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Sunglasses for soaring
On 17 Sep, 15:50, wrote:
Field selection isn't much of an issue here. We mostly grow rocks and sage brush! Perhaps you need to carry rose tinted spectacles as well, then? Ian |
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Ian wrote:
Are Sun Tigers the very bright orange ones? If so, I have heard that they are good for spotting clouds They are good for that and more. STs significantly improve visual clarity in both bright and hazy light. You can see better, which includes the ability to pick out small objects at a distance. I can't comment on how STs compare to Cloudmasters in those respects as I have never worn CMs. -- Regards, Doug -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Sunglasses for soaring
On Sep 17, 7:59 am, Henryk Birecki wrote:
(Peter Nyffeler) wrote: In article . com, wrote: I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim I've been using Suntigers for at least 10 years now. For me they work great. In spite of blue being black, color distorsion never got in my way. It is amazing how well the brain compensates. I wear bifocals. Suntiger just makes them to my prescription (I did send them a frame and a drawing where to put the split). I also have nothing but positive things to say about how they deal with customers. Cheers, Henryk Birecki There are couple of types on their web site http://www.suntiger.com/, with and without polarization and anti reflecting coating. Which one is most suitabe? Ramy |
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Anyone have any thoughts on Eagle Eyes Sunglasses,
which seem to be made on the same principal as the Sun Tigers? http://eeo.com/ It seems that that group of NASA (or JPL) guys formed TWO rival sunglasses businesses after discovering the secrets in the eye of birds of prey, which was an amber fluid that blocked not only UV A/B, but also blue and violet. Although only available with polarized lenses, Eagle Eyes have many more frame options, some of which actually look cool. Paul Hanson "Do the usual, unusually well"--Len Niemi |
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In article , (Peter Nyffeler) wrote:
In article . com, wrote: I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim My eyeglasses for soaring have Zeiss Skylet Fun glass. They have a somewhat different spectral transmission to normal sunglasses, designed by the German soaring pilot and professor for electro optics Obermeier, see webpage zeiss.de/4125680f0053a38d/Contents-Frame/59dab48462214477c1256ac70023f799 Put www. in front of zeiss to see the page. Has anyone transmission spectra of the other sunglasses discussed here? Peter Nyffeler Y7 HB-1689 |
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The correct clickable link for Zeiss Skylet lenses is;
http://www.zeiss.de/4125680f0053a38d...256ac70023f799 |
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On Sep 14, 10:13 am, wrote:
I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. I have flown with them for about 20 years. I like them. I had prescription lenses made to fit my frames and sent them to Sun Tiger to be tinted. Even if you don't need prescription lenses that still lets you choose your own frames and get ones that fit. The color (or colour) shift is significant but I have not found it to be a safety concern. I heard BGA took exception to them because of problems with crop recognition but in Arizona cotton looks like cotton, and rocks still look like rocks. When you first wear them you'll be amazed how bright young green vegetation looks. Check the archives. They have been discussed before. Andy |
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Peter Nyffeler wrote:
Has anyone transmission spectra of the other sunglasses discussed here? Peter Nyffeler Y7 HB-1689 http://www.revo.com/ A rather annoying web page (stupid animated text) but if you choose the "technology" button, it will describe how you can actually choose spectral transmission properties in Revo lenses. -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...aring/200709/1 |
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"01-- Zero One" wrote:
" wrote in message news (Peter Nyffeler) wrote: In article . com, wrote: I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim I've been using Suntigers for at least 10 years now. For me they work great. In spite of blue being black, color distorsion never got in my way. It is amazing how well the brain compensates. I wear bifocals. Suntiger just makes them to my prescription (I did send them a frame and a drawing where to put the split). I also have nothing but positive things to say about how they deal with customers. Cheers, Henryk Birecki Interesting, Henryk, My experience was not so good. I bought a pair a couple of years ago. Used them very little. Recently they broke, obviously from a defective solder joint. I contacted them and they refused to do anything except repair or replace them for the cost of new ones. I am not satisfied. Larry When I got my first pair of glasses from Suntiger they had some serious internal problems due to employee caused fraud. I did not hear from them for a while after placing order, and could not find them when I tried. Let's say I was not happy about that. At this point I do not remember details, but after a while they found me. Explained what happened and provided me with glasses. Since then I had no problems what so ever either with quality or service. Cheers, Henryk |
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