Another sunglasses thread (do we need a special forum yet?!)
Discussion
I really like the idea of Serengetis, great for driving, good lenses and have a classic look I like (Velocity Drivers I quite like the look of).
But I have two questions for people:
a) Where can you buy them in a real shop in the UK? I would like to see, feel and try them on before buying any.
b) the photochromatic feature of "all Serengeti lenses". What is this? Are the lenses already dark and get visibly darker in bright light? I don't like the sound of this if they are anything like the photochromatic prescription glasses people wear, which seem to be dark at all sorts of silly places (like indoors, and in my wedding photos, cheers Dad & B-i-L!).
Although like any sunglasses you take them off going indoors, unlike nomral normal specatacle wearers who keep theirs on all the time.
But I have two questions for people:
a) Where can you buy them in a real shop in the UK? I would like to see, feel and try them on before buying any.
b) the photochromatic feature of "all Serengeti lenses". What is this? Are the lenses already dark and get visibly darker in bright light? I don't like the sound of this if they are anything like the photochromatic prescription glasses people wear, which seem to be dark at all sorts of silly places (like indoors, and in my wedding photos, cheers Dad & B-i-L!).
Although like any sunglasses you take them off going indoors, unlike nomral normal specatacle wearers who keep theirs on all the time.
Quite a few places stock them. Find a dealer near you and they can order in a few pairs for you to try.
All 3 pairs of mine have been purchased that way.
Where abouts are you?
ETA - I can't notice the lense change colour visibly, they just seem to compensate for the amount of light in your given location.
All 3 pairs of mine have been purchased that way.
Where abouts are you?
ETA - I can't notice the lense change colour visibly, they just seem to compensate for the amount of light in your given location.
Edited by Johnny on Friday 24th April 15:31
Looks like there are a few around me (looked on http://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/). Mostly opticians, so I'll check them out.
prand said:
I'm in South East & London, and also Leeds a lot.
If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
Cool, I got my first pair in Leeds, from:If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
David H Myers
LEEDS 72-74 Albion Street
Leeds
LS1 6AD
0113 2421111#
I ordered in about 5 pairs to try, they were pretty helpful.
Johnny
Johnny said:
prand said:
I'm in South East & London, and also Leeds a lot.
If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
Cool, I got my first pair in Leeds, from:If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
David H Myers
LEEDS 72-74 Albion Street
Leeds
LS1 6AD
0113 2421111#
I ordered in about 5 pairs to try, they were pretty helpful.
Johnny
10 Pence Short said:
Johnny said:
prand said:
I'm in South East & London, and also Leeds a lot.
If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
Cool, I got my first pair in Leeds, from:If the polychrome is as subtle as you say I'm very interested, just need to find some that fit and look good.
David H Myers
LEEDS 72-74 Albion Street
Leeds
LS1 6AD
0113 2421111#
I ordered in about 5 pairs to try, they were pretty helpful.
Johnny
Edited by Johnny on Friday 24th April 16:15
I stock them, they're great. But I'm not very close to you!
Serengeti Drivers and the 555 lenses (grey ones) are pretinted photochromic lenses. So they transmit about 25% of the light in their "light" state and this drops to about 9% in their "dark" state.
Bear in mind no photochromic lenses work well (well actually at all) behind a car windscreen (unless its a soft top )
There will be a range called Polar PhD soon which are all nylon(plastic) as opposed to the usual glass. They'll be safer and less likely to break but glass is still the best material.
Serengeti Drivers and the 555 lenses (grey ones) are pretinted photochromic lenses. So they transmit about 25% of the light in their "light" state and this drops to about 9% in their "dark" state.
Bear in mind no photochromic lenses work well (well actually at all) behind a car windscreen (unless its a soft top
) There will be a range called Polar PhD soon which are all nylon(plastic) as opposed to the usual glass. They'll be safer and less likely to break but glass is still the best material.
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