Lets talk sunglasses
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Polarized Clip-ons
For many years now I have been using some clever polarized clip-on sun glasses. They are made to custom fit my regular, prescription glasses, they never fall off and are easy to install and remove.
I purchased them from an outfit called "Clip-On Guys" (http://www.cliponguys.com/) for about $45.
You can fax them a 1:1 photocopy of your prescription glasses and they will make you an exact fit pair of their clip-ons in grey or yellow lenses and you can have them mirrored if you prefer.
The only downside is that they can put small scratches on plastic lenses after about 2 years.
For many years now I have been using some clever polarized clip-on sun glasses. They are made to custom fit my regular, prescription glasses, they never fall off and are easy to install and remove.
I purchased them from an outfit called "Clip-On Guys" (http://www.cliponguys.com/) for about $45.
You can fax them a 1:1 photocopy of your prescription glasses and they will make you an exact fit pair of their clip-ons in grey or yellow lenses and you can have them mirrored if you prefer.
The only downside is that they can put small scratches on plastic lenses after about 2 years.
What scientific reason would explain why I have to cock my head 4 different ways to read each of my 4 Raymarine instruments, or is this just simply a lack of quality control on the part of Raymarine? I get the same results with two different brands of expensive polarized sunglasses.
Monty:
I can't even begin to give you a scientific reason for the phenomenon, but suggest it's just the way it is with polarized lenses - nothing to do with the instrument maker nor the lens maker.
I think you'll find the same thing happening in your car, if you have some LCD digital readouts.
I think you'll also find the glasses change the appearance of things like windshields and car door windows.
I like what the lenses do to enhance the blue sky and define clouds, but I definitely cannot see hazard markers on the water as well. We sail on a shoal lake and have numerous can and spar buoys marking thin water. The cans are hard enough to see and the spars are almost impossible.
As I mentioned in an earlier post to this thread, I would not buy polarized sunglasses again.
I just had glass lens installed in a pair of Havanas by Costa del Mar. Best move I have made. I bought these 5 years ago with plastic lenes and they were mediorche at best. With the glass they are outstanding. The style is a wicked Cuban wrap around. If I wear my captains hat and white dress uniform coat with all the gold braid and medals. I could pass for Generallismo Pinochet at the helm of his flagship. If his flagship was a broken down, 32' FPG mono built 40 years ago.
I have had a lot of luck with Acies from Great Shades. Google them. Good optical glass lenses, polarized, copper silicon glass and blue mirror tint. Great for picking up wind shifts. I wear them all day don't notice any eye fatigue. Realistic pricing at $39-$79. I've own 2 pair and getting a 3rd pair with lighter lenses for driving.
Figure out what you want and then watch http://steepandcheap.com for a good deal. I got my Costa's for $60 when retail was $189
Actually places like Big Lots and Dollar tree are close out buyers who take over inventory of stores that go out of business. So it is hit or miss. Quite often I find the same "Big Dog" sunglasses at Dollar tree (for $1) that Sheetz sells for $15. You just have to stop in from time to time and see if they have something worth buying.
I for one welcome our $1 chinese made sunglasses. They seem to work really well and do what I want them to do, reduce eye fatigue.
My last two pairs of $80 Raybans.... left one on a slot machine only hours after purchasing. I still do not know where my other pair went within a day of buying them. It seems I cannot keep a pair of expensive glasses, but I will have a cheap pair a year later.
My last two pairs of $80 Raybans.... left one on a slot machine only hours after purchasing. I still do not know where my other pair went within a day of buying them. It seems I cannot keep a pair of expensive glasses, but I will have a cheap pair a year later.
I just lost a $200.00 pr of Oakleys on my last sail to Baldhead Island. I may be restricted to $20.00 sunglasses from now on. I do prefer the wrap around models that block glare from the sides.
My opthamologist suggests
Serengeti and I have just forked out $145 (discounted price). Will have them welded to my face...
Serengeti and I have just forked out $145 (discounted price). Will have them welded to my face...
Dirty Dog
I have used Maui Jims (scratched really easily), and heavy glass Raybans. Now I use Dirty Dog, so called "wet glasses", and the model is "Curl II". They have a strap for keeping them on no matter the situation and they cover the entire eye. They are a polycarbonate lens that is hard to scratch, are polarized, and really protect the eye. I like them alot and found them when I was in Australia.
Sometimes I just leave my photo sensitive regular glasses on, but they don't cover the eye near as well as the Dirty Dogs.
Tom
I have used Maui Jims (scratched really easily), and heavy glass Raybans. Now I use Dirty Dog, so called "wet glasses", and the model is "Curl II". They have a strap for keeping them on no matter the situation and they cover the entire eye. They are a polycarbonate lens that is hard to scratch, are polarized, and really protect the eye. I like them alot and found them when I was in Australia.
Sometimes I just leave my photo sensitive regular glasses on, but they don't cover the eye near as well as the Dirty Dogs.
Tom
Consumer Reports
This is not the report I was looking for, but the results are the same.
"Always look for a hangtag or sticker that says "blocks 99 to 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays" or "absorbs up to 400 nm of UV radiation." Our past tests have shown that protection doesn't have to be pricey."
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...sunglass-savvy/overview/sunglass-savvy-ov.htm
Cheap sunglasses are not necessarily a bad thing. I still swear by my HDReaders.
This is not the report I was looking for, but the results are the same.
"Always look for a hangtag or sticker that says "blocks 99 to 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays" or "absorbs up to 400 nm of UV radiation." Our past tests have shown that protection doesn't have to be pricey."
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...sunglass-savvy/overview/sunglass-savvy-ov.htm
Cheap sunglasses are not necessarily a bad thing. I still swear by my HDReaders.
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