Polatized sunglasses, what do you know?
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NO! I can't edit the title! Why must a wrong key-stroke cost me all of my credibility? Anyway...
I'm shopping for some good polarized sunglasses. I've stopped by Sunglass Hut, and they have a few that I really dig, but I was looking around online... and there are some amazing deals.
Can anyone offer any input about some of the "no-name" polarized lenses? I found some on the Bass Pro Shops website that are $20.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10208083____SearchResults
Has anyone tried these things, or something similar? How do they compare?This is me right now:
I'd like to be this:
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I have just purchased my first set of 'quality' polarized sunglasses (Oakley), and there is a big difference in quality vs. the less expensive companies. The glare reduction (especially fishing), is amazing. I had a pair of cheapy sunglasses that were polarized and it was a huge difference. Both cut down glare, but I could see fish in like 8' of water with the Oakleys, and was NEVER able to see anything in the water under ~1' prior. I bought Oakleys, because they have been known for the best of the best in the polarized world (not saying other quality brands aren't good, I simply have experience with Oakley....and I friggin HATE the Oakley bandwagon). Scheels also allows you to go in, buy a set of Oakleys, and as long as they aren't scratched, return them/exchange them. I'd recommend bucking up the $150 for a good set of Polarized Oakleys, and see if they are what you are looking for. Here is some info on Oakleys Polarizing process: http://www.oakley.com/innovation/optical_superiority/polarized.
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oakleys +1.
My oakleys have been through a lot and they still havent broke. the polarized lens are awesome. I have owned them for 7 years, they have gone through 2 tours in Iraq and the only thing I needed to buy for them is new lenses once cuz the originals got scratched.
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my oaks are polarized..it takes a little getting used to with the color switch from the sun with certain glares/things , but theyre awesome.
got a pair from ebay for like 75 bucks or something which costed like 120 on oakleys site.
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I also have polarized oakleys with the brown lens or w/e there called. and it is like stated night and day difference. I don't think i will need another pair for years. i personally liek the brown lens over black, just seems to work better or more natural looking through them. imo
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Well, I probably know more about sunglasses/glasses than this entire site combined.
Coming from someone who makes glasses/sunglasses for a living, there are some glasses/sunglasses with some poor optics, poor materials, poor construction, and poor coatings.
Oakley's are pretty decent optics wise, their frames are very good quality, warrenties are very good. There are better ones out there though, trust me. A lot of Oakley's price comes from their awesome marketing.
We contracts through many suppliers for lenses/materials. They by far, are not created equal. Sunglass are one of those things that you get what you pay for.
The ones at bass pro shop are more than likely acrylic. Very poor clarity. If you have any other questions for me, shoot me a PM.
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I have a set of Native Silencers and love them, they came with 3 sets of lenses and a lifetime warranty.
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Jim;314660 wrote:
Polarized sunglasses + tinted windshield = trippy colors everywhere; I had to get a different set of glassesQFT! I have a pair of polarized oak's and when I look through my tinted windows, they seam to have a checker board appearance to them.
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untitledfolder;314659 wrote:
I have a set of Native Silencers and love them, they came with 3 sets of lenses and a lifetime warranty.Did the rubber portion that goes behind your ear come off on your Natives? My girlfriends dad and I and a coworker all hate Natives and all have had the rubber part fall off on both sides...for the price you pay for the glasses I sure as hell am not happy with the poor quality of the frames. That's probably why they have the lifetime warranty, otherwise they'd have hell to pay when $150-$200 glasses are needing repair after 6 months of use.
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94NDTA;314657 wrote:
Well, I probably know more about sunglasses/glasses than this entire site combined.Coming from someone who makes glasses/sunglasses for a living, there are some glasses/sunglasses with some poor optics, poor materials, poor construction, and poor coatings.
Oakley's are pretty decent optics wise, their frames are very good quality, warrenties are very good. There are better ones out there though, trust me. A lot of Oakley's price comes from their awesome marketing.
We contracts through many suppliers for lenses/materials. They by far, are not created equal. Sunglass are one of those things that you get what you pay for.
The ones at bass pro shop are more than likely acrylic. Very poor clarity. If you have any other questions for me, shoot me a PM.
I'd like to know more, but rather than PM, I think it would be beneficial to the site to have you answer here.
What other brands would you consider par or better than Oakleys? Spy? Maui Jim? Smith? Ray Ban? I am truthfully interested, because I think I am going to return my Oakleys because the Gascans are a bit tight by my ears.
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X2 I'd love to know more. I've been shopping for a good pair of sunglasses for a couple years now. I always just end up giving up because all $200 sunglasses seem to look and feel the same, but I never know exactly what kind of quality I'm looking at.
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Maui's and Revo's are top quality opticaly. Raybans are pretty good. Spy, Smith, Serengeti, are OK as well. Oakley makes a good sunglass if you are rough on them. For quality, glass (yes, glass) will give you the best clarity (and better scratch resistance). Mirror coating will reflect rays away, anti glare on the backside will reduce reflections behind the lens, or when you have a light source behind you. Oakley's uses polycarbonate lenses. Poly is durable, but not the best opticaly. Lower clarity value, more surface astig. A lot depends on what are you looking for out of your sunglasses. There are many options our there for you. A majority of the "high fasion" sunglasses are not going to give you the best clarity.
I will post more later. I had a couple paragraphs, but when I hit submit, it told me to refresh, and did not save it when I copied it.
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StangerBanger96;314664 wrote:
Did the rubber portion that goes behind your ear come off on your Natives? My girlfriends dad and I and a coworker all hate Natives and all have had the rubber part fall off on both sides...for the price you pay for the glasses I sure as hell am not happy with the poor quality of the frames. That's probably why they have the lifetime warranty, otherwise they'd have hell to pay when $150-$200 glasses are needing repair after 6 months of use.Mine have been fine actually, I put them through a lot of abuse and they've been used daily at my outdoor job for 2 years now and the only problem I've had is scratching lenses due to using them weed whipping.
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I love my oak's i do have polorized lenses n never had any sort of problem with the vision in them...... If you know anyone with a military ID go onto usstandardissue.com and check out the styles of glasses they have they are all bullistic approved and they run really cheap for oakleys.... The reason for the military ID is bc they are for military personel and they discount the shit out of them for us.... so if your looking for a high end cheap pair of glasses check it out.... u can go online without an ID and check them out!
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I'm sure they work great. I have 4 sets of Oakleys. I get a pretty good deal on them as well, but thats because I sell them. They still, are not the best opticaly. I use mine for yard work, hunting, shooting sometimes (I make my own shooting glasses), and sometimes fishing. They are really tough SOB's.
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There is form (foakleys) and there is function (Oakleys). I have very sensitive eyes, and would love to buy the best of the best (within budget). For me, I don't care what the symbol on the band says, I don't want headaches or to squint...I spend a lot of time on the lake, and with cheap sunglasses, it simply isn't worth it. If you don't have sensitive eyes and just want a cool fashion piece, that is where the market for foakleys comes from and I don't see a problem with it.
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