Family: Eyewear

Base: VR50
Coating: Gold Iridium
Transmission: 35
Purpose: Increased Contrast
Lighting: Medium Light

 
Frame
Lens
Price
SKU
Brown Smoke
VR50 Gold Iridium
$115
05-277J
Brown Sugar w/Clear
VR50 Gold Iridium
$220
OO9163-05
 
Dark
VR50 Gold Iridium
 
05-553
Dark Chrome
VR50 Gold Iridium
$140
05-697
Original Fake / Rootbeer
VR50 Gold Iridium
$190
03-216
Platinum
VR50 Gold Iridium
$155
05-762
Polished Brown
VR50 Gold Iridium
$185
05-317J
Polished Gold
VR50 Gold Iridium
$180
05-875
Polished Rootbeer
VR50 Gold Iridium
¥15750
OO9155-04
Polished Rootbeer
VR50 Gold Iridium
$140
12-904J


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About as versatile a "non-sun" lens as any Oakley produced.
Hides the eyes better than the clears (ruby and Ti), it's still just light enough to work nicely indoors. A particularly fine evening concert lens.
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A good middle-of-the-road lens in terms of light transmission. Obviously meant for overcast days, they provide enough contrast to be suitable any part of day as long as the sun isn't out.
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Only worn this a couple of times as the glasses which these are installed (Why 8.0) are my dads. Noticed it felt more comfortable wearing them indoors in a bright environment than outdoors during the afternoon (probably due to the contrast). Not a bad set of lenses, though for outdoor use I'd think probably early morning or evening.
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I've worn this lens in the new Why 8.0 Polished Gold model. It's a nice low light lens with a bronze tint as you'd expect. Best for evening through dusk, and definitely not mid-day, as the VR50 series is about as transmissive as Titanium Clear.
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Very nice to look through, easy on the eyes but not very dark. Looks realy classy as well. Definitely worth 4 skulls!
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