On May 13, 11:44 am, powrwrap <[email protected]> wrote: > C'mon peeps! I'm thinking of ordering photochromatic lenses (auto > darkening/auto lightening) with my next foray into online eyeglasses. > I'm a die hard Zenni customer so I'm looking for feedback from people > with photochromatic lenses bought from Zenni. > > What do you like about them? > > What don't you like about them? > > Do they darken/lighten quickly? How quickly? > > When they turn dark are they as effective in blocking sunlight as > regular (80%) tinted lenses? > > How well do they work in cold or hot weather? > > Any other comments would be greatly appreciated. >
I like my photochromic lenses from Zenni. One of the things that I like is that they get quite dark in sunlight, noticeably darker than my previous pairs of "high-end" Transitions lenses ordered from local opticians. In my nontechnical opinion, I'd estimate the Transitions lenses to darken to about 50%, and the Zenni to 80%. The Zenni's darken up quickly, and take a while to lighten up again; but this may be because they get so much darker than the Transitions lenses that I'd tried before. I never noticed any difference between cold and hot weather. While I like the Zenni photochromics a lot, I never depend on them entirely to protect my eyes from the sun. If I'm going to be out for any length of time I always wear a hat with a brim to keep the sun out of my eyes; and I also have a pair of 80% grey tinted prescription sunglasses that I use. > -- > Check us out at the oft-updatedhttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -- 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
