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Smith Lens Differences and Best Lens Combination

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Malcolmstoddart
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Hey everyone, I am looking to get a pair of IO mags and am struggling to decide my lens combination. I know smith has fairly detailed descriptions for each lens, but I am still unsure on the benefits/differences between some of the lenses? For example, does anyone know if there is a significant difference between the Everyday Green Mirror and Everyday Red Mirror? Lastly, for my storm lens, what would you suggest between the Storm Yellow and Storm Rose?

- a side note I ski in Whistler, BC, so it is "white out" A LOT.
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evo.com
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It def comes down to personal preference at a certain point. For instance, the Everyday Green vs Red are close in light transmission but some people just feel they can see better with a different colored base.

Storm yellow lets in more light vs storm rose. I like rose more for riding in low light conditions (I'm in WA or BC mainly) due to the contrast it gives. Yellow is good for a lot of night skiing.

If you want to get down to the specific VLTs & bases for all the lenses: Smith lens color guide
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Malcolmstoddart
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evo.comIt def comes down to personal preference at a certain point. For instance, the Everyday Green vs Red are close in light transmission but some people just feel they can see better with a different colored base.

Storm yellow lets in more light vs storm rose. I like rose more for riding in low light conditions (I'm in WA or BC mainly) due to the contrast it gives. Yellow is good for a lot of night skiing.

If you want to get down to the specific VLTs & bases for all the lenses: Smith lens color guide


That is super helpful, thanks! Do you know how I should decide between the base colour of the lens? I have no idea whether I would prefer the Everyday Green or Red or what would work better for my eyes
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clear lenz=ONLY lenz
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CatdickBojangles
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This. I ordered a clear lens for my Squad XLs and find myself wearing it most days when its not just straight summer. I have a bunch of different lens for my squads too. I don't have the storm yellow but the storm rose isn't a bad lowlight lens and the Green mirror and red mirror are just different color variants.
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