Sunglasses???

[gleeeza]

8-)

I am curious to find out what type of sunglasses people wear, I have polarising lenses on a pair of Glarefoils made by Polaroid(approved by the cancer council) and I am finding that I come home with almost a welding flash some days.

Has this been other peoples experience with their eye wear? I wear a broad brim hat as well which helps but some days the old eyes just cook. I have heard about spotters and a few other models but the eye guy said it didn't make all that much difference which brand or model as long as they had a certain UV rating and were polarising, what do people think?

Gleeeza

[DR]

i use makos, photochromatic, polarised glass. they are pretty good. the extra expense is for the quality of lense, i am lead to believe that most of the dearer ones have optical quality lenses.
i love wearing mine on rainy days as the polarising takes all the gloss off the water on the road & the lenses get lighter so you don't realise you are wearing them. it makes everything a lot easier to see..
still all day out in the bright sun, some of the glare will get in behind & eventually give you tired eyes, unless you wear those funny wrap around style or goggles..8-)

[Wahoo]

for fishing i have Maui black lense, driveing and in general Maui redish lense
work i have 2 ol pairs, mako and Serengeti black and redish lense,
going out i have Serengeti red lense all Polarised
pick of the lot would be the Serengeti, took them fishing once and they out did any of the sunglasses i have ever owned, the next fishing glasses i buy is going to be the Serengeti wrap around

BTW it helps when a family member owns a sunglass outlet

Daz

[Argle]

Mako's for me

[Herm]

I have just had to replace my old ones recently.

I went with a pair of Smith Shelter.

http://www.sunglasses-int.com/images/items/275x275/SHPPCPCS.jpg


I love them! They cut out so much more glare than my last sunnies.

Cheers
Janine8-)

[B_E_N]

read a review of a brand called kaenon, and they sounds pretty good, pass us standards for high mass impact, have varying light transmisson levels, i think thats like photochromatic, where it controls the light that reaches your eyes, also won US mag "outside" gear of the year award, might be looking into a pair my self

[PinHead]

used to wear nothing but MJ's..now I have to wear prescription glasses all the time..no more sunnies..just cop the glare.

[nigelr]

Used to wear Vuarnets years ago, aviator style with the leather side flaps.
Great glasses, unfortunately I tend to lose/destroy sunnies too easy so I'm a fellow Glarefoil owner, Gleeza, unfortunately!

[juju]

I have some mangrove jacks, and a pair of raybans....the raybans are better quality, but i broke one of the arms...looking at getting some new ones soon, havent started looking yet..so im following this with a bit of intrest..

[jtpython]

Mako's ZXR'S Best glasses i have great for fishing drivimg and work
very $$$$$$$$$$ thou
Least i got a free beach towel when i bought them 4 years ago
And still going (glass lens)

[MY-TopEnder]

Its interesting nobody has mentioned Spotters...

I wear a pair of Spotters Sandy frames, photochromatic, and are so nice to drive in.

[theclick]

I have some mangrove jacks, and a pair of raybans....the raybans are better quality, but i broke one of the arms...looking at getting some new ones soon, havent started looking yet..so im following this with a bit of intrest..
I have a pair of mangrove jacks too, they dont seem too bad for the price i paid.

[Blue Dog]

I have been wearing Spotters for the last few years. They are not cheap but I leave them in the boat and only use them for fishing or on long drives. The difference between a good quality pair of glasses and cheap ones is worth the extra dollars IMO. As with everything buy the best you can afford and look after them.

[Coastie]

I have a pair of Maui Jim's, a pair of Nike polaroid and several pairs of Mangrove Jacks. I have previously worked for a major Sunglass company and there are some great lenses out there like the Serengeti's (the choice of many pilots). There are 4 categories of lenses in Australia cat 1 being almost clear or some colour tint through to cat 4 being like a welding goggle. Most of the fishing wrap styles are cat 3 all glasses sold in Aust have to have this label on them. Polarising on the cheaper ranges are fairly similar in result. The coated lenses on the Maui Jims and higher cost products prevent inside reflective glare which i find great for the said welding glare in the first post.

When I fish I usually wear the Mangrove jacks so that when i damage them the cost is not too much I tend to do this annually.
The wider temples like the spotters shown above will reduce your welding flash after the long day out but not as much as the full goggles with the leather sides.
Hope this helps

[reelchippy]

Mako's sleek great sunnies "But i have to week a week to pay for them" cheers

[tunaticer]

Im getting a pair of yellow polarised fishing glasses for first light fishing from the states next week i hope. Bloody hard to see into the water in the dawn prelight until the sun gets high enough to penetrate it properly. Hoping the yellow lenses will give better definition. Std polarised lenses have too much tint and darken everything down too much for low light times.

