Thanks for your replies and insight! By the way, is anyone else having trouble accessing Zenni's site? I haven't been able to for the last two days...?
On Oct 3, 3:01 pm, sj <[email protected]> wrote: > I have not been happy with my inexpensive rimless frames. I had one > pair from valueglasses and another from zenni. Both were highly > unstable. The rim to glass connections would not hold tight. > > OTOH, I've generally liked the half-rims I've gotten from Zenni. The > $8 9620 did seem a bit cheap in finish (if you looked closely) but > was structuraly sound. I had a pair of 4635 and used them as my main > glasses with no problems at all for about a year. I got a second pair > of 4635 (minor prescription change) a few months ago and oddly the > nose pads both broke within 4 months (Zenni did supply replacement > pads and tiny screwdriver for changing them at no charge). I've also > had the 9602 half rim for my progressive lenses and it's holding up > just fine, although I don't use it that often. > > On Sep 21, 7:35 pm, sonshine <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I read your comments about rimless and semi-rimless frames with > > interest. It makes alot of sense. I love the look of these > > 'minimalist' frames, but have been frustrated with my two past > > experiences with this particular style. Especially considering how > > much I paid for them thru my local optometrist's office. Since > > finding this site, and discovering the world of affordable on-line > > glasses, I have been fighting the urge to try rimless frames again. > > But even at such a savings I'm wondering if its worth risking being > > disappointed again. Have others here had great success with these > > delicate frames, and if so, do you have any advice to help one make > > the right decisions when choosing the particulars while placing an > > order for this type of glasses? > > > On Sep 20, 4:26 pm, Chalo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Paul wrote: > > > > > I bought that exact [rimless] frame from Zenni, and replaced the vinyl > > > > nose pads > > > > with silicone to get an extremely light and comfortable pair for > > > > computer use. (The pads didn't make that much difference, but silicone > > > > is nicer and there's no chemical hazard.) They worked fine for quite a > > > > few months, but then they broke in the middle. > > > > I think opticals, both online and local, are all taking some blame for > > > the intrinsic crappiness of rimless and half-rim frames. Such frames > > > are all needlessly fragile, all structurally unsound, and all way > > > better at making people have to replace glasses frequently than they > > > are at correcting vision. > > > > The optical retailers are only to blame for offering this junk to > > > begin with-- but it's not their fault that such insubstantial frames > > > are junky. It's just the nature of an incomplete frame to be weak and > > > troublesome. > > > > Would an astronomer make a telescope by drilling holes in lenses and > > > connecting the holes together with wire? Would he use fishing line as > > > a structural element of his instruments? No, he would not, because > > > that would be dumb. > > > > Glasses _frames_ are supposed to be just that. The lenses are optical > > > elements and should not be required to function as frames. Confusing > > > the two functions is one of the factors that gave us pervasive use of > > > polycarbonate-- which is plenty strong and tough, but a terrible > > > optical material that should never be used as a lens when visual > > > quality is important. > > > > Anyway, folks can save themselves the trouble of rickety and > > > unreliable glasses by just using full-rim designs made from proven > > > metals or plastics. Then they should use lens materials for their > > > optical qualities and not their mechanical qualities. > > > > Chalo- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
