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Polarized sunglasses

John Hasler said:
It's worth looking at what a decent optician can offer. Some offer different lense colours and percentage darkness strengths I believe.
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Yeah I've had some decent maui Jim's, expensive but they double up for everything I do outdoors. Ebay is a good starting point, and some opticians do them too
 
update just had a quote for a pair of Oakley
Half Jacket 2.0 XL or FLAK 2.0 XL Prizm Polarized varifocals to my prescription for £376 thats way under HALF the price I was quoted for maui Jim's !

but to me its still a blooming big chunk of pension money lol
 
Gerry Giles said:
update just had a quote for a pair of Oakley
Half Jacket 2.0 XL or FLAK 2.0 XL Prizm Polarized varifocals to my prescription for £376 thats way under HALF the price I was quoted for maui Jim's !

but to me its still a blooming big chunk of pension money lol
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I would say a chunk of the cost difference is probably in the lenses Gerry. Mauis will be their super thin glass where as oakleys are usually polycarbonate
 
Alternatively, buy a dirt-cheap pair of polarised clip-ons. In fact buy two or three pairs with different colour tints for varying conditions. It's a great addition to your prescription varifocal lenses.
 
Gerry Giles said:
update just had a quote for a pair of Oakley
Half Jacket 2.0 XL or FLAK 2.0 XL Prizm Polarized varifocals to my prescription for £376 thats way under HALF the price I was quoted for maui Jim's !

but to me its still a blooming big chunk of pension money lol
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I had 2 pairs of Oakley tinted (non polaroid) single vision prescription glasses made a few years back for shooting. The optician involved is the leading shooting glasses specialist in the U.K. At the time I asked him about Oakley Polaroids and he suggested that they were not in the same league as my Maui Jims.

re the clip on suggestion: Ive had 2 pairs of mainstream varifocal glasses in ‘Flexon‘ frames. The are available with very neat Polaroid clip on’s at an almost reasonable cost. They are great for everyday use and non challenging fishing applications.
 
Richard Isaacs said:
I have a beautiful pair of Maui Jim local kines with the HT high transition lenses. Super thin glass with a subtle tint of amber/green designed for use in low light overcast conditions.

Took em down the cam this evening as the sun was going down and the lenses are unreal. In such conditions they brighten everything up and enhance colours. The gravel on the bottom of the shallows was quite stunning in different colours even in dusk low light which is exactly what I wanted from them. Looking forward to weather warming up some more and spotting some big fish on the backwaters.
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I like those. What’s the fit like? I have a slim narrow face and generally find a lot of sunglasses just look huge on me.
 
Ben Jennings said:
I like those. What’s the fit like? I have a slim narrow face and generally find a lot of sunglasses just look huge on me.
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I don’t know how to answer that Ben ….. they fit me just fine but check the different sizes out as each model has its own frame size to suit different people.
 
Chris Cheshire said:
Gerry if you want a pair at a MUCH more reasonable price, just let me know
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Hi Chris
thanks for the kind offer but I have decided to give up on the idea at my age wrong side of 75 I could spend out and then within a year my eyes change with the permanent chemo I am on for the remainder of my life
so think I may get some new rods instead to celebrate :cool:
 
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