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May 12, 2013 at 7:57 pm #18761
wjputt
Considering getting some Oakley glasses. Ones with a prescription required though. Seem very expensive. Are they worth it?
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wjputt wrote:TheHatter
wjputt wrote:TheHatter wrote:I’ve had Rudy Projects with inserts and never got on with them and I’ve been happy with my Oakley Half Jackets that I got last year. They didnt work out that expensive either as I got the lenses from [url]http://www.balanceoptics.com/index.php/lens/prescription-sports/prescription-lenses.html[/url] and the frames from ebay. All in with transitions presciptions came in at a little over £200 including postage which is only a little more than the cheapest presciption sunnies.Thanks very much for this. I can’t believe the difference in price. I can’t see where the option on the website is for transitions though. Did you get your pupillary distance from your optician? On the Balance Optics site frames and lenses [prescription] are coming out at £250 & optician was £439! Am I seeing things and do I need to get my eyes re-tested??!!
Yeah they are much cheaper and the service was fine. I’d had my eyes tested at specs avers and they gave me my PD though I had to specifically ask for it. The transitions options are mentioned in the titles such as these ones http://www.balanceoptics.com/index.php/brand/oakley-prescription/oakley-flak-jacket-prescription-photochromic-1.htmlCarl
I’ve got a pair of
I’ve got a pair of prescription Oakley Whiskers and they are fantastic. The frames are very strong and they have excellent lenses. The shape is great for cycling. I’m getting another pair with transition lenses so I can use them after sunset, but this time I will shop around on the web. I’ve found I can get a pair for about £125, although the lenses won’t be Oakley, but good enough for what I need. Hope this is helpful.pcb24
They’re expensive due to the
They’re expensive due to the bullet proof lenses. My blue iridium lenses sharpen up the dark days and keep the sun out on brighter days.TheHatter wrote:I’ve had Rudy
TheHatter wrote:I’ve had Rudy Projects with inserts and never got on with them and I’ve been happy with my Oakley Half Jackets that I got last year. They didnt work out that expensive either as I got the lenses from [url]http://www.balanceoptics.com/index.php/lens/prescription-sports/prescription-lenses.html[/url] and the frames from ebay. All in with transitions presciptions came in at a little over £200 including postage which is only a little more than the cheapest presciption sunnies.Thanks very much for this. I can’t believe the difference in price. I can’t see where the option on the website is for transitions though. Did you get your pupillary distance from your optician? On the Balance Optics site frames and lenses [prescription] are coming out at £250 & optician was £439! Am I seeing things and do I need to get my eyes re-tested??!!
Municipal Waste
To me they’re not worth the
To me they’re not worth the money because I don’t use sunglasses very much, but if you use them a lot then they are worth the money. Much the same as I have a good quality bike because I use it a lot whereas someone who only rides once a year around to the park and back really doesn’t.Bagpuss
I too have Rydons with Rx
I too have Rydons with Rx lenses and while the fit and optics (transitions lenses) are pretty good the frames are not in the same league as others I have used, after 2 years use the metal arms are corroding and I’m not sure how long they will last.On the other hand my plastic M frames which are maybe 15 years old now are fine. But won’t take an Rx insert.
CanAmSteve
Apparently Tesco Optical will
Apparently Tesco Optical will do Adidas frames with prescription sports lenses. I say apparently, because when I checked, they were having a promotion, which meant they couldn’t sell them. Huh? Hey – it’s Tesco. I emailed Tesco to check on the madness (twice) but never got a reply. That’s a class act.Rose do some nice sunglasses which accept a prescription insert. The insert is cheap enough (30 Euros, I think) but then you have to have it ground to your prescription.
I went to the US on holiday, went into a mall, found an optician, had my eyes checked and then bought a set of decent prescription sports sunglasses. $100 for the eye test, $200 for the glasses. Ready next day. AND I have a copy of my prescription with IPD (interpupillary distance – or how close yer eyes are together 🙂
badkneestom
andyp wrote:’I know luxotica
andyp wrote:’I know luxotica employees. The mark up is substantial.”
I work in this business – as with many other things, there’s a fair mark-up. But to say that the cost is down to the plastic is incorrect.Oh I agree, R&D is massive. I just dislike being told “Unobtanium” is some magic formula.
They’re top of the line for a reason.
big mick
andyp wrote:’I might be
andyp wrote:’I might be biased against glasses after wearing childs NHS specs in the 80’s.’Thing is, those NHS specs would have had decent optics. Unlike ‘any sunglasses you fancy’.
So very true.Back in the 80’s one of my mates was backed by Oakley.The sunglasses rrp £140 he could buy for me at£20.Someone is getting rich through good marketing.notfastenough
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Crosshouses wrote:notfastenough wrote:How strong is your prescription? I can’t use Oakleys because they only go up to -4.0 or -5.0 (depending on which design you choose). I need -6.5, and my Bolle Bounty prescription specs are superb. They cost £254, so that gives you an idea of how good I think they are.Personally, I try never to take my sight for granted, and won’t buy cheap specs. Not worth it.
I’m -10.5, but luckily get on OK with contact lenses. Dread to think how thick plastic lenses with that prescription would be.
The problem with expensive sports glasses for me is leaving them at cafe stops, driving off with them on the roof of the car and snapping off the arms because of following rule 37.
Ok, I believe Bolle max out at between -8.0 and -10.0 depending on the astigmatism bit (can’t remember the term – might be the ‘axis’). The lenses are MUCH thinner than you’d expect – the reason Bolle are the only ones doing this is because they took out an exclusive license on some new innovation that varies the prescription (and hence the lens thickness) across the surface of the lens, so while they might be thick in the centre (I can’t tell), they aren’t thick at the edge.
I can’t wear contacts anymore (too much drunken partying in them years ago). If you can, I’d probably just go with contacts and some decent sports specs.
jamtartman
The list price is made up,
The list price is made up, and opticians have lots of mark-up to play with. I got nearly 50% off the total price with a bit of haggling.
Kapelmuur
notfastenough wrote:How
notfastenough wrote:How strong is your prescription? I can’t use Oakleys because they only go up to -4.0 or -5.0 (depending on which design you choose). I need -6.5, and my Bolle Bounty prescription specs are superb. They cost £254, so that gives you an idea of how good I think they are.Personally, I try never to take my sight for granted, and won’t buy cheap specs. Not worth it.
I’m -10.5, but luckily get on OK with contact lenses. Dread to think how thick plastic lenses with that prescription would be.
The problem with expensive sports glasses for me is leaving them at cafe stops, driving off with them on the roof of the car and snapping off the arms because of following rule 37.
andyp
‘I know luxotica employees.
‘I know luxotica employees. The mark up is substantial.”
I work in this business – as with many other things, there’s a fair mark-up. But to say that the cost is down to the plastic is incorrect.andyp wrote:’They charge a
andyp wrote:’They charge a ton for plastic.’no, they charge a ton for superb optics.
I know luxotica employees. The mark up is substantial.bashthebox
I’ve got Bloc shades. They’re
I’ve got Bloc shades. They’re fine, fit well which is kinda the point. Sports glasses, lets be honest, universally make you look like an utter twat. There’s no getting past it. You can’t argue it. You look like a bollock whether you spend 3 quid in Lidl or 250 quid on Oakleys. So it just comes down to how fussy you are about the optics, and how well designed they are to not fog up. Diminishing returns over 40 or 50 quid, I expect. But hey, you want the quality of the Oakleys, go for it. It just doesn’t come cheap. -
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