In another thread last year Liz said: "Transitions (a photochromatic brand) are billed as being totally clear when not activated, but you can see the tiniest tint when comparing to regular lenses."
True... but I'm wondering what's up with my new ones. I took a photo of my glasses. It's at http://www.evertype.com/taisce/glasses.jpg In that photo, from top to bottom, you see: 1. Reading glasses. No tint, no transitions coating. Not totally clear. From Goggles4U. In use on the bedstand. 2. Reading glasses. No tint, no transitions coating. Not totally clear. From an optician in Oregon. In use at the desk. 3. Distance glasses. Transitions coating, a little darker than the reading glasses above. From an optician in Oregon. No longer in use; right lens was not cut properly to my prescription. 4. Distance glasses. Transitions coating, a little darker than the reading glasses above. Same as Number 3 actually. From Frames Direct. Nice expensive frames that my friends don't like—the liked Number 6 below, which is why I got Number 5. 5. Varifocal glasses. Transitions coating, quite a bit darker than the reading glasses above. From EyeBuyDirect. 6. Bifocal glasses. No tint, no transitions coating. Totally clear! >From EyeBuyDirect. Myfriends all liked these, and I was trying bifocals but hated the hard line (at least with the 40% bifocals. Maybe the 30% would be better but I went for the varifocals which I like pretty well. The thing I don't understand is why Number 5 is so dark when "unactivated". I'm tempted to keep these as a pair that I just use when I expect to be going outside a lot. Indoors at my desk I've even taken to putting the clear ones on from time to time just because the computer screen is brighter. Is the tint on number 5 an accidental tint? Or is it normal... and if so why don't Numbers 3 and 4 look the same? M --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
