem to be very durable, and I like the rubber grip and feel." Read more
"For the money, these are a 5 star pair. Very good optics and comfortable to hold...." Read more
Customers find the binoculars to be excellent and good value.
"...have a pair of 8x42 Athlon Midas binoculars, and they are superb for their price range, as my review will show here on Amazon...." Read more
"...Other than that we thought they were excellent and a good value." Read more
"Worth the extra cost..." Read more
"Great optics great value..." Read more
Customers find the focus of the binoculars smooth, fast, and easy to use. They also mention that the focus knob is better on the Razors and the control is very smooth and definite.
"...The focus knob is better on the Razors, the Athlon knob has some loose play in it but its smooth, fast and easy to focus...." Read more
"...The focus control is very smooth and definite, which you really need on 12x50s because the depth of field of focus is narrower than on 8x42s...." Read more
"Very nice optics. These binoculars are very clear and they’re easy to focus...." Read more
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Some other lesser but still important issues. Lens caps are great. Eye relief is good, and the twist-out eyecups are fine. It is true that if your eyes are very close together you might have a problem with these binoculars. My eyes are quite close together, but these binoculars are fine -- the barrels can still move closer at my setting. I have to wonder if the problems other readers were having occurred in this area might have occurred because they did not move the rubber retaining rings of the objective covers further towards the middle of the barrel. If you don't do this, then the rubber rings bump into each other at the fat ends of the barrels and stop the binoculars from being brought together by a significant amount. At first I thought I would have to send the binoculars back because I did not notice this, but I looked at the rings, moved them up, and of course it was fine. The whole deal comes with a good case and strap, and with that Athlon warranty. In case you can't guess from all of this, I am very, very, very happy with these binoculars.
A further note: I already have a pair of 8x42 Athlon Midas binoculars, and they are superb for their price range, as my review will show here on Amazon. I also have a pair of pocket 10x25 Athlon Midas binoculars, very happy with those also. And I have found the Athlon guarantee to be rock-solid and no-questions-asked -- I like being able to rely on a manufacture of integrity.
I haven't had a chance to use these in daytime conditions yet as the binoculars just arrived this evening. I couldn't wait to look through them so I took them out in the backyard for a quick look at the night sky and was able to see Jupiter (which appeared as a bright disk) and FOUR of its moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto which appeared as bright, pinpoints of light near Jupiter. It took me a minute to dial in the diopter setting but once it was dialed in WOW! The view was absolutely tack sharp and bright.
As of the date of this review (Oct. 17, 2023) the current distance of Jupiter is about 373,266,442 miles and Europa is a mere 1,940 miles in diameter and the next largest moon, Io isn't much larger (at roughly 2,264 mi. in diameter) but they were both very CLEARLY visible points of light near Jupiter. That is impressive for a pair of handheld binoculars.
As a side-by-side comparison, I grabbed my Nikon Monarch 7 (bought in 2015) and while I was also able to see Jupiter and the four moons, the view wasn't quite as bright or clear as the Athlons. Granted, the Athlon is a 12x50 and the Nikon is a 10x42 but the Athlons were definitely brighter and clearer. It takes significant engineering and manufacturing capability to make a 12x bino with large 50mm objective lenses that maintains a high level of clarity and resolution.
As a side note, the 12x power binocular does have more shake than the 10x so it requires a steadier hand so that may rule these out for freehand birdwatching for me but on a tripod these would probably be great for longer range wildlife viewing.
These are a bit heavy at about 2 lbs and they are longer and bulkier than my 10x42 Nikon (see photo for side-by-side comparison) which is the price paid for the greater magnification and wider objective lenses but they are not unreasonably big and bulky.
Just keep in mind, these are probably a bit too heavy for hiking, but that's where the tiny Athlon 10x25 comes in handy :)
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
I haven't had a chance to use these in daytime conditions yet as the binoculars just arrived this evening. I couldn't wait to look through them so I took them out in the backyard for a quick look at the night sky and was able to see Jupiter (which appeared as a bright disk) and FOUR of its moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto which appeared as bright, pinpoints of light near Jupiter. It took me a minute to dial in the diopter setting but once it was dialed in WOW! The view was absolutely tack sharp and bright.
As of the date of this review (Oct. 17, 2023) the current distance of Jupiter is about 373,266,442 miles and Europa is a mere 1,940 miles in diameter and the next largest moon, Io isn't much larger (at roughly 2,264 mi. in diameter) but they were both very CLEARLY visible points of light near Jupiter. That is impressive for a pair of handheld binoculars.
As a side-by-side comparison, I grabbed my Nikon Monarch 7 (bought in 2015) and while I was also able to see Jupiter and the four moons, the view wasn't quite as bright or clear as the Athlons. Granted, the Athlon is a 12x50 and the Nikon is a 10x42 but the Athlons were definitely brighter and clearer. It takes significant engineering and manufacturing capability to make a 12x bino with large 50mm objective lenses that maintains a high level of clarity and resolution.
As a side note, the 12x power binocular does have more shake than the 10x so it requires a steadier hand so that may rule these out for freehand birdwatching for me but on a tripod these would probably be great for longer range wildlife viewing.
These are a bit heavy at about 2 lbs and they are longer and bulkier than my 10x42 Nikon (see photo for side-by-side comparison) which is the price paid for the greater magnification and wider objective lenses but they are not unreasonably big and bulky.
Just keep in mind, these are probably a bit too heavy for hiking, but that's where the tiny Athlon 10x25 comes in handy :)