 Poster: A snowHead
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whats goin on all.
I have a pair of oakley wisdoms with high intensity yellow lens. i live in vancouver canada so the lens has been dubbed the "whistler lens" by the local sb shops. it is awsome for flat light. I have a buddy who owns a oakley shop. He is ordering a bunch of goggles. I want to try a pair of a-frames. but i can't decide what lense to get, fire iridium or gold iridium? i want a lense that will be betting in bright light of sun.
meybe you guys can give me some input
-thx, Btone
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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thebtone, good morning and welcome to snowHeads
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thebtone, I have the fire iridium in my a-frames, and find it's great in almost all light.
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| thebtone wrote: |
whats goin on all.
I have a pair of oakley wisdoms with high intensity yellow lens. i live in vancouver canada so the lens has been dubbed the "whistler lens" by the local sb shops. it is awsome for flat light. I have a buddy who owns a oakley shop. He is ordering a bunch of goggles. I want to try a pair of a-frames. but i can't decide what lense to get, fire iridium or gold iridium? i want a lense that will be betting in bright light of sun.
meybe you guys can give me some input
-thx, Btone |
hi there, i'm on the hunt for a pair of wisdoms for this season. According to the salespeople and the website blurb, the Fire Lens lets in the least light (16%) and it goes down to Black Iridium from there (18%),then Gold on 20% then Blue Iridium with 30% and onto Persimmon at 62% which is pretty much for flat light conditions.
So unless there are differences between goggles and glasses, for bright light you should go for the Fire one - and it looks the best out of the lot as well!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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zippy, I think you may have incorrect figures there.
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| Lens | Transmission
| | Black Iridium® Polarized: | 9%
| | Ice Iridium® Polarized: | 9%
| | Gold Iridium® Polarized | 9%
| | VR28® Black Iridium® Polarized | 10%
| | Fire Iridium® Polarized | 10%
| | Black Iridium® | 10%
| | Titanium Iridium® | 10%
| | Ice Iridium | 10%
| | Dark Grey | 10%
| | Titanium Iridium® Polarized | 12%
| | Dark Bronze | 12%
| | Gold Iridium® | 12%
| | Emerald Iridium® Polarized | 13%
| | 24K Iridium® | 13%
| | Emerald Iridium® | 13%
| | Leather Gold Iridium® | 13%
| | VR28® Blue Polarized | 14%
| | Ruby Iridium® | 14%
| | Bronze Polarized | 15%
| | Red Iridium® | 15%
| | Blue Iridium® | 15%
| | Gold Polarized | 15%
| | Fire Iridium® | 16%
| | VR28® Polarized | 16%
| | Violet Iridium® | 17%
| | Grey Polarized | 17%
| | VR28® Gold Iridium® | 17%
| | VR28® Black Iridium® | 18%
| | Grey | 18%
| | Bronze | 22%
| | Slate Iridium® | 23%
| | Emerald Slate Iridium® | 24%
| | Brown Gradient | 25%
| | G26™ | 26%
| | VR28® | 28%
| | G30™ | 30%
| | Amber Polarized | 30%
| | VR50® Gold Iridium® | 35%
| | Black Gradient | 35%
| | Black Violet Iridium® | 38%
| | Light Grey | 39%
| | Black Persimmon Iridium® | 44%
| | Blue Black Iridium® | 44%
| | VR50™ | 50%
| | Pink Black Iridium® | 51%
| | Titanium Clear | 54%
| | Violet | 55%
| | High Intensity Persimmon | 59%
| | Persimmon | 61%
| | Light Blue | 66%
| | Yellow | 90%
| | Clear | 93%
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I thought the Iridium lenses were best in bright conditions? They're supposed to reduce glare I think. For your average cloudy Whistler day you really want something that lets in alot of light, such as the yellow lenses you already have.
From the scentence "i want a lense that will be betting in bright light of sun" I can't tell if you want a lense that will be LETTING in bright light or BETTER in bright light  Maybe you can clarify?
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ponder, I'd guess he means Better in bright sun.
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Probably, since he already has a good low-light lens. You posted that graph while I was posting  but it confirms the iridium = bright sun.
Also, why both buying new goggles - why not just get a new lens. A-frames are not cheap!
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| ponder, I'd guess he means Better in bright sun. |
well your info comprehensively beats mine, i pulled it off a dealer in NZ so apols for any confusion!
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zippy, no problem - I think you may have been looking at the VR28 Black Iridium.
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