ULTIMATE Photochromic Lenses - Duravision Flash + Why is UV Protection Important?

[@robert15john]

Solid video with great eye care advice. I like my PhotoFusion lenses btw but I do keep a pair of polarised sunglasses in the car just in case. Great filming, can tell a lot of work went into making it, wonderful countryside, really enjoyable watch. Well done.

[@thespectaclefactory]

Yeah these are the videos I most enjoy doing. It's just very weather dependent but hopefully more outdoor videos soon!

[@keithalexander7189]

Are there any studies examining health impacts of long term use of photochromic lenses?

[@PlayerOneiNM]

Got mine and its amazing. I used Zeiss PhotoFusion lenses in my Ray•Ban RB2140 frame. Removed original Ray•Ban sunglass lenses and added these Zeiss PhotoFusion. Perfect combo

[@amirulaizzatzamani6738]

Can photofusion turn dark enough?compare to transition lenses?

[@thespectaclefactory]

Photofusion Flash goes really dark! As you can see from our video.

[@jandijkman7768]

@@thespectaclefactory May I ask what glasses you are wearing here and which brand they are? And the lenses are they the zeiss photofusion in brown with duravision flash finish; does the finish also have a color? They look great!

[@akahina]

Can a Duravision flash coating go onto Adaptive Sun lenses?

[@thespectaclefactory]

💯 I'd recommend it

[@TheHi-T]

Thank you for your great videos about eye health. I spend most of my day outdoors. I usually purchase 2 pairs of basic Transitions. I have switched over to the generic photochromic lenses and invested in purchasing a few pairs of mirrored tinted sunglasses. People do stare when I wear sunglasses on cloudy days.

[@thespectaclefactory]

Thank you so much! Embrace it, that's what I do and I just smile at people who stare... The right thing to do is usally not the thing that most people do.

[@amirulaizzatzamani6738]

I've come again to this video after getting my zeiss smartlife sv lenses with photofusion extra grey (duravision platinum) few days ago..wow..its really on a whole different level than the essilor transition gen 8 that previously being used..the duravision platinum coating is having 5-10% lesser reflections than the crizal sapphire hence the clarity..the smartlife lenses is definitely sharper and having much lesser distortion than my previous pair of lenses..i would advice to get the photofusion extra grey if you guys were the essilor transition user..the normal photofusion grey is a bit lighter than the gen 8..

[@thespectaclefactory]

I'm really glad our video helped you. Enjoy your new lenses!

[@marcrodet4900]

Quite useful feedback. What's your eye correction level?

[@amirulaizzatzamani6738]

@@marcrodet4900 sph : -0.50 -0.75 cyl : -0.75 -1.00 This is my prescription

[@marcrodet4900]

@@amirulaizzatzamani6738 So you have a very light correction, and despite that, you can see a difference in terms of objects being "sharper and having much lesser distortion" with SmartLife. That's impressive and quite telling about the quality and effectiveness of this product. Do you have SmartLife or SmartLife Individual? And before, what did you use Transitions with? Eyezen?

[@amirulaizzatzamani6738]

@@marcrodet4900 its smartlife sv..nope..before this i'm just using the stock lenses from the essilor and zeiss..i've used stock lenses from both manufacturers..

[@ibrahim-lj7wl]

Your glasses zeiss photofusion brown +duravision flash ruby ?

[@thespectaclefactory]

Yep

[@josecastaneda6187]

How can I put an order in for three exact lenses ?

[@geoffreytbh]

I had transitions in the graphite green years ago and wasn’t happy with them but I am interested in the photo fusion and the flash coatings. Where I am, I can order Zeiss lenses but my doctor is a Hoya partner so only have demos of their lenses. I work indoors and like the look of the ruby finish outside. My worry is that the flash coating would be too visually distracting indoors. Your video showed a still of it clear but when it moves around under a light source indoors is it quite pronounced? I was going to originally go with the smartlife individual progressive with the platinum if coating and I love how clear they are and the slight blue you can see

[@thespectaclefactory]

I think Ruby is very subtle. I never see reflections on my ruby lenses. More so with the other colours, except Amber

[@gex8288]

What's the model of glasses?

