[BrutishOpus]

do diffrent color lens affect your view, like does a yellow lens help you see better in low light conditions, etc.?

[Tyger]

yay google!

Source for quote :

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If you have ever been biking, hiking or skiing through the woods, you know it is important to see objects in the shadows. With the correct lens color for your glasses or ski goggles, you will know if that shadowy object is a charging grizzly or just a tame rock.

1. Choose a mirrored lens on sunny days for solar and snow glare protection.

2. Choose a gold-colored lens as an all-around versatile lens capable of providing contrast in most conditions.

3. Choose a rose-colored lens for increased definition and contrast in low-light and flat-light situations.

4. Choose a pale yellow lens for activities during low-light periods - dawn and dusk.

5. Choose a clear lens for activities such as night skiing or biking.

... If you want the most bang for your buck, choose an all-around color such as gold or dark rose for your lenses. Both will apply to many different light conditions.

AND, from another site :

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* Amber or yellow colors are intended for use in flat to hazy light conditions and offer high contrast necessary in high-speed, high altitude sports such as skiing by filtering out blue light which makes focusing difficult.
* Vermilion (pink) actually helps to absorb light in foggy or gray conditions increasing contrast and depth perception, a must for high-speed sports in the winter.
* Brown lenses offer the true-color perception characteristics of a gray or smoke lens, but also retains some of the blue-light removing / contrast increasing characteristics of a light amber lens.
* Clear...why? Because if you're skiing at night, it's the only lens color that will allow their eyes to see anything at all.
* Gray or smoke colored lenses are best suited for driving or general use when depth perception is not as important as true color perception.
* Blue and purple lenses are not recommended for any use other than fashionable as the color actually serves to increase the contrast-destroying characteristics of blue light.

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* In low light and fog, yellow, gold and amber lenses filter out blue light, emphasizing shadows in the snow so you can see bumps better. They also work well in moderate light.

* Rose lenses are excellent on low-light gray days. And they're fun to wear.

* In bright light, dark tints (especially green) will keep your eyes more comfortable.

* Polarized lenses block reflected glare off the horizontal plane and are great when it's bright out. But they may not be ideal near the end of the day when long shadows appear in the snow, because they are usually made with a darker tint than most sun lenses.

* Mirror (or "flash") coatings will block some, but not a lot of glare. They are usually more of a cosmetic than a practical feature.

* For night riding and skiing, use only clear lenses.

You're welcome.

-Tyger

[SWATORNOT]

Ok, since my man Tyger hasn't done so yet, I am pinning this as he has provided what I feel will be beneficial to members when looking at other lens color alternatives...

[WoodsBallGeneral]

Has anyone tried the goggle 'skins' that put different designs on your mask, such as camo or eye balls??

[Sol Nemesis]

WoodsBallGeneral, on Jun 13 2006, 12:36 PM, said:

Has anyone tried the goggle 'skins' that put different designs on your mask, such as camo or eye balls??

Yeah, they cut down the sun a bit. Things can be harder to see sometimes though. Used to wear the sick eyes. It really freaked people out.

[juke masta]

I tried a variety of lenses, and yellow, by far, is my favorite. It helps you locate others better, especially in the late evening.

[Ruach10]

PB Ghost, on May 13 2006, 12:11 PM, said:

Yellow enables you to see movement MUCH better, but you cant see a splat, so good for players, bad for reffs,

Amber and smoke block some sun out, ive only used clear and yellow, yellow is an accuired taste

I've used yellow glasses when shooting skeet and it helps quite a bit.

[Tetsusaiga]

I'm ghetto, I jusy where My Oakley's in my mask(Gold Iridium). The cool thing is it still seals. I don't do outside w/out my Oakleys.

[mechredd]

I've researched this alot because I shoot in amature pistol compititions.

Clear is good for very low light with no glair.

Amber is good for allround use. I use amber lenses in every thing that I can find them in. On bright days, they make it very easy to see differences in suttle shades of the same color. Natural greens that you find in plants, mainly grass, will glow very bright while camo stays dull. I've used this to my advantge in paintball by wearing amber sunglasses under my mask. Camo really stands out as the only green that isn't glowing.

Lite blue is only good for seeing differences in light and dark. Baseball players are starting to ware lite blue contact lenses because it make the white ball standout against the sky.

Ruby or rose is similar to amber but its darker. It really helps when you are using a red laser or red dot sight. If you ever go to a hardware store and buy a high quality laser level it will come with ruby colored glasses that make it easier to see the laser with.

Yellow is a good general pourpose color that is really good in low light.

Lite purpule is supposed to be good for brown. It is mainly used in highend hunting scopes. It si supposed to let you see the slight difference between a brown tree and brown deer. Good i guess if your opponet has brown hair and your aiming at the back of his head.

Neon green is supposed to help you see orange and red. Those of you who keep shooting your teammates durring big scenario games should invest in these. I got shot out twice at the TWC by my teammates that couldnt tell the difference between red and yellow.

Polerized completely eleminates glair but I doubt that well ever see a polarized paintball lense. Polarized lenses are made by cutting thousands of tiny slits into an opaque(can't see through it) lense. These slits could fill up with paint and and render you blind. Not to mention that by cutting slits into a lense, you weaken it.

Some of this information may be contrary to what other people have posetd. This is because these effects only work with certine shades and hues of these colors. Also, some of the colors are pattented suck as lite purpule, and are not widly available.

[Ninja Jones]

I like gold/amber, it really increases the contrast, and helps you see things much better..

[THORST]

WoodsBallGeneral, on Jun 13 2006, 11:36 AM, said:

Has anyone tried the goggle 'skins' that put different designs on your mask, such as camo or eye balls??

I seen a guy at a field with camo ones. They look really cool but it seems like it would be hard to see out of.

[blackraven64]

I just used my smoke lens in a scenario and it wasn't that bad during the day.but once I played at night it was fairly hard to see.I had visibility but not enough.

[Monkey with a gun]

i am planning on getting chrome mirror lenses, and i have heard they are like looking through smoke lenses.