 Choosing The Right Sunglasses
A Lens Color Guide- Amber or yellow colors are intended for use in flat to hazy light conditions and offer high contrast necessary in high-speed, high altitude sports such as skiing by filtering out blue light which makes focusing difficult.
- Vermilion (pink) actually helps to absorb light in foggy or gray conditions increasing contrast and depth perception, a must for high-speed sports in the winter.
- Brown lenses offer the true-color perception characteristics of a gray or smoke lens, but also retains some of the blue-light removing / contrast increasing characteristics of a light amber lens.
- Clear...why? Because if you're skiing at night, it's the only lens color that will allow their eyes to see anything at all.
- Gray or smoke colored lenses are best suited for driving or general use when depth perception is not as important as true color perception.
- Blue and purple lenses are not recommended for any use other than fashionable as the color actually serves to increase the contrast-destroying characteristics of blue light.
Contributed By: Michael Hodgson
Michael Hodgson is a an award-winning journalist and author of numerous books including Camping for Dummies, Compass and Map Navigator, and Facing the Extreme. He is a volunteer instructor for the American Red Cross, Nevada County Sheriff's Search & Rescue team and was a former mountain guide. Michael is well-known for his sense of humor and eagerness to try anything once in the pursuit of a really good story. His friends remain amazed that he can still walk. He has partnered with his journalist-wife, Therese Iknoian, on four web sites: his own www.AdventureNetwork.com, plus www.GearTrends.com, www.TotalFitnessNetwork.com, and www.SNEWSnet.com | |
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