[@thespectaclefactory]

www.thespectaclefactory.com/product/lacoste-x-novak-djokovic-with-hoya-blue-control/

[@Destroyer0092]

Lacoste L2602ND

[@venkatasubbaraomogilla9780]

while driving in sun light, is Photochromic Grey lense-Duravision Flash (zeiss) good 'or' which color is ggod?

[@thespectaclefactory]

No conventional photochromic lenses are good for driving as the windshield inhibits activation via UV. You could try sensity dark, which goes to about 50% behind the windshield. I always recommend either brown or green photocrhomic for driving. You could order them from us if you wanted?

[@Birdylockso]

I'd like to get a pair of PhotoFusion X + Duravision Flash, with progressive prescription, but I am afraid that wearing them indoor would appear too dark for others, and I may not see things clearly due to the dim lighting conditions. If I am indoor more often than the outdoors, will getting the Duravision Flash be an "over-kill?"

[@esteesunmundodeefectos.3592]

Thanks for the video. I always use photochromic lenses, and when I drive or want to enjoy the polarized, I just put on the level 3 polarized clip-on. So I have zeiss photofussion with magnetic clip-on option. By the way I have seen morse Code in the video. What does antics mean?

[@thespectaclefactory]

That's a perfect set up you have! Antics is one of my favourite albums, by Interpol. I used the record sleeve as a background for the photo.

[@johnandpamhallwildlifevide5524]

Very impressed, nice and confident when speaking to camera. We spent a bit of time studying the lettering on your top, we thought at first you had mirrored your clips in editing. But well done.

[@thespectaclefactory]

Thanks John!

[@chriss9785]

Hi Robert, as ever a really useful video, I'm interested to know what the frames are, I was after a pair of Maui Jim Puka's but they've been pulled and no longer available. Keep doing what you're doing, please! Thanks

[@thespectaclefactory]

Hey Chris... thank you ❤️ This frame is a discontinued Lacoste x Novak Djokovic frame, but I could source similar for you? We also have one pair of Puka left in stock...

[@helenalovelock1030]

Are Zeiss photofusion lenses the same as what I have heard people say “adaptive lenses”?

[@thespectaclefactory]

Adaptive Sun lenses are tinted and then go really dark when needed. PF goes from clear to moderately dark. It's useful to have both (I also compared them in a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWm8dp59eM6Fa8k& )

[@helenalovelock1030]

@@thespectaclefactory thank you 😊

[@Stiffgsxr]

Hello, thank you for your videos. The diamond flash with the photofusion is very good on paper, unfortunately, unless I am mistaken, it is not possible to add an anti-glare treatment. I see the reflection of my eyes and the light coming from behind me in the glass, it is very uncomfortable. My optician agrees to redo lenses without the flash but with an anti-glare.

[@marcrodet4900]

Any feedback on Hoya Nulux Identity V+ (ind: 1.6), and any comparison with Zeiss? Any thought on Hoya HiVision Long Life vs. Zeiss DuraVision Platinum?

[@thespectaclefactory]

Hoya are the masters of coatings - I think LongLife edges it. Both Zeiss Individual and Hoya Identity V+ are excellent lenses. However, incorporating iScription into Zeiss is a game changer and makes them easily the better option. Of course, it's important to use digital centration equipment to get the maximum benefit from either of these lens types.

[@marcrodet4900]

@@thespectaclefactory Thanks for the useful feedback.

[@tat8238]

what brand of glasses ur wearing ????

[@thespectaclefactory]

www.thespectaclefactory.com/product/lacoste-x-novak-djokovic-with-hoya-blue-control/

[@leeoliver391]

May I just say........... you have beautiful, dark eyes!! 😍

[@thespectaclefactory]

May I just say... thanks!

[@jaybee2812]

The white/silver flash mirrors give horrible glare reflections at night in and outdoors I can also see my eye and pupil reflection

[@thespectaclefactory]

Most likely the frames need adjusting to change the angle that the reflection hits your eye. Should be easy for an optician to fix :)

[@jaybee2812]

@@thespectaclefactory I must of dealt with the dumbest opticians because they are remaking the lenses told me something along the lines of one in 100 people have that problem we will just remake them for you 🤔

[@thespectaclefactory]

@@jaybee2812 Oh! Unlucky. I hope they solve it for you. But it's unlikely to be a fault... the lenses do reflect and it's just about keeping those reflections out of your eyes. Good luck.

