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I recently discovered non-prescription photochromatic sunglasses when my wife(road bicyclist) bought a pair. If your not familiar with "photo-chromatic" it a lens that darkens in the light and lightens in the dark. And we all know the benefits of polarized lenses when it comes to fishing. One can look on BFT and see the resent chatter on that subject. I recently discovered photochromic polarized sunglasses, and that seems to be the best of both worlds. I know I have struggled dealing with my glasses being to dark. So you take them off and you can't see into the water, so you put them back on and you can see but it's too dark.... I looked into photochromic polarized sunglasses and found some!!! I was not surprised at the price $300 for the big names. What did surprise me was that there are several under $100. Amazon has some just over $25 to as much as your willing to pay. The question is has anyone tried photochromatic sunglasses for fishing, and more specifically,any of these, and how did they like them?
Fisherman Eyewear Delta Polarized Sunglasses Matte Black/Amber by Fisherman Eyewear $30
LIMAR OF8 PS Sunglasses, Blue by Limar $40
Fisherman Eyewear Osprey Polarsensor Sunglasses (Black Frame, Photochromic Gray Lens) by Fisherman Eyewear $27
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They've been around for decades. I use some called Drivewear. I can actually wear them at night to cut glare from headlights and reflections from signs. I also wear them at high noon on a bright sunny day in June, and at all other times. They're great for sunrise and sunset when the light changes rapidly, and partly cloudy days when the clouds block the sun, then the sun pops out again.
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I ordered the Fisherman Eyewear Osprey Polarsensor Sunglasses (Black Frame, Photochromic Gray Lens) by Fisherman Eyewear $27 should be here in a day or too. I will report how I like them
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I will be curious to hear how you like them. I was quite excited about this feature in my Smith's Maverik glasses, but have to say that I really do not notice that they change much. As I get to the end of the day they do become too dark just like you had described. There is no way I could wear them at night to help reduce glare while driving. In a more pricey brand like Smith's I was hoping for more in this area, in fact I am wondering if they are photochromatic at all. But having made that complaint, I really do like these glasses for all of the other reasons you buy polarized glasses for. I just wish the did not make the temple pieces "spring" flex. I have to place the temple pieces on top of my hat above my ears or I get a headache from the constant compressive pressure from the 'spring' temples.
Looking forward to hearing how you like your new shades when you get em.
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These are a gray shade that go from 0-30% darkness.
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I'm hoping the arrive by Tuesday so I can try them out Wednesday.
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I have the smith polarchromic copper mirror lenses. they are excellent. I recommend them to anyone who is willing to drop 200 on a pair of sunglasses...
if you want to buy expensive, polarized quality glasses for fishing, MAKE SURE THEY ARE GLASS LENSES. Any polycarbonate is inferior, regardless of how they spin it (Oakley and their "plutonite" is really just plastic like the rest of them). Glass fogs up less, and most importantly, is much, much harder. this means that they will resist scratches and last longer.
back on the topic of the photochromatic aspect of polarized lenses, I can say that my copper mirror polarchromic smiths are pretty good in low light, but if i really wanted glasses for low light i would go with an amber or 'low light ignitor' lens.
just my two cents.
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