Thanks GG for posting your evaluation on Zenni's photocromatic glasses. I ordered one a week ago from Zenni, cauz they offer the best price among the big 5. Ira's review shows EyeBuyDirect is the best price; but when I add progressive, Zenni's price saved me about $13 tallied about $77! - yes it usually cost me around $400 from my local M&B store. Now I am wondering more people has similar findings about Zenni's photocromatic glasses or GG's was a sort isolated case? Thanks again GG!
On Oct 11, 3:13 pm, GG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I have been using photocromatic glasses for the last 20 years, maybe > more.- > Ever since I discovered on line eyeglasses, I have bought three > different pairs, from three different vendors, so I decided to share > my experiences in case it helps someone.- > 1./ My first pair I bought from Zenni. Paid them about $80. They offer > only grey. Aside from a problem I had with the frame, about which I > have posted before, the photocromic I bought from Zenni were not good. > They change colour from light to dark reasonably fast and they get > quite dark (particularly in cold weather). But they quickly showed two > problems: > a.- The colour is not even until they get a really good share of > sunshine. They tend to be "spotted" or "striped" when not in bright > sunshine. I have never experienced this kind of problem before.- > b.- They always took very long to go back to clear. But, moreover, > after only a few months of constant use, they became constantly grey. > Currently I have had them in a case inside a drawer for months and > when you get them out they still are greyish. They do not go back to > completely clear any more. This is a common problem I have found with > photocromatics before. After a 3 or 4 years of use they tend to be > slow to go back to completely clear and eventually they get stuck in a > greenish shade which I dislike. It is not that they will not go dark. > They do. But they do not go back to competely clear. But I had never > experienced this problem so quickly as I did with Zenni's which I used > for only 4 or 5 months before I dumped them.- > 2./ My second online pair I bought from Optical4less. Paid them a bit > over $100. Really very good glasses. There is a choice of colour, so I > chose brown (amber) that I like best. They go dark very quickly and > they get as dark as the best I have had. I have been using them for > some time now and they still go back to clear perfectly well. Very > nice glasses. They turn the precise shade of amber I like best. I used > them so much, that I got them pretty scratched (my carelessness), so I > started window shopping for a replacement.- > 3.- Being sort of a fan of photocromatic, I decided to go for the > allegedly very best photocromatic in the market: Transitions V. They > are supposed to be darker and faster than any others. Myopticalshop is > the only reasonably priced on line merchant who carries them, so I > ordered a pair. I paid some $200. Good glasses? Yes. But not worth it. > I have had them for a couple of months now and I do not notice a > difference with other photocromatics I have had in the past. They are > brown. They go dark OK, but they are not really brown but a greyish > brown. If you watch the manufacturer's ads (Essilor) this is evident, > so I cannot complain. They are completely clear indoors or behind the > wind shield. They are fast but I do not see they are really faster > than the ones I got from Optical4less. I do not doubt the manufacturer > has scores of test to show that they are faster than others (they > claim 5 times faster) Maybe they are. I notice no difference. And they > cost twice as much as the ordinary photocromatic that Myopticalshop > also offers. So my point is they are good, but not worth the > difference in price.- > Hope the data helps.- > GG --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
