What brands of glasses do you prefer? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Banned 2017.09.03 19:08
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 12:52:43 pm
content: I want to buy new glasses. I don't know, what model of sunglasses to choose. What glasses are considered fashionable, reliable and comfortable now ?Interesting to know your preferences on this occasion. Thank you!

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 01:06:10 pm
content: If you want them to be fashionable then ask your girlfriend (or even a random girl in the store).For me, it is all about function. In the car I sometimes wear a pair ofCoccoonsover my prescription glasses (Varilux S series4D progressive lenses with Transitions). The Transitions lenses only respond well to UV light, so they don't get very dark in the car; back when I wore photogray glass lenses I never needed sunglasses because they darkened based on visible light levels.

author: MrSlack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 02:47:49 pm
content: I go for big thick Oakleys. Doesn't let the light in round the edges and the lenses don't distort the light towards the external edges.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 03:10:28 pm
content: Pyrex

author: Artlav
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:08:28 pm
content: Brand?Glasses have brands?

author: Tomorokoshi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:18:21 pm
content: Fendall T-30

author: _Andrew_
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:24:58 pm
content: Depends on the budget. Cartier do make some gorgeous sunglassesCan not go wrong with RayBan. There frames and lenses have a very good reputation, always lead fashion and don't go out of fashion just become retro fashion.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:37:35 pm
content: Randolph Engineering, Inc.How can you not love an eyewear manufacturer with 'engineering' in the title? And they supply the USAF.

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:40:29 pm
content: Tell me about it! My young daughter pinched my old 1980 Aviator Ray-Bans.http://www.ray-ban.com/argentina/products/sun?vw=grid&sbf=aviator

author: krish2487
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 04:55:04 pm
content: 1. Rayban Aviators2. Rayban WayfarerNever goes out of style!

author: MrSlack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 05:14:58 pm
content: My Raybans gave me a nasty face rash. Had to get plastic Oakleys.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 05:37:38 pm
content: I wear glasses with Seiko digital progressive lenses and I go to Walmart and buy clip on polarized sunglasses for being outside. I tried transitions, but spending a lot of time in my company van, they don't work. The Walmart clip on's work well and are fairly cheap. I have bought the really cheap flea market ones but they don't work as well and fall apart much faster than the Walmart stuff. I have a couple of UVEX safety glasses for wearing over my glasses that are clear and tinted for outside use, but definitely not a fashion statement.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 05:38:46 pm
content: The only thing that concerns me with glasses is how much beer they hold

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 08:19:42 pm
content: Quote from: KJDS on February 28, 2016, 05:38:46 pmJust wait a few more years.........As to photochromatic I am currently using Transitions II coating and it does darken in the vehicle nicely. I have to use a higher refractive index lens, and the coating matches nicely with it, though the highest index lens and coating is too expensive for the reduction in mass, 30g of lens and glass is fine, all I would lose is 5g at double the price.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 08:35:22 pm
content: Quote from: KJDS on February 28, 2016, 05:38:46 pmAnd if they are green, brown or clear bottomed.

author: ChunkyPastaSauce
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 08:56:15 pm
content: Not on fashion but thought I would mention. The best glasses I've ever had are the cheapies (typically CR-39 lens material is the cheapest you can get); s you pay more for a lens material, you're paying for higher refraction index to get a thinner lens, not optical quality (which typically goes down with refraction index).They don't tell you that CR-39 has the highest optical quality (Abbe value), highest scratch resistance, lowest reflectance out of any plastic lens.The impact resistance, and UV blocking good too.Abbe value is a measure of chromatic aberration btw.... If you're in front of the monitor and look at the screen at the corner of your lens (with glasses on as normal) and you see color shifting on lines... that's chromatic aberration.... can make a huge difference for some people.The only downside for general use, they are the thickest as the refraction index is lowest. I have a a correction factor of 4.25... if your much above that then i'd go to a thinner lens. CR-39 at 4.25 might bee too thick for some people, but for me chromatic aberration drives me nuts.I hear freeform figured lens are awesome, but haven't tried them yet.Get the AR coat

author: HAL-42b
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2016, 09:02:26 pm
content: BK7 for me.

