"Reactions" lenses.

Jordon Brooker

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Hey guys and gals.

Just wondering how you rate "Reactions" type lenses for everyday use?. Just ordered new frames with the extras and can't really see any downside for day to day stuff. (Got a non-reactions pair for photography purposes)

Any other must have extras when buying new frames?
 
I've recently got a pair of "reactions" (6 months maybe) - they don't work when driving and I feel they're not going as dark as they did when I first got them.
 
I have an old pair of reactolites and the don't seem to react much to light any more. Probably the most comfortable frames I have though so still use them as normal very slightly tinted specs.
 
They never went dark enough for driving for me either. I have a pair prescription sunglasses for driving. I also like wrap around style shades when driving to stop light from the side too.... and I'd look like I'm pretending to be Bono if I wore something like that once the lenses clear :)
 
I use reactolite lenses in my glasses. For me they work very well - darken well and I use them for everything.

Mine also have a non reflective coating which, apparently, produces less glare, increases contrast, make driving at night and using a monitor easier. I say apparently because all of my specs have had this coating so I don't know any different.

Dave
 
Like everyone else's, mine never work well for driving. Presumably the car's own glass filters a lot of the UV. The only other issue I can think of is when you walk from bright sunlight into a dark room - they cannot "unreact" instantly.
 
I had a pair a few years ago, they still went dark if I went out in the rain, it just took longer. Wondered why I was getting funny looks in the local shop until I caught sight of myself in a mirror, dripping wet with sunglasses on. :facepalm:
 
They work faster when it's cold than hot (so, great for skiing). But I have no problems with mine. They don't work for driving because they rely on UV to change not visible light (no, I have no idea why) so they don't work in a car, through windows or in a greenhouse :(
 
I use a set as my normal daily spectacles. I don't notice them getting dark in the sun until I go inside and suddenly can't see anything for a few seconds!

I don't have conventional sunglasses so can't compare how dark they get.

EDIT - mine are glass lenses (by Zeiss, a name that should be familiar to everyone on a photography forum) in my glasses, rather than the plastic that most seem to buy these days. They have two layers, one is constant thickness and reactive, the other is variable thickness and clear, which means the corners do not go darker than the middle (which is what I used to get with plastic lenses). Special order only and you have to know they exist as opticians don't seem to mention them.
 
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