Exclusive ProzoneUK Oakley Lens Review: First the Ice Blues

[flyer]

Cool beans!
Like the tint, unusual in a bronze base.

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

Cool beans!
Like the tint, unusual in a bronze base.

It did seem somewhat odd, the contrast, @flyer, when I first saw them. But it does work remarkably well.

 

[PlaceholderUK]

;-) OAKLEY X-METAL JULIET CUSTOM RUBY RED ETCHED & POLARIZED LENSES | eBay
this is a link to Chris Spencer's work , he is in the UK so a bit easier for European members to purchase .
@Funky-Trixtar i hope this is the same Chris Spencer , this one is active in a Facebook Oakley group
@ProzoneUK you the same guy ?

Yeah that's me. Small world ;-)

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

Yeah that's me. Small world ;-)

not you again...........

 

[PlaceholderUK]

not you again...........

Lol ;-)

 

[PlaceholderUK]

I've just received the two pairs of lenses today from Chris Spencer (thanks go to @cacatman for his part in setting this up). I must hasten to add, these are PROTOTYPES, so effectively, work in progress. I have been entrusted .......ho-ho-ho...to try out a pair of Blue Polarized etched and a Ruby Polarized etched. Full details for the lenses including which manufacturer used, I'm sworn to secrecy, but note, a VERY BIG player............
The Blues are beautifully cut and appear an almost (haven't measured them so assuming they are)identical size to OEM. The fit is tight, no jangle-jangle here, which is a VERY salient point.
The colour is more akin to a very light blue, an Azure or Arctic than standard Ice Iridium with just a soup-con of green, I've made some comparison photos:

View attachment 46252120180418_132848 by funky-trixtar, on Flickr

View attachment 462522DSCF5261 by funky-trixtar, on Flickr

View attachment 462523DSCF5259 by funky-trixtar, on Flickr

You may have also noticed, just how VIVID the lenses are, they are a shocking blue.
The base colour is a Bronze, so, gentle on the eyes during harsh Spring sunlight(I know, in England......shock-horror)which occurred for the entire day. First day was easy, tomorrow I'm going for a little jaunt with my brother, so I'll be giving them (and myself) a little work out. I'll be giving a report of how they faired, later.
As for the Rubys, I'm chomping at the bit, but I will finish giving a fair assessment of the Artic pair first, then, onto the Ruby Polarized.

I'm also willing to do group buy discounts for fellow O Bros

 

[PlaceholderUK]

Interested in these as I believe they are Zeiss. His price is a bit high, though.

My overall prices will start to come down over time. Group buy discounts are available and I'll always do Oakley brothers mates rates outside the bay ;-)

I offer free worldwide postage on all lenses as well.

 

[Atticus]

Waiting on R1 ruby....may give that a try.

 

[cacatman]

Waiting on R1 ruby....may give that a try.

At the moment, only polarized ruby are available. If you're like @X-Metal Beast and you like jumping out of aircraft (or helicopters, like the pic in his avatar) and risking your life thousands of times, you might want to wait till the non-polarised version comes out so you can read your LCD altimeter!!!

Incidentally, Chris works in the apache helicopter business...so I think his attention to detail will be moderately good!!!

And @Funky-Trixtar, sorry about the late response. I somehow missed the notification initially.

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

At the moment, only polarized ruby are available. If you're like @X-Metal Beast and you like jumping out of aircraft (or helicopters, like the pic in his avatar) and risking your life thousands of times, you might want to wait till the non-polarised version comes out so you can read your LCD altimeter!!!

Incidentally, Chris works in the apache helicopter business...so I think his attention to detail will be moderately good!!!

And @Funky-Trixtar, sorry about the late response. I somehow missed the notification initially.

No problem, @cacatmam..........whenever is fine