2015 Shot Show: ESS Crossbow Photocromatic Lenses

[ceriksson]

New for this year ESS is featuring new lenses for their shooting glasses with a photochromatic system. For those that wear glasses you are likely more familiar with the transitions lenses products.



If you look at the left part of the lens in this picture, the lady flashed it with a UV flashlight in order to darken a patch. It is a gentle transition so you won't be stuck with strange variances in the shading say if you have your one eye up to the scope or something and it isn't getting as much light.

FAST ADJUSTING TINT CHANGE:

• 50% Activation at 11 seconds

• 90% Activation in less than one minute

Retail $190 USD for the one lens glasses

 

[coldfire]

These are very interesting indeed!

 

[Dmac81]

Cool for sure

Any word on a price?

 

[Grizz Axxemann]

Are the photocromatic lenses Z87.1 rated too? I've had issues with other brands in the past for that reason.

 

[Guyintoga]

radain made some of these style of lenses- they work quite well, and if they stop changing, throw them in the freezer, it will fix them back.

 

[GarDian]

Is it also polarized?

 

[Silverback]

A friend of mine has Oakley sunglasses with the Transitions lenses, they work quite well. I was surprised by how dark they actually get in bright sunlight.

 

[ceriksson]

Are the photocromatic lenses Z87.1 rated too? I've had issues with other brands in the past for that reason.

These lenses are rated:

ANSI Z87.1 - 2010, US MIL SPEC-PRF-32432, OSHA & CE EN166

These ones are not polarized. Can you have polarized transitions?

Retail price looking like $190 USD depending on dealer

 

[Grizz Axxemann]

AFAIK no way to do polarized photochromatic, though it would be pretty slick. I've run both forms of eyewear in the past, but I have a preference to a dark tinted polarized lens these days.

 

[monahov]

AFAIK no way to do polarized photochromatic, though it would be pretty slick. I've run both forms of eyewear in the past, but I have a preference to a dark tinted polarized lens these days.

Serengeti produces polarized photochromic lenses (can be combined with prescription too).