[@GVL_LAD]

​@@jaybee2812Did the re-make solve the issue for you? I really wanted to get a diamond flash coating on my next pair of photofusion lenses, but after reading about your experience, as well as SEVERAL other people's bad experiences, I'm reallg feeling thrown for a loop!!

[@ceruleanstone]

This is a really great video. I like the style of the flash mirror. Are there any disadvantages to adding Duravision Flash to Photofusion lenses? Namely... 1) Can this cause the wearer see any distracting reflections under certain situations (e.g. indoors under bright lights)? 2) Will the flash mirror darken your view noticeably more, compared to if you didn't have it?

[@thespectaclefactory]

1) I personally haven't noticed it, but one or two of my clients have. There is more chance of internal reflection if you choose a larger and/or flatter frame. But they have always adjusted to it quite quickly. 2) The silver option darkens your view slightly, but the others don't in any noticeable way.

[@ceruleanstone]

@@thespectaclefactory Thanks. And would you say that internal reflections from a silver flash mirror might be more noticeable than for, say, red or blue? I'm considering a silver flash on Photofusion Grey on a smaller frame (was considering it over Extra-Grey, but maybe not if the silver flash already darkens the view a bit). Any thoughts or considerations on this combo?

[@thespectaclefactory]

@@ceruleanstone When we say 'silver', we really mean 'white', because the colour is achieved by the lens reflecting all wavelengths of light. That is why it is more prominent than say the ruby which just reflects red/pink. The silver finish on an extra grey lens would be quite tinted indoors. Some people want that look. Some people don't... By the way, why get photochromic lenses in a smaller frame? Do you mean smaller than mine in the video? Because the lenses won't protect your eyes properly if so.

[@ceruleanstone]

@@thespectaclefactory I have a very high minus Rx, so even with high index lenses, I need smaller frames to avoid the whole coke bottle thing. The frames I've got have a 50mm eye width, so definitely smaller than what you've got in this video. I wish I could wear any size frame, but the larger ones are heavy and don't look as good for my situation. I'll think some more on whether I want the flash mirror. This would be for a second pair, so I don't need them to be totally clear indoors, but it's nice to have the versatility. I'm interested in the flash mirror just to add some extra character, as you say, but I think a silver/white flash mirror would go better with my frames than a red one. The red over brown looks great on the ones in the video, though.

[@bjcruz]

I am wearing an Oakley Holbrook XS with Xtractive Gray and Flash Green Mirror finish. It is great outdoors but when I am indoors I can see my pupils on the back lenses and scattered reflections which is very distracting that it is hard to concentrate. I asked the optician if he could do anything to adjust it but he said it is because of the light reflections. The Shamir Autograph Intelligence that I have has anti glare coating at the back of the lens and mirror coating on the front. He said he can't do anything about it but he'll remake the lenses without the mirror. I opted to a 30% blue tint plus the Xtractive Gray. We'll see how it turns out.

[@omokok1877]

This or sun adaptive?

[@thespectaclefactory]

Both. They are totally different.

[@uveshpatel6112]

Veryy nyc

[@Destroyer0092]

The gasses he’s wearing are called “Lacoste L2602ND” your welcome.

[@thespectaclefactory]

We have 1 pair left in stock!

[@capturedphoton]

but even clear lenses block uv

[@thespectaclefactory]

Not all to the same extent.

[@prudhvipokuri4794]

Review transitions Gen8

[@thespectaclefactory]

Not a fan of transitions, sorry.

[@UnstoppableBrain]

@@thespectaclefactory would be good to know why or is there a video you've already done I can watch?

[@thespectaclefactory]

@@UnstoppableBrain Transitions is owned by Essilor/Luxottica who are the enemy of independent eyewear :( they try to monopolise the market

[@UnstoppableBrain]

@@thespectaclefactory agree with you on that point. Would much rather support a quality independent like yourselves. Need to plan a trip as London is a bit far from Preston. If the product/tech of transitions 8 is inferior to Zeiss photofusion then a comparison video would help fight back against the giants by shedding light on tech that will probably be found in independents.