Prizm Clear vs Clear Lens?

[lexluthor5]

I was reading this review here and am a bit confused.

Oakley Prizm Low Light Lens | Review & Guide

Our complete Oakley Prizm Low Light Lens guide and review. Plus we compare Prizm Low Light vs. Clear Lenses to find out which is best.

www.oakleyforum.com

This review references a Prizm Clear lens. I see no references anywhere else to an official Prizm Clear lens. Is that something that has long been discontinued or does the author really mean the standard clear lenses found here?

Oakley Flak® 2.0 XL Replacement Lenses - Clear | Oakley®

Buy Oakley Flak® 2.0 XL Replacement Lenses in Clear for Unisex sunglasses. Discover more on Oakley US Store Online.

www.oakley.com

 

[servo]

Are you looking for an enhanced contrast lens for you Flaks?

I'm not sure what models you can get prizm clear on nowadays, but it's a very light tint. The review you posted is a few years old and i'll let someone more knowledgable shed light on whether it's still officially avaliable. The link to the flak replacement lenses you posted will just be clear, no tint, mind. Here is an example of the prizm clear on some snow goggle replacements:

https://www.snowleader.co.uk/en/fall-line-m-repl-lens-prizm-clear-OAKL02455.html

I have checked the repairs portal and have also found this lens, which might achieve what you are looking for with a pair of Flaks:

 

[lexluthor5]

Are you looking for an enhanced contrast lens for you Flaks?

I'm not sure what models you can get prizm clear on nowadays, but it's a very light tint. The review you posted is a few years old and i'll let someone more knowledgable shed light on whether it's still officially avaliable. The link to the flak replacement lenses you posted will just be clear, no tint, mind. Here is an example of the prizm clear on some snow goggle replacements:

https://www.snowleader.co.uk/en/fall-line-m-repl-lens-prizm-clear-OAKL02455.html

I have checked the repairs portal and have also found this lens, which might achieve what you are looking for with a pair of Flaks:
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I figured that must be a discontinued/depriotized lens they were taking about in the review. There's no way I'm going to find that lens for a Flak 2.0 XL frame. I'm looking for the right lens for indoor tennis and pickleball (not particularly well lit), outdoor night tennis with lights and maybe nighttime softball with lights. Based on the review that I linked, Prizm Clear would be better for my use cases than Prizm Low Light. But, I'm not sure if the same can be said for Clear vs Low Light. The main reason for the glasses indoors is to provide some eye protection. If there's a lens that can provide some extra contrast for those sports without making things too dark, even better, I might be interested in that over Clear.

I wasn't considering the clear to black iridium photochromic lenses that you noted, but if those will be just always be maximum brightness at night and provide some additional contrast, I guess that's a possible option. I would need the low light end VLT to be pretty high though (I'm not sure what the VLT numbers for this is) so I'm not sure those would be good for indoors, unless I'm mistaken. Plus, it's a bit pointless to have photocromic if I'll never use them in a situation where they'll darken.

 

[servo]

Based off what you have described here, you likely would want either a set of the photo chromatic lenses, providing some contrast depending on varying light conditions (but IMO you may not want adaptive lenses for sport), or a just set of clear lenses. I am not sure you would find a set of official prizm clear lenses for your flaks, sadly.

Low light may work here, as bear in mind they are designed for conditions darker than your average well lit sports hall. I can see a new set of lenses on the portal for £59, so it's not too much of a hit to test out.

Are you aware of the Prizm gaming lens? It's a blue light reductor, but does provide a bit more contrast.

I might even recommend starting a new thread, seeking the best 'clear' lenses for your particular use case to get some more advice.

 

[lexluthor5]

Based off what you have described here, you likely would want either a set of the photo chromatic lenses, providing some contrast depending on varying light conditions (but IMO you may not want adaptive lenses for sport), or a just set of clear lenses. I am not sure you would find a set of official prizm clear lenses for your flaks, sadly.

Low light may work here, as bear in mind they are designed for conditions darker than your average well lit sports hall. I can see a new set of lenses on the portal for £59, so it's not too much of a hit to test out.

Are you aware of the Prizm gaming lens? It's a blue light reductor, but does provide a bit more contrast.

I might even recommend starting a new thread, seeking the best 'clear' lenses for your particular use case to get some more advice.

I already did (maybe not the best title), but didn't get too many responsese.

Which lens to get?

I'm looking at the Oakley Flak 2.0 XL for playing tennis and pickleball. My initial concern is mainly eye protection. Typically I wear no sunglasses outdoors at the moment so for outside I'd want something that helps with the light a little bit, but that I could still use in overcast conditions...

www.oakleyforum.com

I'm thinking regular clear is going to be fine for indoors. I'll get near full light transmission and some eye protection, no real added contrast though, but I don't think that's a big deal indoors. I'll probably try a pair of prizm low light at some point, but as you, and the review, pointed out, that's probably not ideal for moderately lit indoor sports. I'll take a look at Prizm gaming as well, but it doesn't seem as if that's made for flak 2.0 xl either. Protocromic probably not the way to go either. Seems like Prizm clear might have been a great lens for me. People playing pickleball indoors who want eye protection is a rapidly growing market.

And for what it's worth, I've decided on Trail Torch for daytime/outside tennis and pickleball. I generally do not like darker glasses for sports so I'm pretty confident (based on a couple of different threads that I've read), that those will work fine for me for almost all outside conditions.

 

[servo]

I think for now, regular clear is the best bet. You may be able to find someone able to make some prizm clears for you (although who knows how much you might spend), unless you want to play p'ball in some ski goggles .

Trail Torch is a great option, I use this when i'm on the jump bike in the dappled trails around me. Hope you enjoy and do send us some pictures once you get it sorted.