Polarized Prescription Glasses Question

In article , Lazarus
Cooke wrote:

I'd go for yellowy amber. I haven't had a pair of prescription
polarized since some evil ******* stole my pair from my car many years
ago. Hope they gave him a headache.

But yellow is supposed to, and IMO possibly does help seeing contrast
in poor light.

Lazarus


The yellow is very tough on the eyes but does indeed provide a lot of
contrast. Worked very well shooting skeet against overcast skies but at
then end of shooting a couple hundred rounds you could tell how hard
your eyes had worked.

Allen

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

john
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In article , Lazarus
Cooke wrote:

I'd go for yellowy amber. I haven't had a pair of prescription
polarized since some evil ******* stole my pair from my car many years
ago. Hope they gave him a headache.

But yellow is supposed to, and IMO possibly does help seeing contrast
in poor light.

Lazarus


The yellow is very tough on the eyes but does indeed provide a lot of
contrast. Worked very well shooting skeet against overcast skies but at
then end of shooting a couple hundred rounds you could tell how hard
your eyes had worked.

Allen

asadi wrote:

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

I carry clip-ons in both yellow and brown with me for that exact reason.


Chuck Vance

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:05:44 -0600, Conan The Librarian
wrote:

asadi wrote:

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

I carry clip-ons in both yellow and brown with me for that exact reason.

If you can find a set cheap (and perhaps they still make knock-offs),
the old "Porsche Design" aviator-style sunglasses are a good
alternative. The nose bridge lifts up as to make the lens
interchangeable, and there were a wide variety of interchangeable lens
available. Plus, you can (or at least could - like Ray Ban frames) have
prescription lenses made for them with various coatings. I looked on
ebay and it appears that they have become "vintage" (and pricey - I saw
a pair up to $200.00USD, which seems a bit more than what they were new
back in the 70s and 80s, IIRC), but I've seen them at charity sales,
etc. for $5.00 or less.

TC,
R