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Brian C

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OK, we've had a bunch of various light threads and others on assorted goodies but none on sunglasses. Come on, I can't be the only shades fan out here. What are some of your favorites?

I'll start us off. Metal framed aviators are my favorite style with these models among my current rotation:
  • Serengeti Drivers (photo-chromatic, gradient)
  • Nikon (dark green, gradient)
  • Swiss Army (mirrored, gradient, w/removable leather side shields)
  • Ray Ban Shooters (yellow, photo-chromatic)
I also have a pair of Bolle glacier glasses... somewhere.

Whatcha got?
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Brian
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Serengeti Drivers are my favorites. Used the same pair for over 10 years; was amazed I got that far without losing them. Sat on them plenty of times and had to re-bend them, but they were great.

Just got a new pair a few months back.

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--Frank C.
 
I wear Ray-bans 99% of the time. Either Predators or Wayfarers. I had a set of Orbs that now belong to some waiter at Chili's (where I left them).

I prefer glass lenses, but own a pair of Oakley Pro "M" with both clear and grey "heater" lenses for gun classes.

I am looking for something a tad snappier for work.

John Hollister
 
Have some Oakleys myself

Had at least two M frames, busted them.

Now I use the Pro M frames for shooting and shooting classes.

I wear some E-wires with blue lenses for casual wear and have the E-wires with black lenses for super bright days.

Ross T.
 
Been using the Randolph Engineering USAF glasses for about 15 years- only 4 pairs so far. Glass lenses, gold plated frames with skull hugger blades- haven't found anything close. First set got dropped in the lawn in front of a 42" Ariens= bye-bye, 2nd pair lost in a snow bank in NH, 3rd pair stepped in by a drunken friend and mashed, 4th pair still in service. Great glasses for the price- lenses are easily swapped out for prescription's too.

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Tim
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[This message has been edited by Tim Flanagan (edited 05-17-2000).]
 
Yup, have a bit of a jones in this dept. too;

Oakley
Sub zero 3 different models
M Frame 1
M Frame Pro 1
different lenses for M frames 6
Old "Cat" style 1
Fives w/gold iridium & Texas Tea frames 1

Gargoyles
don't know the model "terminator" style

Ray Ban
Aviator style 3 (diff. color lenses etc)
Cats 1
Extreme Pro 1

Briko
Stinger w/Thramatic lens

and a few no name thrashers that look almost as good as the high dollar stuff

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I was an Oakley man for a long time, but I went through too many of them because they would break too easily at the ear stem joints, especially in the field (Army, 9 years). I went back to wearing Gargoyles 85's and have been wearing a pair ever since.

In the movie Star Trek: First Contact, the character Geordi LaForge wears a pair of really cool sunglasses. Can anyone identify the manufacturer or were those shades made specifically for that film? I'm stumped.

-Greg
 
Another Oakley fan.

Oakleys have really good clarity and are distortion free. A glass lens would be nice, but the polycarbonate is lighter.

For those of you who are breaking your M-Frames, the new ones have a better design. I've also heard that the transparent plastics are more brittle than the opaque ones.

Here's my list:

M-Frames (the first generation) for biking/snowboarding
--Black iridium lens
--Yellow lens
A-Wires (wish I had the polarized ones)
E-wires
Topcoats
Razor Blades that are cracked.

Ray Ban Cats 3000, polarized. These are cool for the clarity and the polarized lens, but the frames slip on my nose, so I don't wear them anymore.

I use thank you workplace safety glasses for shooting.
 
I loved the Nikon amber photochromics, but I don't think Nikon is producing them any more.

I also like Revos, but since they don't lighten, they're sorta rough without good sunlight.

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I really like Revo's H20 wraps. They are polarized and are extremely clear.

Brian_Turner:
The Revo's above brighten things up for me in poor lighting. My Hobie polarized, however, are too dark.

Regards,
Dave
 
Oakley Frogskins, and Oakley E Wires.

Oakley because of the customer service. I have had Serengeti drivers, Vaurnet, Gargoyles, and Ray Ban, and Oakley is the best company I have dealt with.

I broke the arm on the Frogskins once, called them and told them about it, and 3 days later had the arm in the mail free.

Have had the entire pair, lenses and all, replaced for $30.

Everybody else was charging as much to repair as it was to replace.

Haven't tried Revo yet. H2O's look awesome though.
 
Have 3 pairs of Ray Ban Outdoorsman, but don't wear them much anymore. Looking for some new shades and this looks like a great place to start.

Where is a good place to get shades online?

I love the brown lenses in my outdoorsman, I just am not happy with the wire frames. Anyone have any suggestions for a brown lensed pair of shades with plastic or thicker metal frames?

Thanks!

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Clay Fleischer
clay_fleischer@yahoo.com
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I have needed prescription glasses since I was an adolescent, and will not consider contacts, so I have my sunglasses made up by my optometrist.

They are of high refractive index plastic (so they can be thinner) green tinted, polarized, anti-reflective coating on the back side, gradient mirrored/antiscratch coating on the outside. They block about 95% incident light. I can barely see to get around inside the house, but if I am driving, especially into the sun, they work very well.

Walt
 
I have a pair of Oakley E-wires with black iridium lenses I wear most of the time, especially when I play sports. I love them but since they are so dark, sometimes I have a hard time seeing in the shade.

I also have an old pair of Revos with neutral grey lenses. Great optics, but with the glass lenses and slightly dated style, I only occasionally use them for driving. My next purchase will probably be another pair of Revos.

Alan
 
Well, I got some new ones. I found some at Lenscrafters while waiting for my perscription glasses to be ground, and then I went out on the net, found them for $25 cheaper and snagged them. They are Ray-Ban Highstreet Uptown Ovals with the B-15 lenses. I really like them.

Anyone else really like brown lenses? They seem to have a polarizing effect.



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Clay Fleischer
clay_fleischer@yahoo.com
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After 15 years of Serengeti Drivers, I have gone to wearing Maui Jim Aviators. In bright sunlight, there is no real comparison. In fog, rain, early morning, I still like the Serengeti.

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