Athlon 4.5-30×56 ETR Reticle ?

I went down to AOA and looked thru some scopes. I looked thru a Midas Tac for my eyes the reticle is to fine or dim. I strain to see it. I looked at several scopes. I was asked if I wanted to see the Talon Athlon 4.5-30×56 ETR Reticle at first I said no because of its minimum parallax and me wanting to shot closer if needed. But I said hey I am here I may as well. I looked thru it and WOW I really liked it. I took it outside so I could look at definite distances. I picked a parked truck with small righting and stepped off 10 yards. I could use it to shoot at lower settings it would be very usable. I am not sure I could use a ten yard subtension. I wish I had payed more attention to that. I then stepped back 5 yards at a time. Each 5 yard you could turn the power up more to focus. That particular scope could be used at 30 power @ 20 yards. Another pleasant surprise. I had a Aztec with a tree reticle also a Leupold, to my eyes it made everything wash out and I would get eye strain but I liked it in the Athlon ETR,,, I didn't in the Midas Tac

All that lead in to ask my question. Has anyone compared the Athlon 3-18 to the 4.5-30 are they as clear as each other? Is the reticle bold or easy to focus on?