cheaper lens category: Walleva , Vonxyz, LensLog/PapaViva

[Brad_W]

I already have one Walleva lens, & I like it a lot, their Mr. Shield Brown, which I put into some Wiley-X frames.



Today I received the Vonxyz Plasma-Purple lens:

Thus far, I like it a lot:



I do not recommend Galaxy Lenses, however. They sent me lens for my Flak-Beta that were just rounded on the edges, not notched to hold them into the frame, & an accompanying warning card: NO DETERGENTS!

related: Rēvo warns not to use HOT Water, but I suspect that is because some of their lens are TriAcetate
if you buy Rēvo, seek out the Serilium+ lens, which is Nylon/PolyAmide

I also do not recommend Smart-VLT. All their base-tints are grey, except for their higher-price PhotoChromic options.
Their descriptions are incorrect as well, I ordered a Polarized lens, that even came with the testing card, & it was not.

LensLog/PapaViva lens arrive tomorrow, I ordered the Fire & Ice two-pack (or four?)

This is what LensLog sent me when I inquired about their base-tints:

I wish more sellers of replacement lens would give us REAL images like this!

I feel like a lot of these are coming from the same source, but who?
A little puzzled because PapaViva is clearly a Spanish language site, but the lens are obviously coming from China.
LensLog have PapaViva graphics on some of their lens descriptions.

Walleve does ship fast, as did Vonxyz & LensLog
Watch out for the items that include a $2 shipping fee, because those will take weeks to arrive from China.
I have not seen that with Walleva, but I have with LensLog & Vonxyz.

and: opinions, experiences?

 

[aeh]

I think we need to get you your own section on the forum for you to talk about your lenses!

 

[Brad_W]

oops, I forgot to add that some of these have more than one store:

 

[Msgt Oakley]

Wiley X? The military issued me the Wiley X goggles & Mframes to play in the sandbox. I still have them somewhere in the house.

 

[Brad_W]

Yes, Wiley-X are incredibly popular with Thai military, they get them during joint-venture operations, namely Cobra-Gold.

My desert boots were the best for trudging over the frozen snow this past week, which I found ironic.

Wiley-X are also on the APEL for Ballistic glasses.
Chris Kyle probably used them.

 

[Brad_W]

one I did not mention is Seek Optics,
the view from these Arctic Blue from Seek is rosy:



Those^ are DVX frames, a budget version of Wiley-X, which are still ANSI Z87 certified.

 

[Brad_W]

LensLog order arrived in the post today:


If you actually visit that site, the prices are much higher, so I am unsure what is happening there.

Ice Blue

seems that Ice Blue is Amber in tint, as per the images they sent me


Fire Red is Green

I did some comparing of Walleva to Fuse today while driving & came home thinking I will likely not buy anymore Fuse lenses:

Walleva on the right
in case you missed it: most Fuse AMP lens have a base-tint of Grey
exceptions: non-Mirror Brown & Bronze Mirror

The one on the left is supposed to be base-tint bronze for the AMP Bronze Mirror.

we need to get you your own section

Thanks for the idea, & I think it would be nice for many to share information about aftermarket lenses on a sub-forum specifically for lenses.

Perhaps I am an outlier?
the weird guy who cares more about lens view & a good design, than how it looks on my noggin

We have the MRY thread, that sparked a fair bit of interest.
I am still waiting on my second try with MRY, & in the meantime I will try some others that deliver a lot faster.

 

[Brad_W]

My suspicion was correct, Vonxyz & LensLog lens are coming from the same place:

This is the box for the Plasma Purple I received from Vonxyz earlier this week.

 

[Brad_W]

Walleva Mr. Shield Brown for some Half Jacket 2:




comes in a magnetic-latch box that is just large enough to put some Oakley in,
lens-cloth, lens-bag, & lens-cleaner

 

[Brad_W]

I decided to try Galaxy Lenses again, but this time I thought I would be safe if I:

A - ordered via Amazon

B - only ordered rubber parts/socks

Since various colored nose-pads tend to run almost $10 for a set of four (two sizes), I thought I would just buy whole rubber kits, which are pictured with Four nose-pads each.

Arrived today, the red kit only had the smaller nose-pads, which I do not even use. I only use the larger ones.

They claim they simply do not have the larger red ones & wanted to send me a set of four Black ones.
This company stinks!

They also sent along that same card that tells you not to get water on the lenses, LMAO!
There were no lenses!

about as clever as Smart-VLT sending a polarization test card with lenses that were not polarized


Where are enthusiasts purchasing the multi-colored nose-pads?
are they just paying the $10/pop for those sets of four?