Almost impossible to find polarising yellow glasses ive found a pair of safety glasses from the usa supplier are the only true polarizing glasses ive found.

I use spotters and have done for nearly 15 yrs now faultless quality. Ive also got a pair of keanons from the states and they are fairly average.

Jack.

[catfishkid]

I have been wearing sport optics for a few years now,
I spoke to optometrist when my wife got her glasses and he recomended either sport optics or mako sunnies in polarised,not cheap but worth every cent.

Cheers craig:)

[gleeeza]

Well that narrows it down a bit, time for some homework on what seems to be the usual suspects. My main concern was to get in the ballpark of a decent pair to increase my optical longevity, the old verniers and micrometers are getting hard enough to read as it is.

Fortunately the mortality rate of my glasses has improved enough to pay the extra freight on a decent pair so thanks for the advice guys I will get out there and take the plunge with at least some confidence in what I am after.

Cheers all

[Timmy94]

I wear Oakley's im suprised nobody has mentioned these. I have bad eyes so i bought the frames and their lenses then i started to get crappy long range sight so i had presecription lenses put in.

[2DKnBJ]

Gleeeza
Have a look here.
If you are interested i can help you out and save you a heap of $$$$$

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=97092&highlight=sunglasses

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=96948&highlight=sunglasses

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=97097&highlight=sunglasses

Cheers Dazza

[Richard]

Yeah another Mako wearer here. Got the Barra 2's in the glass ZRX lens. Love 'em so much I'm onto my second pair.

First pair was one of the original Makos and they use to have a delaminating problem on the inside of the lens. The arms were also poorly designed making them prone to snapping.

The new models (which i have now) have fixed all these issues and a little lighter. Glass lenses definately survive the scratches better. I use them just about all the time now, whatever I'm doing. Out on the water for work I need decent polaroids to spot fish and these work really well.

My next pair will be another pair of Mako's.. but they aren't cheap


Richard

[DR]

Gleeeza
Have a look here.
If you are interested i can help you out and save you a heap of $$$$$

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=97092&highlight=sunglasses

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=96948&highlight=sunglasses

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=97097&highlight=sunglasses

Cheers Dazza

this is the man to get in contact with....;D

[mikeyh]

I have tried makos (freebies thru work promo...although they were supposed to be for my "valued" customers :P ) and they were pretty good, also tried RayBan wayfarers & aviators, "polaroid " brand from chemist etc however beside my photochromatic spotters they were all a poor second. My biggest drama is that I just lost them :'( ...first pair lasted 5 years and god know where they are..I didnt realise how scratched they were until I bought a new pair..it was like getting new eyes....and the they disappeared :'( .

I work outside in the field in the NQ summer most days and found the spotters pretty good...of course wear a big hat as well etc. Spotters just superb on the water in terms of seeing into the water, fish, coral....but I still get sore eyes after a long day and I think unless you wear a welding helmet:) in the fierce sun your eyes are still going to cop more light and glare than they were ever designed for......

Just trying to cough up the $240 for yet another pair.................

[Marlin_Mike]

I just bought a pair of mangrove jacks. Luv em, they are realy comfy to wear and are good on the eyes.

Mike

[Janelle]

I used to collect sunnies like some people collect shoes. About 6 years ago I bought my first pair of Spotters (actually I bought two because I couldn't decide which frame I like more). Both had penetrator lenses and since then I have not worn any other pair of sunnies. Just got another pair recently to add to the collection. I wear them all the time, fishing, socializing, driving. I used to commute from Redland Bay to the Gold Coast for work and in poor light or rainy weather the difference in visibilty from wearing them was amazing.

I know some people think that Spotters are a lot of $ to spend on sunnies but can you think of anything more important than protecting your eyesight. Very small investment in the long term (and besides they makes sight casting so much easier)

Janelle

[carpel]

Well that narrows it down a bit, time for some homework on what seems to be the usual suspects. My main concern was to get in the ballpark of a decent pair to increase my optical longevity, the old verniers and micrometers are getting hard enough to read as it is.

Fortunately the mortality rate of my glasses has improved enough to pay the extra freight on a decent pair so thanks for the advice guys I will get out there and take the plunge with at least some confidence in what I am after.

Cheers all

Yeah i hear u on the mortality rate .. I worked out I was paying way to much a week for snazzy phones and expensive sunnys. And eventually had to admit to myself and others .....I am just not the type of guy that will have these for the length of time it takes to justify there price...

So in the absence of a decent cancer council range in my town I started buying LIVE polaroids at $40 full wrap around etc .. I am creeping back up with some lower range BLINDES after i managed 14 months with 1 pair of LIVES. But i remain fully dedicated to the cheap mobile phone regime ..IMHO they make crap cameras and crap mp3 players anyhow, I just want to text and talk.

