Well, I finally received my new lenses. (The first pair had the Zeiss logo on the lens - right in my field of view - but now I have two lenses without logos. It took six weeks for the replacement to arrive.)
Like several others who commented, I'm impressed. The combination of polarisation (I've been wearing polarised lenses for 25 years) with the special 'Skylet' tint is really quite an eye-opener (pun intended). Glare reduction is excellent (so these are great driving glasses, as well as for flying), but the biggest surprise for me is the effect on contrast. Things in the sky (clouds, aircraft, birds) seem to me to stand out significantly more clearly than before - against blue sky or cloud backgrounds. I can see the early life of a Cu quite clearly where previously I would have seen little at all. Overall, I'm impressed. As to the process, as others have commented, you'll need to be persistent and to know what you're looking for. Unless your optometrist has some experience with aviators, you'll probably get blank looks when you ask for Zeiss Skypol lenses. As discussed before, many of the big chains don't have these 'in the system' - which means they don't exist. You almost certainly won't be able to find a lens example in the store (try asking your friends at the glider field). You almost certainly won't even find a brochure (I still have the brochure on my site, if you are interested: http://www.flyingnerd.com/gliding/zeiss-skypol/.) Oh, and be prepared to dig deep for these babies - they are NOT cheap. Richard. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Neale Sent: Sunday, 17 September 2006 9:21 To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Zeiss lenses for sunglasses Thanks to all for comments on Zeiss Skypol lenses a few weeks ago. I found an optometrist in my area able to order and supply (no mean feat as the big chains deny all knowledge of whatever isn't 'in the system'). I have ordered a pair of lenses for my existing frames. They have to be manufactured (ground?) in Germany, so it takes a few days (weeks). The first set of lenses arrived last week but the shop installed one of them incorrectly (leaving a Zeiss logo inscribed on the lens!), so I'm still waiting. But the try-on in the shop felt good. I was frustrated by lack of information available from the stores (and the fragmented and out-of date info on the Zeiss website). I obtained a Skypol brochure and have placed scans of it here: http://www.flyingnerd.com/gliding/zeiss-skypol/ for those who may be interested. I'll post again when I've flown with the new lenses. Richard. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
