They all make good lenses. A lot of people think they're just popular items simply because they see them advertising sports but I know a couple of guys in the army who've been in Afghanistan and both of them wear Oakleys. My friends dad is a pilot, (lives in California the jammy old sod), and he wears nothing but Raybans. They'd probably get their heads blown off or crash if they were wearing a shitty pair of specs from TK Maxx If soldiers and pilots think that good eyewear is essential then who are we to argue? For my money Oakley and RayBan make the best lenses on the market but Bolle make good ones too, (very similar to Oakley). I can see the value in paying for brands like those but I don't see the point in paying top dollar for specs from brands like D&G, Versace or Prada; you go to them if you want a suit or some aftershave, not sunglasses.
People seemed to do fine without glasses throughout mans history, but I agree on needing a pair for when it is really sunny though.
I didn't realize it was such a serious issue, now I'm all paranoid. I drive in blinding sunlight (the kind where you can't even see the traffic light) almost everyday this summer on the way home from work. Gotta get myself some sunglasses.
What a moronic thing to say. Are you suggesting that because we have some shit weather we shouldn't bother to look after our eyes? Or for that matter be safer on the roads because we can see better when the sun comes out after it rains or when the sun is just beaming in through your windshield? Or how about just not be uncomfortable when the sun does rear its head. I even wear my sunglasses when its cloudy to counter that horrid low, bright cloud that gives you a headache. It's nothing to do with the sun, it's about glare and that's the point. A really good pair of sunglasses will provide anti-glare in any weather. I could wear my Oakleys at night and I'd see everything clear as a bell and it would stop me being dazzled by oncoming headlights. Of course I'd look totally shady but I'm simply trying to make a point. Oh and also, sunglasses come in handy when you go on holiday to places where they do have a lot of sun, like Spain or California. Then you need a good pair of sunglasses that will filter out glare and UV. Honestly, until you buy a really good pair of sunglasses and see just how much better and more comfortable it is to do things like drive without being blinded anything a "pro-sunglasses" person tells you is meaningless; you gotta try it for yourself. Don't lay out an insane amount of money on new ones, eBay have shit loads of Oakleys on cheap. My sister bought a pair of Oakley Discreets for something like £48 when they are £130 in the shops.
Get yourself a pair or Jokelys or Ray Mans from the homeless dude on the corner. Pretty much the same thing and you won't pay an arm and a leg.
The sun really doesn't bother me that much to warrant spending in excess of £300 on a pair of shades. Maybe when I'm driving and the sun is out I'll pick up a pair but no way am I wasting the price of a PS3 back in 2007 on them. I like to play games in the dark at night and I don't take a 15 minute break every hour of playing like the experts suggest. The most I'd spend on a pair of shades is £100, my Mum's got some sunglasses by POLICE or David Beckham (I forget which one) and they cost about £300. Not worth it. My Dad never bought over priced shades when he was younger and his eyes are fine at 49.
Let's review that in 10 years. Damage to your eyes isn't something that just occurs immediately; it takes its toll over time. Living in Spain for a while showed me just how much the sun can fuck up your eyes, nearly everyone there over 60 walks around squinting (and they all have wrinkly foreheads). Fuck that. I'd rather pay for some quality shades and not look about 400 years old when I'm drawing my pension. I'd also rather not be blind because I was too tight to spend money on glasses. However, I'm sure when you develop something like cataracts, photokeratitis or just have generally piss poor vision that £300 would seem like a snip. And besides, I paid £300 for a pair of glasses that are titanium; I need ones that will take a beating because I use them all the time and I'm a clumsy bastard. You can pick up a decent pair of oakleys, new, for about £90 if you shop around. Less online and even less second hand.
As long as the glasses provide UVA/B protection and are polarized, cheap is just as good as expensive. This argument is almost as dumb as the brand name vs generic drug argument. It's all the same shit.
Must be nice living in Europe. I definitely won't get a pension, and will probably die at work so the CEO won't have to pay taxes on his yacht and bankers can squander my 401k retirement.
I don't think you'll find any sunglasses that filter 100% UVA/UVB and UVC for $20. They might say the do, or close to it, but they really don't..some of the glasses from D&G and Police say they filter harmful rays but nowhere near as close to that. It's one thing that I really do believe you get what you pay for. Oakleys also have a hydrophobic coating on them; water doesn't leave streaks on them so if you're getting wet and wearing them you can still see. It also makes them really easy to clean when it comes to oil and fingerprints off them. Also, Oakley pretty much claim their glasses wont shatter or break if you use them in sports; they're great for cycling and snowboarding and I'd rather be sure that I won't lose an eye if a lens shatters. Find me a pair of $20 sunglasses that do all of that.
My (sort of) new job that I restarted today has a pension, nice. Also, walking around in Spain with their mental sunshine all year long is nothing like walking around cloudy England where the sun occasionally comes out. You strike me as the kind of person who would buy a convertible and drive it in the UK. Totally pointless for 350 days of the year since we get hardly any sun. Using people wearing shades in Afghanistan or Spain or while up in the sky above the clouds in California as a reason to splash out on expensive shades in overcast England is retarded. I agree that wearing shades isn't a bad thing at all but spending an obscene amount of money on them is unnecessary, and some of them cost an obscene amount of money.
http://uk.oakley.com/store/products/men/sunglasses/new-releases Every pair of shades on that page is vastly over priced, fact.
These look like something that would come in a plastic bag with a green goblin Halloween costume. Who would pay $400+ for them?
i'd get those if i was a millionaire and owned a yacht that came with bitches. otherwise no. they are as douchey as "that guy" walking around shopping with his bluetooth headset on.
So I got some $20 sunglasses from Walmart. It says 100% UVA/B protection + polorized. I gotta say, I didn't realize how much I had been squinting until I put them on, so it was worth $20. I'm going to see how long they last until: a) break/fade/die b) i get too lazy to wear them I'm guess b will happen faster than a, which is one of the reasons I don't want to jump to an expensive brand right away. I used to just wear automatic photosun Rx glasses, these were fucking awesome. I'm not sure if having a piece of plastic in my eye is much better than UV rays.
You have no idea how hard it was to not get the $5 sunglasses. It was $15 more for polarized. I'm not sure if I'll be able to sleep tonight.