best lense for spotters sunnies

 I'm gonna get myself a new pair of spotters just wondering on the best lense i've had the penetrater lense just chasing some opinions on the other lenses and weather to chang or stick to the same 

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Not the ones I got last time

Tue, 2015-10-06 17:09

Not the ones I got last time !!...I think they were a grey lens...I wasn't impressed at all. My next pair wont be a glass lens ..too heavy for my liking and Spotters are overated IMO. I have had a few pairs and preferred the yellow lens.

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 I got  the zeros I think

Tue, 2015-10-06 17:42

 I got  the zeros I think they are, good glasses. but the lenses are shithouse! They are so scratched up I can barely see out of them now 

but I'd buy another pair 

 

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 Have had 3 pairs of spotters

Tue, 2015-10-06 18:37

 Have had 3 pairs of spotters ,all with glass lenses all broken due to soft impact incidents . Got a pair of polarised Eyers for $50 never looked back and much lighter ,

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 was wondering if spotters

Tue, 2015-10-06 18:40

 was wondering if spotters are any better than the 50$ chemist polarised kinds ... anyone?

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Paul Worsteling says they are

Tue, 2015-10-06 18:51

Paul Worsteling says they are

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yep my last pair broke the

Tue, 2015-10-06 18:56

yep my last pair broke the first time I dropped them and the cost wasnt worth buying a new lens

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Sunglasses

Tue, 2015-10-06 19:19

 I've had 2 pairs of spotters. 1 pair is at the bottom of the ocean, the other was left in the back seat pocket of a plane. I thought they were pretty good for the cost but you do have to be a bit careful because being glass they do go crunch when they hit the pavement.

A long time ago, when safety glasses came into use, an optomertrist told me the cheap plastic in them has imperfections that the eyes adjust for to give you clear vision. This makes the eyes work harder than normal and therefor will wear your eyes out faster. I switched to good quality glass lenses then and havent gone back to plastic. I know the tech has gotten a lot better but why risk your eyesight for the sake of cheap glasses.

I wear Mako's now and when they are lost/broken i have a pair of Maui Jims, thanks to work safety awards, that i will be giving a run.

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 I had a pair of mako's

Wed, 2015-10-07 13:04

 I had a pair of mako's floatation in the arms good idea but left at outpatient clinic realized when outside turned around when straight into room, looked on table where i left them not there, obvious the doc wanted them more! Got glass lens spotters now but lens broke but good sunnies over priced i thinksame as the mako's.

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Glass lenses are better for the eyes as above

Tue, 2015-10-06 20:19

 If looking at Spotters -  Halide lens.

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Maui Jims

Wed, 2015-10-07 00:54

 Give the Maui Jims a try- I love mine...

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 Another vote for the mauis.

Wed, 2015-10-07 04:42

 Another vote for the mauis. Love mine.

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mauis

Wed, 2015-10-07 09:58

can't fault my mauis, although forking out $350 a pair you must be careful :)

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 cheers for the feed back be

Wed, 2015-10-07 18:12

 cheers for the feed back be having a look this weekend 

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Another option

Wed, 2015-10-07 19:47

Ive had spotters, but for half the price and same/slightly better quality I've been using Habervision Bentota glasses. Polarised glass as well.

Cheers Pete

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picked up the halide lens

Wed, 2015-10-07 20:57

when i got the 60L engel as part of the promo. cant complain. serve the purpose well.

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Cheap Polaroids

Thu, 2015-10-08 06:35

Any cheap set of polaroids do exactly the same job so why pay hundreds of dollars for something that you can buy ten pairs for the same price.
Before I needed prescription glasses they were all I needed as a professional fisherman working at sea or spotting salmon schools and now just use a $2 ebay set of clip ons.

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 As long as they meet

Thu, 2015-10-08 18:54

 As long as they meet Australia standards ,there should be no problem check out the cancer foundation ,they used to sell sun glasses properly still do 

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 I've always gone glass

Thu, 2015-10-08 23:24

 I've always gone glass Spotters, depends on the fishing you're doing. I prefer glass, even though they are prone to cracking (not just Spotters - any glass lens) if dropped and heavier, they do have a superior vision and most importantly, they are much less likely to scratch. Used mine (a pair of Blue Mirror for the ocean and Penetrator for the river) and they are still as new, where any of the sunnies I've had previously in a poly lens, due to the amount of salt that goes on the lens, they scratch very easily. I was doing a lot of kayaking and small boating, so spray was constant. My Blue Mirrors do have a scratch now on second thought, when I lent them out, I think they were face down on a pretty abrasive surface by accident, but it's just in the one spot that I cannot see when wearing. End of the day, personal choice. The benefits of the Penetrator (and Halide) lens with Spotters, is they are photochromatic, they darken when in sunlight and get lighter when the light goes. I find they are excellent at contrast as well, but then I was always doing more snag style bream fishing, so looking through river water was important. Any polarised lens will take the glare off the water, to a degree, allowing to spot schools easier.

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 On my second pair still have

Tue, 2015-10-13 13:15

 On my second pair still have my first all though the frame is buggered.

1st set was the Blue Mirror glass- Great sunnies for everyday use and bloking glare.

2nd pair Hailde lenses. Better for sight casting and spotting below surfuce strutre

compared the lenses to Raybans Spotters were miles in front. Havent had the pleasure of wearing Maui jims but fromm all accounts they are great too. I think the frames are lighter as well. Find a par that suits you 

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maui's

Tue, 2015-10-13 18:11

yep had 3 pairs of maui's in 15 years 80 bucks to get new lenses,arms and frames free if you break(10 bucks postage)and great for seeing thru water,pretty hard to beat imo

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 Mark, where do you order the

Tue, 2015-10-13 18:18

 Mark, where do you order the replacement lenses from?

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 plus 1 for mauis quality

Tue, 2015-10-13 18:17

 plus 1 for mauis quality lenses and great on the water 

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bmauis

Tue, 2015-10-13 19:22

brighteyes shops are ok 2

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mauis

Tue, 2015-10-13 19:14

hi jng take them back to where you bought them and they will send them over east takes about 2week turn around,last time though I took them to the galleria without receipt,proper optometrist shop near Telstra shop.very small shop but cant remember name the lady in there is great.hope that helps

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 Cheers mate! mine are due

Tue, 2015-10-13 20:27

 Cheers mate! mine are due for new lenses

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 great feedback i already had

Thu, 2015-10-15 14:24

 great feedback i already had lense and spring replaced spotters, they were great crew to deal with and replaced all for free these sunnies i have now are great hasd them for 3 years not a scratch but gonna pass them on to the misses and get a new pair now she'll defently out do me on the tailor!

think i'll run the hailde beauties

 

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