Photochromic or sports goggles replacement lenses? |
| uvex active sports glasses with photochromic discs |
Now that the German sports eyewear manufacturer, has developed uvex the
technology of photochromic disks , the discussion is about advantages and disadvantages compared to a
sports glasses with interchangeable lenses on a new stage on.
was just a year ago, the tolerance between whitening and limited blackout in the photochromic discs very much. The rate of change of tone was leisurely. With the new generation of so-called photochromic discs has improved uvex these properties:
The light transmission of a Variomatic uvex goggles disk as a function of light intensity varies between 77% to 17%. The "switching" from light to dark is about 30 seconds from dark to light, it takes about 1.5 minutes.
achieved with these values, the self-tinting eyeglasses in sports such as the extent of three conventional
tint replacement lenses . A bike rider can with the same eye from a dark forest go out on a sunny clearing, without being the butt of his glasses has to change. On the bike to work in the morning just as the eyes can be protected against wind and dust in the lunch break in broad daylight and on the way to happy hour at dusk in the dark. And every day and in the athletic leisure at the weekend.
For the sports glasses with interchangeable lenses, however, speaks clearly an advantage: the tint color and light filtering properties of the glasses can be specially adapted to the visibility by changing the disc. Because the light is not only light or dark, but it can blind or "swallow" bumps on the floor. What if it is snowing or foggy? For these situations are light as clear glass, yellow glass with contrast enhancement or
polarization filter the right answer. This is also the sports glasses with interchangeable lenses still have your wide range of uses, especially when it comes to the perfect view for a specific and time-limited situation is (cycling, downhill, game).
Conclusion: Self-tinting sports goggles are ideal for everyday use sports at different times and often in varying light situations. Sports eyewear with interchangeable lenses have the choice of different color tints and a very wide filter coatings Application score, and especially where the lighting conditions remain the same for a certain period of time.