[disorderly]

used to wear nothing but MJ's..now I have to wear prescription glasses all the time..no more sunnies..just cop the glare.

I too have the same problem.
Its too easy to pick out a suitable pair of sunnie frames and have your optometrist fit a pair of polarised prescription lens.
Just make sure that you also carry your normal eyeglasses with you in case you dont make it home by nightfall.
It might look really cool if your are a rock star but for most of us wearing sunglasses at night can make driving rather tricky.http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/../yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/wink.gifhttp://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/../yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/grin.gif

Scott

[Horse]

I would suggest the Spotter in the photochromatic glass penetrator lens. I work in the aquatic industry and they have outlasted anything else I have tried.;D

Pinhead, go and get some contacts8-)

[Hamish73]

tinted safety glasses for me
Cheap yes
good protection yes
trendy... definately not

[onerabbit]

Nah, $15 a pair from the chemist, polarised, work just as good once they are covered in salt.

Muzz ( my boat gets a bit wet sometimes, hey Glen )

[Tangles]

serengettis

[charleville]

used to wear nothing but MJ's..now I have to wear prescription glasses all the time..no more sunnies..just cop the glare.


You don't have to suffer the glare just because you have to wear prescription glasses, Greg. There are four options that I know of.

1. The first and cheapest is that every optometrist or sunglasses shop can sell you extra large sunnies that are meant to go over your prescription glasses. The end result is that you are wearing two pairs of glasses but they are quite effective. These are usually recommended by eye doctors after eye surgery - which means that they wrap around and give total sun protection to the eyes. My wife has about three pairs of these - they work well and come in different levels of shade. They usually cost about $50 - $60., I recall. Ugly things though. ;D


2. The second option is to get prescription sunnies. I have done this for many years. In fact, because I now need reading glasses as well, I have a couple of pairs of glasses just for fishing. They are bifocals with the close up lens set very close so that I can see easily close-up for tying hooks etc. One pair is just clear for night fishing but the other is tinted (polarised) for daytime fishing and just used as my normal sunnies for driving etc. This arrangement has worked very well for me for many years. This is the best option in my experience.


3. The third option is to get glasses which take clip-on sunglass lenses. These are not as ill fitting as in years past and the pair that I currently have are precision made for the clip-on sunnies to clip on with a pretty exact fit. I wont be getting these again for two or three reasons. The first is that if the slim gap between the glasses and the clip-on gets a drop of water in there as happens sometimes when fishing in weather, capillary action spreads the drop such that it becomes a nuisance. They are also a bit messier to clean than having just a tinted pair of glasses. Also, if you take off the clip-on bit, it is flimsier than a pair of glasses and more subject to damage when you slip it in your pocket.

4. The fourth option is to get the glasses which change shade when exposed to light. I had these about 28 years ago and whilst they have improved a lot since then in terms of the speed that the transition happens at, I am told by the optometrist that they still have a tiny bit of residual tint when in low light and I found that slight tint to be such an annoyance when I used to have them all those years ago that I would never get them again. In those days, the slowness of the transition was also a real nuisance to me when I was climbing down into dark manholes out of the bright street level sun. It is handy if you can actually see the snakes and spiders when you first climb down into a manhole and not have to wait a couple of minutes for that to happen.;D

[shaneomack05]

i wear von zipper SHAM'S polarised and they're the best sunnies i've owned for glare etc. theres plenty to choose from out there. good luck with the selection.

[ida]

gday glen splurge out & get a decent set of arnettes thats what i use !when driving or riding.dont use any when fishing just my trusty old hat !cheers ida

[Synful]

I got a pair of Mangrove Jacks a few weeks ago from BCF for under $26.00 and have no complaints with them; find them very effective in reducing the glare...

[revs57]

I used a pair of sunnies my kids pulled out when fishing off the bullcock beach boardwalk. I wore them for years, couldn't lose them. You know the cheapie $10.00 at the garage variety.. I couldn't work out why I'd get a headache after a day's riding until I tried on a pair of Maui Jim's and felt the instant eye cool effect! No more headaches for me. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.

I've since been using a pair of Mako ZRX Tide for fishing with, tighter in the frame and very nice lens too.

cheers

rhys

[marty+jojo]

Mako sleeks for me... $270 rrp.... yes very expensive but well worth it imo.
My first pair i had for over five years, until they went flying out the back of the boat at 75 kph while i was joy riding in an american bass boat. My second pair only lasted me 12 months before i stood on them and smashed a lens. As soon as i had the spare cash i bought another pair.

[dogsbody]

Currently trying out a pair of Fuglies polarised and they float, for $50 not a bad deal.



Dave.

[Dunco]

BCF has spotters on sale