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Best low light lens

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PowPirate
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Hey NS

I'm in the market for a good low light lens/goggle. I've always used Oakleys and have no complaints but its about time I replaced my current ones (the lens look like they've been in a fight with a cat!) I already have a good sunny lens for my crowbars so don't really want to blow money on a pair of goggles that comes with a second interchangeable lens (i.e. airbrakes)

Any suggestions?
Dec 7 2014 11:07PM
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geist
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the h.i yellow lenses for oaley are meant to be the best for low light but they just brought out the prizm range too, with a low light lens but have no idea of its quality.
Dec 8 2014 9:49AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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clear? look at the oakley chart, get the one with the highest VLT.
Dec 8 2014 10:44AM
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4man
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tried out the high yellow and that permission prizm lense and ended up going with the prizm for my canopies. its actually surprising how much better they are at low light and are still pretty good in partial sun. worth the extra price.
Dec 8 2014 8:15PM
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OregonDead
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Is it for night skiing? Smith cascade is made in the USA. It's cheap and you can get it with a clear lens.
Dec 9 2014 3:58PM
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PowPirate
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cheers for the input guy's +k

the lens won't be used for night skiing just really foggy/low light days (recently the clouds been so low i've only had a few feet of visibility)

im gonna check the stores and see if they have either the hi yellow or the Prizm lens to check out in person.

any other brands apart from Oakley? I've heard good thing about smith and anon
Dec 9 2014 6:45PM
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thegouda
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I use the blue sensor mirror from smith. great low light lens and it wont blind you if the sun peaks out. I had the yellow oakley a while back and while theyre amazing in flat light, if any sun pokes through it can be really hard on your eyes.
Dec 9 2014 9:04PM
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BostonBulldog24
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I use Smith Red-Sensor on IO's. They have abt 70% contrast so they handle flat-light well but don't do well in bluebird.
Dec 9 2014 10:06PM
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1kewldewd
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I really like my giro bloks with some pinkish lens I dont remember the name of
Dec 9 2014 11:27PM
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