What google lenses do people seem to think are the best when it doesn't stop snowing and you can't see anything?
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What google lenses do people seem to think are the best when it doesn't stop snowing and you can't see anything?
Hahahahaha. Nice beer goggles, 'Chup.
I uses yellow lenses, which are similar to beer goggles. They seems to improve what little shadow exists in flat and low light. I keep them on for apre ski in case some torn up bobcats catch my scent.
Besides the very effective one above, someone here a while back raved about the Bolle Modulator Vermillion. I got some and they're money even in the PNW perpetual greyness.
Sorry 'bout the giant pic.
I like Smith sensor mirror for flat light.
Not as good, but a lot cheap (like $15 for the goggle), Scott amplifier rose-tint lens works.
I like rose lenses for flat to semi bright. The old Suncloud sunglasses are great for any condition.
Personally I like the TECH TALK JONG! (someone had to)
Oakley HI Yellow or HI Persimmon are $$$. Look for a lens rated for high light transmission and increased contrast.
Scott Lite Amp es lo mejor.
oakley high yellow or high persimmon
i use the high persimmon and it's great in flat light and holds its own in the sun too, surprisingly good all around lens
but high yellow for snow and no visibility
pricy though
I've had great luck with this lens in all kinds of crappy light conditions. Only maybe 6 days in the last 3 years have I wished I had a darker lens. I'd rather squint a touch when it's full bore sun than ski off cliffs accidentally in the flat light. I also live in the east and like skiing in storms a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
hi or regular persimmon lens
also do a search
this has been covered in a few different threads
last i checked, marshal and a few others were reccomending some sort of Blue tinted lens. makes sense.
Agreed. I use the HY only on socked in days when I know I am not going to see the sun at all. In variable conditions the HP rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by a11r2east
Pech- wouldn't u want to get rid of blue light in that situation (hence the light blue reflection of smith sensor mirror and oakley hi lenses)?
Fwiw I vote scott lite amp too, but in truly horrid above treeline whiteout I'd have to say sensor mirror is better, but I find if u get any water on tbe lense it ends up with blue ghosts everywhere.
yea about the blue light someone on here posted why blue lens work
do a search on flat light goggles and look for a discussion between summit and someone else
might as well throw in "blue" in the search criteria
found it to save you and everyone else the trouble
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...1&postcount=24
Um, that post correctly explains why blue lenses are not good for flat light conditions. Yellow/red/orange lenses remove the blue light so you can focus on the reds & greens better... Blue tinted lenses would exacerbate the problem of flat light.Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
Mayor, your reasponse? ;)
my response
i didnt read the thread fully
i saw summit's post of what seemd to be agreeing and since I know summit's a lot smarter than me with photography \ optics type stuff, i just figured blue was the way to go. ITS SUMMITS FAULT! ;)
I use the darkest lens out there (prolly 12-15%) in all conditions. I used the sensor mirror one a cloudy day or two and didn't notice enough of a difference to warrant having two pairs of goggles.
You don't notice a difference skiing with sunglasses on without sunglasses?Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
Yea, that's what I said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
you must be cool then.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
Tres....Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
no not reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
hes just related to this guy
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/albums/J...e005detail.jpg
anon's website will tell you all about it
Agreed,Quote:
Originally Posted by davep
I wear my Hi Yellow's 90% of the time.
So far this season I have only skied three days with my sunny day copper lenses - all the rest with yellow. I have this thing about seeing where I am going.
The best colors, I've experienced, are yellow and orange.
A lot of people say rose lenses are great to, but I've never had them. Rose just isn't my color.
A word of caution here: Hi Yellow (or any Oakley High intensity lens) has little to no UV protection... even if its not a blue bird day, high in the mountains UV can be dangerously strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by frads