Ordered Deep Water Prizm Lenses and It's Like I Received Kaleidoscope Lenses Instead

[SnookerHooker]

I'm impressed by Prizm Road Black!

just me,
have a good one!

Thanks for the run down. I'll give those a look. I could use a new pair of biking glasses.

 

[SnookerHooker]

i'm not sure where in Illinois you are located, but the Oakley Vault store is open in Aurora if you want to compare them to other deep water polar lenses that are guaranteed to be authentic.

Thanks.. I'm up in Rockford. The Macy's by me has Oakley Split Shot's. I'll be checking out the Shallow Water lenses to see if maybe they're better. I usually wear Costa Reefton (Copper - Green Mirror 580P)... but they're at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico right now from a jet skiing wipe out lol. I'll likely just order another pair of those as I had zero issues with reflection on the back of those lenses. These high dollar sunglasses really ought to have an anti reflective coating on them... but from the sound of it, most don't.

 

[robert1326]

hi,

now, to me looks, let's say, normal... as you see only the specially treated antiglare reading glasses (1) eliminate entirely the reflections.

I'm not quite an expert in Oakley, so I cannot comment on your Split Shot (genuine or not) ... but are looking good.

if you do not like the "kaleidoscope" effect, I feel you.
usually, the little things that bother me at the beginning on a product, in time are the trigger to change it.

I tried to reproduce your conditions, and the ranking I made in my previous post remains.

1. no reflection at all - my reading glasses Zeiss lenses antiglare coated both sides - just a barely seen bluish line (above the figure"1")
2. almost no reflection - Prizm Road Black (Flight Jacket) - has no mirror coating - the less reflection
3. is there but barely seen - Prizm Tungsten Polarized (carbon blade) no mirror coating and double toric lenses - has some more
4. is there to some degree - Prizm Deep Water Polarized (flight jacket), ..... more powerful reflection...

just me,

 

[Tom.]

hi,

now, to me looks, let's say, normal... as you see only the specially treated antiglare reading glasses (1) eliminate entirely the reflections.

I'm not quite an expert in Oakley, so I cannot comment on your Split Shot (genuine or not) ... but are looking good.

if you do not like the "kaleidoscope" effect, I feel you.
usually, the little things that bother me at the beginning on a product, in time are the trigger to change it.

I tried to reproduce your conditions, and the ranking I made in my previous post remains.

1. no reflection at all - my reading glasses Zeiss lenses antiglare coated both sides - just a barely seen bluish line (above the figure"1")
2. almost no reflection - Prizm Road Black (Flight Jacket) - has no mirror coating - the less reflection
3. is there but barely seen - Prizm Tungsten Polarized (carbon blade) no mirror coating and double toric lenses - has some more
4. is there to some degree - Prizm Deep Water Polarized (flight jacket), ..... more powerful reflection...

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just me,

this is good work!

 

[TheDukeOfIce]

The DWP is notorious for inward glare and reflection. Swap to a different lens would likely fix this for you.

They look nice from the outside, but the usability of the lens for me is very low due to the interior reflectivity when wearing in real world conditions.

 

[NoFair]

The DWP is notorious for inward glare and reflection. Swap to a different lens would likely fix this for you.

They look nice from the outside, but the usability of the lens for me is very low due to the interior reflectivity when wearing in real world conditions.

Works well in some frames that let less light in from the sides though. Use Juliets and Radarlocks with DWP and they are great for me.

 

[SnookerHooker]

Works well in some frames that let less light in from the sides though. Use Juliets and Radarlocks with DWP and they are great for me.

Cool. I tried blocking all the light from the sides and it didnt help. I'm going to run with the shallow water lenses and see if it is better.

 

[robert1326]

Works well in some frames that let less light in from the sides though. Use Juliets and Radarlocks with DWP and they are great for me.

I'm with you here ... on the heavy warp around (flight jacket) I do not feel this problem.
the disturbing side and from above light makes me prefer sunglasses that wrap around my face and close enough (or even higher) to my eyebrows

 

[robert1326]

The DWP is notorious for inward glare and reflection. Swap to a different lens would likely fix this for you.

They look nice from the outside, but the usability of the lens for me is very low due to the interior reflectivity when wearing in real world conditions.

pitty that a good looking and excellent balanced color filter lens has these issues...

 

[steveww381]

Hi all. I bought brand new split shots with the Deep Water lenses from a buyer off ebay. Paid $110... I couldn't pass up trying them out for this price. They weren't allowing my local retailers to allow us to try them on because of covid. So I had to order online. I come from using strictly Costas that just didn't breathe too well and fogged up too much when I sweat. These frames appear to breathe better.

From the way they look, they're authentic. I doubt the Chinese have figured out how to make fake Woodgrain Split Shots yet. These are just too nice to be fake... Quality frames with a quality lanyard and case as expected. That seems like too much for them to want to replicate. The only thing that makes me think fake is the lenses are absolutely horrible.

They reflect so bad on the back side that I can see the whites of my eyes clearly and even see my iris and pupil at times. The whites of my eyes give the illusion that the lenses are dirty or foggy when they're actually crystal clear and clean.

The worst thing is when I look at something like car tail lights, a sunset, street lights, etc.. For each eye open, I see an additional faint image off to the side or above/ below that original light. Two eyes create two additional images. It's like a kaleidoscope! Drives me nuts.

I tried cupping the sides to block out light from the sides and learned that's not the issue. They fit well. The problem as far as I can tell is that the back side of the lenses is waaaay too reflective.

Did Oakley make a bad batch of lenses and they ended up as "seconds" on ebay? It's like they mirrored the back side of these lenses or forget to apply an anti reflective coating.

I didn't buy these from an authorized dealer. The guy I bought them from supposedly got them from dealers while he was doing salt water fishing tournaments in the Florida Gulf. After I bought them, He posted 3 more of the same glasses. All clearly brand new. Why would a dude have that many pairs of new/ wrapped sunglasses for sale? But they look real. I'll post images or a link soon for your all's opinions.

I'm probably on my own and Oakley wont help me. Can I get different lenses to fix the issue? I fish primarily fresh water for Musky and Bass up North, but figured I'd try the Deep Water lenses for when down in Florida. I'm not married to the Deep Water lenses is my point. I even have a very slight prescription and I suppose I could go that route.

I'd appreciate all your thoughts. Sorry so lengthy of a post. Just want to be clear. Trying to nail down perfect sunglasses for fishing 20+ hours a week... gotta protect these aging eyes.

Mine do the same but mostly only indoor lighting. The glasses work great outdoors especially on the water but it is annoying.