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Anathema
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i might sound like a bit of a noob for asking this, but i'm a little confused when it comes to some of the mirrored lenses that are out there..

firstly, does oakley make a rose platinum lens? because in some shots of people, you totally cannot see thru the lens at all.. it's fully mirrored, or is that the black iridium one? everytime i see someone in a shot with the black iridium lens, you can see their eyes thru the lens, so it doesn't look as mirrored?

basically, i was just wanting someone to clarify this for me, because i'm looking into getting a new lens for my smith goggles and want the 'full-out, mirrored, can't see your eyes at all' affect.
Mar 2 2006 3:48PM
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spere
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platinum mirror would not allow anyone to see your eyes
Mar 2 2006 4:25PM
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Triple_Strum
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oakley's lens all have the word iridium before them. Basically, their lens are a tinted color, and then have some type of reflective finish on them. Sometimes the black iridium look completed mirrored, other times not, depending on the light. And the lens you were asking about "rose platinum" is the pink iridium lens. Some just have better reflection that others, and that depends on how much light they are designed to transmit. Oakleys most reflective lens are the Fire Iridium which blocks 84% all the way down to the high blue, which only blocks 17%. Make sense? http://www.rubensmenswear.com/pages/photographs/oakley/goggles/snow/lens_transmission/goggle_lens_transmission.htm
Mar 2 2006 4:37PM
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spere
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yea with smith its the opposite so they rate their lenses on how much light they allow, platimum mirror is the lowest(mirrored) at 20%
Mar 2 2006 4:42PM
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