Glasses/Sunglasses Tint Comparison - See The Difference! | Real-World Test
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- The tint on your lenses has a huge effect on how you perceive your surroundings. In this video, we showcase a few of the most common tints and a few more specialised tints so you can see the difference for yourself.
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Definitely! You’re just so good and benignant at what you do. We like how drastic and dynamic you’ve been.
Every tiny effort is indeed deeply appreciated and helpful
Definitely
Is anti glare and anti reflective coating are the same or not! should I apply anti glare and anti reflective coating in both sides or just in inside part for sunglasses! Is dust and water repellent is a coating or natural attributes of polycarbonate lens! Please reply, it will help me a lot
would like to see, how the colors are on different frames. Because i would like to know how it looks when other people watch me, i dont care how i look through it.
Yes.
Dude... THANK YOU! I can't believe how hard it's been to find a video that explicitly demonstrates and compares all the different shades! I sort of wish you had also compared it to one or two other settings, but again.. LEAGUES ahead of other vids. Thanks again!
To be fair, it's very difficult to set the camera up to get the true effect, but thank you! I'll try to make more content like this.
@thespectaclefactory Nononono, that's totally fair! That was more of a wishlist than a gripe. The shot you used and the example at the Koi pond were both still very effective and again, leages better than other comparable videos.
went to the comments to say this right here^ great video
This is one of the best of the best videos for the people who are finding out the answers of the right colors of tint
"hit the dislike button twice," clever. Robert's presentation is like a grey lens to me, calming and engaging. Thanks buddy.
Thank you, Patrick 👍
Yep, you’re easily the best glasses channel on UA-cam, by a longshot. I would absolutely love it if you could give us examples of more lenses. Red, pink, and yellow would be awesome, as would giving us a couple examples of lenses tinted at about 20%. Keep it up! Love your videos and excellently communicated expertise!
Hi, why don't you book a virtual consultation with us and we can go through all of the options with you... www.thespectaclefactory.com/v-contact
@@thespectaclefactory By a 'long chalk'. Indeed, I have booked my session with Robert, and am greatly inspired to upgrade my vision options .
Omg Chester is super cute!!! Also love the tint content please create more 🥰
With the popularity of this video, I'm going to!
I never thought “brown” as enhancing “reds”, as in traffic stop lights. Absolutely great to see a red light in a grey sky context yards away.
Thank you for this lens colour display and purpose.
You're welcome - glad it was helpful 😁
I kinda like the idea of brown lenses, and might consider a pair with them, but they always have so much red tone in them...I wish they had a cool true brown to choose from...or maybe I have not seen them. This is a genius idea to really show what each color does. Such a great idea!
This is amazing information. I never knew “brown” sun glass lenses brightens colour “red”!
With these b et owns, I could see traffic reds clearly from many yards; some traffic light are old and very faded, meaning all traffic light colours can b ex enhanced differently.
Amazing lenses. Thank you.
Yes! Should I do more videos like this exploring the colours in different surroundings?
@@thespectaclefactory yes!
Lol Robert always makes the best informative videos on eyewear
Cheers man, I really appreciate that
This video is incredible helpful 🧡🧡🧡 thank you so much!! Can you please show pretty pink or pink 10% tinted lenses on the same landscape? I am a painter and the most of my artworks are live outdoors landscapes when i saw you custom golf tint i was shocked!!! This micro-contrast in greens and light-browns should be very helpful for me. I live in Russia and our Zeiss dealer do not show any live examples for tinted lenses and offers only “gray” and “black” tints 😿
I wrote to the dealer at the moment when i saw your video and asked them to find people in Zeiss who produces this tint for you 😀 mayyyybe they can do something but i do not really believe this…
Something that happens for me with my distance prescription is; if the lighting is dimmer, things are less clear for me in the distance, so if I wear dark grey prescription lenses, I actually notice no difference to wearing non prescription lenses, because the grey tint actually negates the prescription in the lense by making detail less contrasted for me haha. So for me with my particular distance prescription, brown tinted lenses work best for me because they accentuate things and don’t dim the details, if that makes any sense haha :)
It does, sounds like you have night myopia, where you are slightly more short sighted in low light situations.
@@thespectaclefactory so maybe requiring different prescription at night?
What a beautiful 🐶!!
Hope Chester didn't have to wait too long for you to throw the ball? 🥎
Thanks for introducing me to the sweet violet tint. I love it!
Really interesting real-world comparison video.
Keep up the good work Rob👌
Thank you Robert. I threw the ball plenty for Chester, I can assure you.
Extremely helpful video, well made. Thanks mann
Glad it helped!
