A Guide to Oakley Lenses

stickerman

stickerman

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Lately a lot of people have been asking about which Oakley lenses they should purchase for sunny conditions or cloudy days or any other conditions. I figured if somebody made a guide it would keep the threads on the down low. These lenses I have reviewed I have either owned or still do own them. If you guys have a review for any Oakley lens, please post it up. It will make everything a lot easier and stop the clutter of threads during the season.

Fire Iridium:

Great sunny day lens. Colors and snow become very vibrant and very clear. Very dark, so if you plan on skiing in anything but bluebird days, then i would go get something else. I know this from first hand experience. Nobody can see your eyes with this lens so not to worry there.

Black Iridium:

Again, Great sunny day lens, a little darker then the fire iridium IMO. again, if your not skiing bluebird all season, it will be hard to see in some conditions. people cannot see your eyes in any light condition, very dark.

Grey Polarized:

Awesome all around lens, especially for snow and light snow. Very clear and crisp image and makes flat spots visible when visibility is not the best. IMO, it is worth the extra $$ for the polarized. One of my favorite lenses.

Pink Iridium:

This is a true all around lens. Used for the dark/snowy/cloudy/foggy days. Awesome visibility in pretty much any condition. The sun can be a bit over powering with this lens, but it will work if your in a pinch and you need to use it for blue bird days. In dark conditions, it is hard for others to see your eyes, pretty reflective if thats what they call it. In brighter conditions, the lens opens up a bit and absorbs more light, thus making your eyes more visible.

H.I Yellow:

Great lens for a cloudy day and snowy days. Awesome visibility in the worst of the snow storms. Opens up flat light. Some people use this as a night skiing lens and it seems to work for them. I personally use clear for that though. Would not recommend using the H.I yellow when the sun breaks through the clouds. Major headaches occur when you use this in bright light.

Ruby Clear:

The only lens that performs really well at night. I have used this during snow as well and it was pretty good, but not as good as the pink iridium or H.I yellow. Did a good job of brightening up flat spots and everything was visible. Again, i would only use this as a night lens or very dark conditions.

AGAIN, I know a lot of kids on here use these goggles. Post up some reviews about the lens and how they performed. Hopefully this will inform lots of people and help them with a new lens decision.

Thanks In Advance.

 
Dark Grey Lens:

This lens is probably the most versatile lens Oakley makes in my opinion. This lens can basically be used in all conditions, even at night (in a well lit resort). I've used this lens when it was absolutely dumping out last season, super bright bluebird days, night time, and when it was dumping out(wasn't great but i could see). Awesome lens i'd give it a 9.5 out of 10, def worth the money. 45 bucks? Couldn't go wrong!
 
Great post man! I'll try and add some more descriptions sometime and maybe contribute real photos of the lenses instead of the photoshopped images from Oakley.
 
Someone sticky this please. I use a Fire iridium for sunny days and hi yellow for night and foggy days so couldn't agree more.
 
I had Fire ird and Pink ird for my crowbars, and that was a great combo

For my new airbrakes i have Dark grey, Hi pessimmon, and Hi Yellow, Which is a nice high light, mid light and low light setup
 
how much better is the HI yellow then the perssimmon, i just got airbrakes with fire and persimon, thinking about picking up a third lens for when its snowing/night.
 
hi persimmon is pretty good low light, more versatile, but def not as good as hi yellow in low light imo
 
not the best pics, but hi yellow, dark grey, hi persimmon

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fire ird, pink ird

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Click this link, www.oakley.com/products/3266/25221.

Scroll down and select Lens Tints

Select lens you are interested in from the drop down on the left and read relevant information pertaining to that lens. Take note of both the description as well as the specifications, as the light transmission percentages and the recommended conditions should answer most questions about lens selection.
 
Pink iridium is the worst lens for sunny days. I would never use it.

I use HI Persimmon: Perfect lens for overcast conditions, as well as low light. Excellent when it is snowing out, perfect for in the trees. Not the best for bluebird days (I have a pair os spy's with gold mirror), but if it's partly cloudy these are the way to go. Most underrated lens Oakley makes. Better than Pink Iridium all around, more versatile than HI Yellow.
 
It appears that you are from Canada, apparently the link does not work for you. Just find the Crowbars on Oakley's website and you should be able to find the same information.
 
no, i dont think so, i'd say hi persimmon would be a better middle range lens if thats what you're looking for
 
Thought I'd add this since this is what most lens threads are about on ns. If you want a murked out look get dark grey, it is oakleys darkest looking lens from the outside. That way you can gain maximum steeze
 
as i remember, i was typing two things at once when i did this guide, so i did mean lighter instead of darker than fire. Sorry for that. I shoul have proof read. Honestly, the grey polarized performed just the way i said it did. I could see everything pretty well. Guess a different opinion. But like you said, the polarized makes the lens feel almost uncomfortable while you use it for the first few hours. then you adapt to it. But thanks for pointing it out.

 
I would rather keep this thread as an informative thread only. There is a crowbar and splice trading and selling thread in the BST. Check that out if your looking to buy or trade.
 
needing a lens for flat light/overcast days. cant decide between the vr50 pink iridium and h.i. yellow iridium.

to anyone who has both, which would you recommend? cheers :)

 
needing a lens for flat light/overcast days. cant decide between the vr50 pink iridium and h.i. yellow iridium.

to anyone who has both, which would you recommend? cheers :)

 
as i said in the guide, it is possible to ski everything with fire iridium, but its no fun at all. I would invest into a H.I yellow.
 
This is why I want a pair of airbrakes so that I can switch lenses super easy. All I have for my splices is fire iridium which look sick, but are terrible for anything but bluebird
 
I have to say (not to really hate), I'm getting kind of tired of all these wannabe sticky threads. Informative as it may be, if you have half a brain, you can find this information on Oakley's website. A half way decent informative thread =/= sticky worthy.
 
its just nice to have all the information in one place. props to the guy who has the time to put it all together to help save people the trouble of looking all over the place for it.
 
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