Sunglasses - Polarized or un polarized

[flyingwildfires]

Typical pilot......

Well, too bad I can't *&$#ing SPELL.... but I do LOVE those spiffy glasses anyway... you get my drift.

 

[Darby]

I found that sunglass hut and Costco were too expensive. Go to sunglass hut, find the pair you like then go to eyesave.com or ultimateshades.com and save a bundle. They have just about every pair. I priced the serengetis I have at sunglass hut. They were $129 there. I got them for $87 at eyesave.com. It was well worth the 6 day wait to get them via UPS.

 

[Bambam]

How are the Sarengeti's on a bright clear day at altitude? I talked to an optometrist today and he said that the photo changing mechanism for the Serengeti driver lenses was UV and that UV radiation was filtered out by the cockpit windows so they would not get appreciably darker when inside the cockpit.

I dont have any experience with Serengeti's so am asking anyone with driver lenses if they are OK in bright light and do they change to darker when in the cockpit?

I also saw a lens from Serengeti on their web site that looked darker but in a green/grey tint called the 555nm lens. They are still photocromic but look darker to start out with. Has anyone tried a pair of these and how did you like them?

Thanks,

Bambam

 

[flyingwildfires]

Serengeti Drivers.....

I always found the Serengetis to be great at high altitudes and in brilliant blue skies. They are just excellent everywhere -- bright glare to poor light. They do get darker when outdoors in bright sun, but it's not as noticeable as Transitions prescription glasses (I wear contacts and also have Transitions -- I don't like them near as well as the Serengetis and never would want to wear them flying.) I never noticed them seeming darker once inside the plane -- which would be explained by your eye doctor's reasoning. The colors always stay true, too -- something a lot of sunglasses do pretty badly on. We are supposed to be able to pick out some strange color combinations on the ground, both through smoke and also on bright days, and these are just the best glasses I have found. Took off today into a pretty dark rain cloud and could see better with them ON than off.

Don't know anything about the grey/green lenses...... sorry. I do know the 62 mm lens is the "large" size... I like it just for its good coverage. Good luck!