At 20:37 8/12/99 -0400, Peter W <peterw_at_usa.net> wrote: >Check those clip-ons first, if you can. My clear prescription lenses have >a nice anti-glare coating. The clip-ons do not. So I get lots of glare >from behind when I use the clip-ons. Also the color of the clip-on lenses >isn't so good, not that neutral grey-green that I like for color accuracy. >My eyeglass shop didn't have the clip-ons in stock when I picked out my >frames, and I think I would have reconsidered had I seen them first. very true!! >Two other options: > - many eyeglass shops can fit lenses in good quality "regular" sunglass >frames. Maybe someone you know has a pair with scratched lenses they can't >use anymore? bolle' frames are very good. if your eye dr can order from them, you can get the "glacier glasses" style sunglass frames, then get lenses to fit. you can still mail order their bottom of the line glasses through campmor, rei, etc., for $30, but your eye dr gets the better quality frames, with the leather side shields, and two sets of temple hooks ["normal" and "wrap-around"] for about $50... that's all i've done for about 6 years now. i break them, scratch them, or have them sucked out of my helmet ;-( long before they wear out, and they fit my head real well anyhow, YMMV on that. FWIW, my "standard" set of lenses are polarized polycarbonate. the glacier glass style blocks a lot of reflection off the backs, even without the side pieces. i want the impact resistance of polycarb, and with polarized, i see some of the rocks before i hit them!! usually $100+frames ... scratch resistance and UV are included w/polarization. the ones i just replaced lasted me 4 years, frames still good, just replaced the lenses. mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 12 1999 - 17:59:31 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:11 PDT