See what happens when you read posts too fast!Originally Posted by Sheryl
See what happens when you read posts too fast!
Since they are sunglasses, I would also ask if they AR both sides or just the back. Front side doesn't gain anything as far as AR but guarantees hydrophobic on the front. A flash mirror will also have hydrophobic.
"Hydrophobic"? As far as I know, hydrophobia means "fear of water". I'm not sure what you're saying here.
It does mean that. Hydrophobic is a common term used in the scientific world for a compound or material that does not mix well with water. A hydrophobic coating will allow water to bead right off the surface of the lens.
As far as I'm aware the Sola One HD does not come polarized at this point. Probably too small of a market.
The sunglasses will be made from CR38 plastic. My optician said that she's had problems with polarized lenses becoming delaminated on higher index plastic, and thought this might especially be a problem with the type of frames I have (there's a groove in the lens for the frame).
The lenses will have an AR coating on both sides - highest end AR coating available. There is a scratch resistent coating underneath this.
What is a "flash mirror"? Mirrored sunglasses?
If the AR is high(est) end, then it will likely have what they call an oleophobic coating or super hydrophobic which not only repels water but oil as well (ie: fingerprints)
Flash mirror is just a term for a light front side mirror (usually silver) as opposed to a full metallic mirror (think state trooper sunglasses)
"Hydrophobic"?
Hydrophobic on optical lenses means 'water repellent"
I am trying to find the link for "Outlook lenses are they any good?" that you mentioned.
I clicked on "search" and typed that in and can't find it. I would LOVE to read that thread and see the report.
Help??
Hydrophobic..................
Hydrophobic is actually the wrong term for this treatment. But it has been used since 1987 on AR coated lenses.
It is actually a transparent material that fills the microscopic gaps between the crsytals of the AR coating and provides a solid surface without changing the AR properties.
As these gaps are now sealed, dirt, grease and dust can not go into the spaces that are now sealed. Therfore AR coated lenses are easy to clean by just wiping the dirt off. There is no more need for micro fiber cloth.
Some of these coatings provide ant- static properties .......they repel dust. Some others are ant-static and anti-fog as well.
Make your own choice and ask your optician which one you want.
This is probably what you were looking for:
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...hlight=Outlook
Just search for threads that have the word "outlook" in the thread title. Make sure that your selection for "Key Word Search" is "Search Titles Only", and that your selection for "Show results as" is "Threads".
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