Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all
I'm just about to buy some new goggles but wonder whether to get one lens or two?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 14-11-18 14:41; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Each to their own, but I use one photochromic lens and will never go back to carrying two lenses.
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The new Oakley React Prizms take my fancy but I already own 3 pairs of Prizm goggles with various lenses.
If I didn't I would certainly buy the React Goggles. Assuming the bigger lens fitted my face.
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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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How are photochromic lenses in flat light/ poor vis conditions? This is really the only time you need lenses. Personally i always go with 2. Usually if its anything other than sun i just leave the flat light lens in all week.
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Photochromic.
Smith are good - the newest photochromic rose chromapop is even better than my previous smith red sensor photochromic, worn under floodlights through to bright sunny days.
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mk28 wrote: |
How are photochromic lenses in flat light/ poor vis conditions? This is really the only time you need lenses. Personally i always go with 2. Usually if its anything other than sun i just leave the flat light lens in all week. |
Individuals have different eyes of course.
In the olden days as the sun went down if I was in the forest late in the day I'd need to take my goggles off, which was less than ideal. If it was a stormy day I'd take another pair with a clearer lens.
Once they invented easy-swappable lenses, I'd switch to the clearer lens in either of those circumstances. That was less stuff to carry and cheaper than the two-pairs approach of old.
Finally a couple of years ago I bought some photochromic lenses, which solve the problem for me in all conditions. This is the best solution for me because I don't need to stop to change any more. It's something to just forget about. The only time I've ever noticed that I have the things is when going from bright sunlight into dark forest... there's a 10 second or so lag in the adjustment, which reminds me that it's just brilliant not having to stop to swap lenses.
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Photochromic every time, I had a pair of Scott’s amazing, unfortunately the gave up after many years of service, couldn’t get a replacement in resort, now have Oakley with interchangeable lenses they are good but miss the Scotts, my wife has Bolle photochromic ones and loves them
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I had photochromic goggles in the past (Bolle, I think) and they were very good in pretty much all conditions, until they stopped "reacting", but to be fair they were probably about 10 years old by then. I now have a pair of Anon goggles with a dark lens for bright sunlight and a low light yellow lens - the beauty of the lenses is the quick change magnetic release, which just takes a twist to remove, with no need to remove the goggles. Of course, gear envy means that I could probably do with a pink lens for whiteout though.....
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Loved my Julbo's (Zebra Light Red) in changing light conditions and in and out of trees - they were so good I forgot I was wearing them
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have become a huge fan of photochromic goggles over the past couple of years.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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My goggle came with several lenses. But I just settled on wearing the same one that’s meant for low lights, a very lightlt tinted yellow lens. I don’t bother changing it out.
My eyes seems to handle it fine when the light is bright.
Presumably, the different color lens all block UV lights just the same?
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Scamper wrote: |
Loved my Julbo's (Zebra Light Red) in changing light conditions and in and out of trees - they were so good I forgot I was wearing them |
+1 sometimes a bit slow on high key days but I am defiantly skiing a truer line than my those I am skiing with through the transitions.
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You know it makes sense.
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I have just replaced my orange Poc cornea NXT (photochromatic) with a pair of black poc cornea NXT (photochromatic)......
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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the ski shop where we are now only stock photocromic !!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Note that photochromic lenses only change the VLT (Visible Light Transmission); they do not alter the spectrum of light filtered.
Good ski lenses, filter out certain frequencies of light, in order to give more contrast. And the optimum frequencies to filter/transmit, can change with different light conditions. eg: sunny, sun/cloud and overcast.
Hence a good range of lenses will not just have a different VLT; but will also vary the frequency of light they filter/transmit. And of course each individual's eyes will perceive colours in different ways.
But that has to be weighed against the convenience of photochromic lenses.
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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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@Poogle, Very true. I still have my Oakley A frames in a Hi Yellow for really low light, some dark ones for pure wall to wall sunshine plus some clear for night skiing. But I have found that the Bolle photochromic lenses cover 90% of what I do just as well and with moch more convenience, especially on long runs which start in the sun and end up in shady forests at the end of the day.
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Just splash the cash on some Oakley Prizm React goggles and be the coolest dude on the piste.
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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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Hi All,
I got my wife a pair of Spektrum G004 goggles for Xmas.
They come with a spare lens but no instructions on how to change them.
The box points you towards their website, but I can't find a link there.
I have emailed them but haven't got a response.
Has anyone got these or something similar ?
Not sure how rough I want to be......
Bernardo
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@Bernardo, turn the tabs on each end 90' (do the thin bit points out) and the lens should then pull out of the slottted holes There are pegs that locate in holes along the top/botton so it might take more force than you expect (it surprised me the first time).
Going back locate in the slots and lock the tabs first then push the pegs in the pegs.
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@adithorp,
Thanks a million, that worked a treat.
I was being too gentle, just needed persuasion.
Much appreciated
Bernardo
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