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 10:57:24 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 28, 2016, 08:19:42 pmI am actually using Transitions II as well, but it doesn't get dark enough in the car for me. But my eyes are more sensitive to light than I would like due to pigmentary glaucoma and some of the drugs used to treat it. Photogray glass worked better for that, but I can no longer wear those lenses due to other factors.

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 11:34:00 am
content: Rudy Project Rydon with Photochromic and Polarised lenseshttp://www.rudyprojectuk.com/rydon.html#SN790906it's a shame i lost mine and can't afford to replace them

author: roffvald
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 11:00:30 am
content: No idea what brand they are, but I've got some with scratch resistive glass and a frame i can bend in all sorts of weird directions without them breaking, great for a messy workshop.As for shades, I rock Aviators with prescription lenses

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 11:37:09 am
content: My last pair I bought from the hardware store (Bunnings) in the safety equipment, tinted safety glasses.http://www.bunnings.co.nz/search/products?q=safety%20glasses&redirectFrom=AnyOf course there's always Le Specs. Le Tough.

author: ajb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 12:50:38 pm
content: I finally broke down and got prescription sunglasses last summer, and went with a pair of wraparound Wiley X frames with tinted and polarized lenses fromRX-Safety.com. I don't know about fashionable, but they're well-made, comfortable, and ANSI Z87 rated. You get a little bit of distortion at the edges of wraparound lenses, but not enough for me to be bothered by.As a minor tangent, I'd highly recommend RX-Safety in general for anyone looking for prescription safety glasses. They have lots of lens and coating options, and you can order as many bare frames as you want to try on at home, then when you decide what you like just send them back and order your lenses. I think my finished glasses shipped about two days after I placed the final order.

author: AdamHi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 04:15:28 pm
content: Quote from: MrSlack on February 28, 2016, 02:47:49 pmLiving in Hawaii, I concur on the keeping the light out from the edges. ESS and Oakleys get my vote. If you investigate, you can get prescription lenses for any particular model you want. Both are tough (my ESS did well with daily wear in mideast and SW Asia).Photochromic lenses are great - but in warm temperatures they may not get as dark as you like. And in cold weather (not a problem in Hawaii) they can get really dark, but take a long time to clear up. My preference is having dedicated polarized sunglasses, and photochromic regular glasses.--a

author: Wirehead
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 04:26:28 pm
content: Ray-Ban 8306 "carbon" - polarised lenses. Have these since a couple of years. (Not the exact same model, but it's pretty much the same). Polarised lenses are great for driving or anything near water! Also: they are very light and do not have a thick plastic frame on the side (I hate Wayfarer's because of that! How can anyone drive with those? You can't see sh*t from your sides...)

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 05:00:08 pm
content: Maui Jim's . polarized. Frameless

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 05:35:58 pm
content: Getting the post count up, are we?I've had Oakley Monster Dogs for quite a few years now. Great pair of glasses, they just don't work too well if you're trying to dress classy.

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 08:53:13 pm
content: Super-fashion glasses:Edited by being excessively funny.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2016, 12:19:38 pm
content: To me aviators, wayfarers, and wraparounds are ugly oversized monstrosities I honestly don't understand how anyone can stand to wear. Anyone have suggestions that aren't so big? Basically anything that only covers your eyes and not half of your forehead.

author: Iwanushka
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2016, 06:26:28 pm
content: If you have good eyes and dont need any corrections any polarized stuff will be fine,If you have bad eyes like most of the nerds best lenses are seiko polarized but they are damn expensive....

author: Nomsot
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2016, 01:39:44 pm
content: Quote from: Artlav on February 28, 2016, 04:08:28 pmCertainly!There are many brands. Differences in a price can be enormous. I have a few glasses of different brands. Glasses are most liked, frames of brands Ermenegildo Zegna, Ogi. The last glasses I bought over the internethttps://eyeweardock.com/Great enough choice and prices are normal, below, than in other shops, I compared. Paid through PayPal.

author: m98
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2016, 02:53:12 pm
content: Randolph Aviator. Looks and feels way better than any RayBan.

author: Nomsot
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2016, 08:32:13 am
content: Quote from: Shetay on March 15, 2016, 06:28:04 pmI carry such