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Oakley lens list

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rather.be.skiing
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can anyone put together a list of all oakley crowbar lenses in order of darkest to lightest? i have a fire lens so im looking for a lens for darker/night skiing.

Jan 2 2008 7:28PM
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kabozo101
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high intensity lens are probably the best for night.
use the searchbar
Jan 2 2008 7:29PM
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rather.be.skiing
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fuck the searchbar, i already tried that. i want to see if anyone that knows their shit can put together an actual list from darkest to lightest

Jan 2 2008 7:32PM
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Silence
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if you are looking to compare in terms of light transmission, then this chart might help
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Backcountry has some info on light transmission too
http://www.backcountry.com/store/sizingchart.html?sizing_id=60
Jan 2 2008 8:02PM
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Silence
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yeah and as kabozo101 said, a high intensity lens would probably be the best for what you want, and yeah use the searchbar. There are 3000 threads on oakley lenses.
Jan 2 2008 8:04PM
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rather.be.skiing
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thanks man, that chart is exactly what i was looking for.
Jan 2 2008 8:10PM
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Silence
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it's obviously dated though, doesn't have pink iridium etc, so it may be for sunglasses - same shit.
Jan 2 2008 8:11PM
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Microcosm
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https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/337199/
Jan 2 2008 8:13PM
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Silence
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yeah searchbar offers many benefits.
Jan 2 2008 8:17PM
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uni-corn
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Straight from there, said by RRP-llc

Here's the deal.  If you are a serious skier, you should have a quiver of goggles/lenses.  Here is what I currently think about the Oakley lenses based on my use:

Sun Lens:
Fire = Darkest
Other good options = Black Ir, Gold Ir, Vr28

General Cloudy Lens:
Pink = I like it a lot
Other good options = persimmon, G30 (have not used this though)

Night/Super flat/puking snow:
Hi Yellow
Clear
I have them both because I grew up on clear at night.


I also have Blue iridium for partly sunny days.  I think that Blue Iridium is about as close to a 'do everything' lens as you will get.
Jan 2 2008 8:18PM
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Microcosm
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yeah, I agree with the multiple goggles or at least lenses viewpoint. I have A Frames with Persimmon for all around, A Frames with Fire Iridium for sunny days, and Crowbars with HI- Intensity Yellow for cloudy and low light. I don't use the persimmon as often because my sister usually takes it but it's good for those days where it's not really either extreme and the light is all over the place.
Jan 2 2008 10:40PM
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rather.be.skiing
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k well i used to have a vr28 lens for my a frames. they seemed like a good allround lens. im wondering what the difference is between black iridium vr28, the vr28, and the black iridium lens.
Jan 6 2008 9:59PM
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SEskier
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from darkest to lightest

vr28 black iridium
black iridium
vr28
Jan 6 2008 10:09PM
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Sir_SkrillALot
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im WTB a yellow if anyone has one to sell for crowbars
Jan 6 2008 10:20PM
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gabfreeski
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how many lens do you have ? 
Jan 6 2008 11:45PM
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Sir_SkrillALot
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actually scratch that willing to buy ANY low light/pretty cloudy crowbar lens
Jan 7 2008 12:02AM
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