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I've been looking at photochromic polarized prescription sunglasses for
awhile now, in my quest to find a polarized prescription lens that I can wear as late in the day as possible. (In general I like a lot of light - even in the middle of the day, in shadowed areas I often have trouble seeing well with sunglasses on.) Does anyone know of any side-by-side comparisons for polarized (I'm assuming photochromic) lenses that allow for the greatest light transmission, while still doing an effective job of polarizing? Anyone have any anecdotal info they'd like to share? At one point, I tried Spotter Shades, which on their website list their light transmission as high as 50% (whereas usually lenses top out at 25% or so, meaning, 25% of light is allowed through, 75% blocked; darker lenses are more like 8% transmission). However, when I actually tried the Spotters on side-by-side with an Action Optics lens that runs about 20%, they seemed little different. Up until now I've been using variations of rose-colored glasses, which for me seem to do allow relatively more light to pass through during darker parts of the day. (Though maybe, probably, that's just my perception.) Yellow lenses obviously work great in low light - but unfortunately they're pretty useless during the middle of the day, I also generally don't like how drastically they shift colors, and given the expense of a photochromic polarized prescription lens, I can pretty much only afford one pair. FYI - I use these mainly for fishing for trout, in eastern rivers. I know this is probably ridiculously specific info to ask for, but if anyone has any input...? Thanks, Tim |
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