Lexkempo
Frog Fanatic
I went to see Gravity in 3D last night with the wife. I brought my pair of Tintin's and she laughed at me when i offered her my Hobbit's for the show.
All in all, the movie was quite good! If you suspend any knowledge of astro physics you might have and let the 3D immerse you, its quite the intense ride.
As for the glasses, i did quite a bit of switching back and forth during the movie.
The Fit: Asthetically, the Gascan are a little large for me. I'm more of a Gascan S kind of guy, any no one is looking at me in the theatre anyways. The Gascans really fit as the should, the lenses are large and wide and offer a good range of vision. The freebies felt a bit lighter than the Gassies, but i found that the small lenses and thick frames really restrict your field of vision (particularly since we were sitting almost in the front row)
The Finish: They're Oakley's, they look great, they're special edition/covered with awesome graphics and I'm very familiar with the feel of Gascans ... they win hands down over the freebies any day of the year. The freebies do seem to look more and more like Wayfarers too ... weird :S
The View: To be honest, i found the view to be quite similar. Apparently Gravity has the best 3D effects to date in a traditional movie theatre. I would like to do more A/B testing with different movies (and also sitting in different spots in the Theatre) As of now, I'm not sure i could positively tell which is which in a double blind test.
Useless Fact: These glasses are also useful for home Real 3D theatres
Conclusion: These pairs look great, feel great, offer a better field of vision and do exactly what they're supposed to do during a Real3D movie.
I was surprised i couldn't see any clarity or image quality difference between the freebies and the Gassies, but i enjoyed wearing them none the less.
Considering how 'useful' these pairs can be, they can be quite the expense. (150$)
Most theatres charge an extra 3$ for the glasses.
Try and find them on sale or second hand like i did. (around 50$)
They'll always make a nice addition to any O-collectors Cube/Countertop/Single Wide/Double Wide etc...
I give them a 7.5 out of 10
Pros:
+Build quality
+Great artwork on frames/micro clear/box (depending on the model)
+Greater field of vision than the freebies
Cons:
- Initial Cost
- Limited use (only good for Real3D movies/BD's)
- No image quality improvement over freebies (IMHO, for now)
All in all, the movie was quite good! If you suspend any knowledge of astro physics you might have and let the 3D immerse you, its quite the intense ride.
As for the glasses, i did quite a bit of switching back and forth during the movie.
The Fit: Asthetically, the Gascan are a little large for me. I'm more of a Gascan S kind of guy, any no one is looking at me in the theatre anyways. The Gascans really fit as the should, the lenses are large and wide and offer a good range of vision. The freebies felt a bit lighter than the Gassies, but i found that the small lenses and thick frames really restrict your field of vision (particularly since we were sitting almost in the front row)
The Finish: They're Oakley's, they look great, they're special edition/covered with awesome graphics and I'm very familiar with the feel of Gascans ... they win hands down over the freebies any day of the year. The freebies do seem to look more and more like Wayfarers too ... weird :S
The View: To be honest, i found the view to be quite similar. Apparently Gravity has the best 3D effects to date in a traditional movie theatre. I would like to do more A/B testing with different movies (and also sitting in different spots in the Theatre) As of now, I'm not sure i could positively tell which is which in a double blind test.
Useless Fact: These glasses are also useful for home Real 3D theatres
Conclusion: These pairs look great, feel great, offer a better field of vision and do exactly what they're supposed to do during a Real3D movie.
I was surprised i couldn't see any clarity or image quality difference between the freebies and the Gassies, but i enjoyed wearing them none the less.
Considering how 'useful' these pairs can be, they can be quite the expense. (150$)
Most theatres charge an extra 3$ for the glasses.
Try and find them on sale or second hand like i did. (around 50$)
They'll always make a nice addition to any O-collectors Cube/Countertop/Single Wide/Double Wide etc...
I give them a 7.5 out of 10
Pros:
+Build quality
+Great artwork on frames/micro clear/box (depending on the model)
+Greater field of vision than the freebies
Cons:
- Initial Cost
- Limited use (only good for Real3D movies/BD's)
- No image quality improvement over freebies (IMHO, for now)
