[jqp]

Need good non-prescription sunglasses (for female friend). I have prescription sunglasses, for an arm and a leg.

What brands of good quality, reasonably priced sunglasses are you or your wife/girlfriend familiar with? I can think of Ray-Ban, but then I am lost.

[Carlman]

That's like asking what underwear should I buy my wife.   Gee, uh, the pink ones? haha

Seriously, the best optics and scratch protection I've seen are Maui Jim's.. but that's practical.. She may like the huge pseudo-70's looking ones that all the kids are wearing now.. or like certain tint colors..

The only way to know is let her try some at a sunglass store that lets you walk outside on a sunny day.

-C

[JohnR]

Since this is obviously a question related to photography, be aware that polarized sunnies can make it a little difficult to see the LCD. So she may find that a less expensive, lightly-tinted pair would aid her photographic endeavours.

[jqp]

Funny, my prescription sunglasses are Maui Jim...they are over the top expensive but they will take a progressive bifocal prescription

JohnR this is the only place I could think to post this since it deals with optics    and I noticed that polarized lenses do play havoc with any kind of LCD especially 'black and white'

[DaveC113]

Kaenon sunglasses are far and away the best I've tried, and I've tried most brands.  They have better scratch resistance than most glass-lensed glasses, but weigh very little.. even in comparison to other plastic-lensed glasses. After 3-4 years they are still in almost perfect shape, both the lenses and frames have now lasted longer than any other glasses I've ever had. They are pricey, over $300, but I found mine on the Campmor website for 60% off.

I have these, with copper lenses:

http://kaenon.com/product/27_variant_v6.html

[zybar]

That's like asking what underwear should I buy my wife.   Gee, uh, the pink ones? haha

Seriously, the best optics and scratch protection I've seen are Maui Jim's.. but that's practical.. She may like the huge pseudo-70's looking ones that all the kids are wearing now.. or like certain tint colors..

The only way to know is let her try some at a sunglass store that lets you walk outside on a sunny day.

-C

+1 on Maui Jim's.

I have a pair and so does the wife.

Funny, I used to lose my cheap pairs all the time, but not these.

George

[jqp]

How can you lose a pair of Maui Jims, with that hatbox-sized case? I thought Silhouette cases were big...and this picture does not do the case justice

[BobM]

My wife used to love Maui Jim's. The glass was great, but the frames scratched and chipped over time and they wouldn't cover that under warantee.

She now has picked up 2-3 pair of sunglasses from Costco on the cheap and loves them. decent glass and a few different styles that she likes. No worries about them getting scratched - just throw them away and use another pair.

Bob

[gary]

I love Maui Jim sunglasses, I work for Bausch & Lomb and used to get Revo's relatively cheaply before Luxottica bought the brand but the first time I tried on some MJ's I was done with Revo/Ray Ban.

I wore mine a lot, they took a lot of abuse and after two years they didn't have a scratch on them but I did get cracks around the bolt for the bridge. I expected to throw them away but an optometrist friend of mine told me to send them in for repairs. I did that, and was honest with them about how long I'd have them and the fact that I couldn't remember where I bought them, and they replaced the optics and reconditioned them for free. They even sent me a new case and polishing cloth, all for $6 or something in return shipping. Pretty awesome customer service.

gary

[chosenhandle]

if you like retro look (sort of like raybans) you will love moscot http://www.moscot.com/products.asp

I just bought a pair of the Type 1's and have several people have commented on how them.

 

[JohnR]

Funny, I used to lose my cheap pairs all the time, but not these.

When I used to wear contact lenses, I bought cheap sunglasses and lost them all the time. Now I have prescription sunglasses and I try pretty hard to make sure I don't lose them... ever 

Oh, right... photography... jqp - perhaps she would appreciate an ND filter or two in the gift package to help deal with those bright lighting conditions?

[nathanm]

At least it's a post in the Eye-Fidelity circle!

[JohnR]

Aha! A challenge then?!

[nathanm]

I know, it's crazy- a photography section on a forum about audio equipment gets minimal activity - Who would've thunk it?

Hey what's the deal with punctuation here?
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Hey what gives, my em dashes and ellipsis are turning into question marks.  Weird??-