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  1. #31

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Quote Originally Posted by NAGG View Post
    Can you see where I'm coming from ?

    I dont know about you or others - but I buy spotters / mako's , serengetti's etc because of the lens quality ...... the frames themselves are nothing special - specially Mako's , spotters & tonics . I might as well just go to specsavers , find a frame I like & buy prescription sunglasses.

    or am I missing something ?

    Chris
    Yes you could do that but I think you will find that most optometrists only have basic frames for sunnies, mostly very flat lens as curved lenses don't work well when getting into graduated lenses, the reason most will go for bifocals. Also as suggested look into the construction of the lenses themselves, I definitely have a preference for glass as I can not get clear vision through plastic and I do have an optometrist provided sunnies on script yet a good pair of Spotters and Serengeti that I own give me virtually the same vision with out script, go figure, and wrap around for better side protection. . As I mentioned, virtually all scripts these days are sent to Malaysia and while they meet the Australian Standards are a poor second. As a matter of interest I couldn't find a pair of Tonics that gave me as clear vision as some of the others. I guess it also comes down to preference and what suits you both personally and financially.

  2. #32

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Quote Originally Posted by shortthenlong View Post
    So who had bought generic sunglasses with reading section down the bottom that have been great? Knot tying is beyond me in sunglasses but lying to myself about needing prescription sunglasses. Happy to pay for a good comprise.

    Cheers Matt
    Matt, I did have a pair of Ugly Fish and they worked well but King Neptune coveted them.

  3. #33

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Quote Originally Posted by NAGG View Post
    i'm going to have to do a little more research as I'm probably going to need to either a pair of multi focal or bi focal sunglasses for my fishing ........
    Give spotters or tonic a call ,Frank is the bloke I spoke too and he was way knowledgeable about his products . I would have got spotters if they could have done it before Xmas but maybe they use an overseas source but I don’t know but I know tonic have them made in Melbourne and all up it took 10 days from the day I ordered to my door and would have been a week if strartrak had their shit together but that’s another story . Matt
    A bad days fishing has got to be better than any day at work......


  4. #34

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    Afraid I am with Nagg on this one. I have been wearing multi focal transition lenses for years. They are prescription. So if I organise these special frames I still get the same lens that I currently have. What’s the point of the different frame. Obviously it’s different if they are not prescription. Then I might consider specialised glasses.

  5. #35

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Quote Originally Posted by gunna View Post
    Afraid I am with Nagg on this one. I have been wearing multi focal transition lenses for years. They are prescription. So if I organise these special frames I still get the same lens that I currently have. What’s the point of the different frame. Obviously it’s different if they are not prescription. Then I might consider specialised glasses.
    On the water I prefer a bit more side protection and the optos don't have thst style. Also they tend not to want to put their lens into frames you supply, many years ago they did but not now.

  6. #36

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Went out flatty foraging today so thought I would take my prescription distance glasses as well to test them out against a set of Spotters and a set of Serengeti, all three are polarized lenses. Now I know why I see things in the water my brother can't see, he wears prescription glasses all the time.
    Watching a small bull shark in the water I tried all three lenses, while the scripts removed the glare and allowed me to see deeper into the water and could tell it was a small bully, tried the others and could definitely see better shape and more sea bottom, we were in only 50cm of water at the time. Now I know my S & S glasses have a layer of polarizing film in between where as I don't know about the script lens, are they just a coating on the outside?

  7. #37

    Re: Tonic sunnies

    Quote Originally Posted by Dignity View Post
    Went out flatty foraging today so thought I would take my prescription distance glasses as well to test them out against a set of Spotters and a set of Serengeti, all three are polarized lenses. Now I know why I see things in the water my brother can't see, he wears prescription glasses all the time.
    Watching a small bull shark in the water I tried all three lenses, while the scripts removed the glare and allowed me to see deeper into the water and could tell it was a small bully, tried the others and could definitely see better shape and more sea bottom, we were in only 50cm of water at the time. Now I know my S & S glasses have a layer of polarizing film in between where as I don't know about the script lens, are they just a coating on the outside?
    Not sure mate but I do know that with my mirrored spotters the mirror aspect is in the lens and not able to be rubbed of like the cheapies ,I had my mirror spotters on everyday at work for 2 years and while retired for 18 months and even today not a scratch on the lens or the mirror finish . That’s why I went down the tonic path as the bloke that owns tonic used to be the owner of spotters so I suspect they know how and what we want and need , but time will be the tester I’m awful hard on these sort of things and I will give a result one day if they fail a bit like when I did the floor on my tinnie
    A bad days fishing has got to be better than any day at work......


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