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Best low light goggle lense?

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I ski at 7springs and we have A LOT of greybird and partial cloud cover days. Because of this I need goggle lenses that are great in low light. People have told me that rose and yellow are the best tint colors for low light.
What do you think NS?
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VD.
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Do you mean flat light? If so, yellow, it will give you the best depth perception.
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Huck_Norris
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I prefer a persimmon lens but it's very personal and not everybody is the same. Try a few out and see what works best for you and your eyes. The sensor lenses are quite good but I find the color variation to be a bit much at times.


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Mag
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This, everyone goes on about yellow/permission and the like, but I find nothing even comes close to the smith clear lens, and I've been in some rather shitty conditions.
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what about rose
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Lemuel
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Oakley Hi Persimmon is a great flat light lens. I have Von Zippers now with a green mirror that actually does great in any condition.
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LC.
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Rose is more of an all-round tint; I prefer it to persimmon/orange. A yellow base is my favourite for low light but it sucks if the sun breaks through during the day.
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Huck_Norris
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I also like rose but I find that my eyes deal with a slightly brighter color of lens better in flat light- the rose if very soft and muted (which is nice sometimes too) whereas the persimmon seems to brighten things up a bit more. Just a personal preference, and I don't like clear goggles at all but hey if they work for you then roll with it. :)
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a_pla5tic_bag
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+1 for persimmon. dont be fooled by looking hyphy by not having a mirrored lens.
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ABalls
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Yellow is prob the best but I just use clear, they're cheap and they get the job done
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Ski.Ballet
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Oakley pink iridium
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RubberSoul
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i generally like persimmon cause it's (great at nothing and) dece for everything
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Ali_Dibden
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Yeah Oakley HI Yellow is what i use most of the time, works for me!
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