Of all your glasses, these are my favorite. The brown gradient adaptive sun lenses on your Reykjavik Eyes aviator glasses are simply superb. The color echoes your warm skin and brown hair. It's as if you're one with your glasses.
Thank you. That's definitely a pair I'll treasure forever
Like Daniel said - thank you for making this !
I went to an optical center inside a mall here in Malaysia yesterday. I requested to see the latest Zeiss catalogue, quite surprised by all the tints that are available but no salesman or optometrist that I've met my whole life ever suggested or tried to educate. Funny thing is a pair of clear SmartLife cost the same as the tint version. 😂
I just ordered a new pair of glasses with Zeiss photochromic lens in blue. I got tired of constantly changing between sunglasses and prescription glasses.
Do you have any comment on how does it feel to live with a blue tinted lens?
Cheers from PT and keep up the outstanding work
Thanks! Blue is very calming and restful to look through. Living with it is easy as you get accustomed to the blue hue it provides. Can be a struggle in really bright light because blue isn't so protective, but you'll enjoy it the rest of the time!
@@thespectaclefactory thank you for the reply. Yesterday I got my new glasses and today I went on a hike. I really enjoyed my new lens. :)
Very interesting , i went for green in mine
Thanks for the helpful video. Perhaps sometime you could talk more about the G15 lens tint, which sounds optimal for things like driving.
Got a short video coming out tomorrow which features G15. But yeah I might do a driving lens comparison including G15.
Why did you say the green was not as pleasant? I've been considering green because I find grey too dark and brown reminds me of a smoggy day. Green looks much more pleasant to me.
Everyone perceives colours differently so it's a very personal thing. If you like green, go for it!
The 3D effect with the Pro Golf lens sounds amazing.
I like the rose tint lens and, although designed for outdoors, can this tint be worn indoors too, like the purple tint?
Thanks!
Yes, I'd like you to try a prescription pair for cycling with this lens someday! You would love it.
The rose tint, especially the FL41 variety, are somewhat commonly used for migraines.
does blue tint affects the amount of UV protection?
Will a 20% grey or blue tint be too much for regular everyday use indoors?
No, certainly not
Excellent content .. hard to choose
Thanks!
Thanks! I really like the brown, it makes everything a little richer, like I'm looking at well made postcard.
Love the violet, you will have to do a video for your other lens colours in a similar way then you can showcase the yellow 🤓
Yeah! I think due to the popularity of this one I will film more content like this - also a great excuse to get outdoors ❤️
Thanks for another great video. Trying to update a few pairs of frames by having my updated Rx lens tinted. I was thinking of going with a medium 50% tint of either Rose or Yellow after seeing the Sweet Violet tint in this video. Would that be too dark? To be honest, I'm thinking fashion and softening the fine lines under my eyes, but that they have to be functional for office work as well. Could you do a video or maybe you already have done a strictly cosmetic video dealing with the most Flattering Tints for aging eyes? Thanks again and keep educating!
Sure, that's a good video idea! Could you do me a favour and ask the question on our recent community post? And then I can answer it in my upcoming video.
As for those tints, I personally don't think a 50% rose or yellow ever looks good. Sweet Violet is much more cosmetic. Yellow is great for gaming but looks a bit odd outside of that environment. Just IMO of course 😄
You the man, thank you for your time.
What tint would you choose for a red-gold titanium frame (Lindberg) for everyday use? Never had a tint before, thinking about a 25-10% steel blue gradient by Rodenstock (that's the lens brand my optician sells, no Zeiss unfortunately). Thanks for your help, love your content!
You could go for either the blue as suggested for contrast, brown to blend everything together, or even green if you want a more neutral lens in terms of colour perception. I'd probably go brown, like the pair I'm wearing in this video: ua-cam.com/video/pGVyLgpTlh4/v-deo.html&lc=UgxpNor8q77uQZvHQAF4AaABAg
Hello, thanks for this video. Is there a difference between a light amber lens and a light brown lens? Is polarised more important than anti-reflective coating?
Yeah, definitely like looking through a cat 2 gradient brown lens for sunglasses - prefer the vision a bit to black / grey lenses, and also I think the sunglasses look better too - probably because often the frames are brown or very dark brown or dark red or tortoiseshell.
Just got some new prescription sunglasses on order, and they are with green lenses - only options were grey, green or brown.
The pair that I tried on in store were green, and I stuck with that - hope I made the right choice.
But from your video I think I did - best would have been brown maybe, but definitely better to try green than grey.
Though the girl in store, although very good, said that the colour differences were only for style / looks - nothing to do with vision quality or glasses use.
cheers!
JB
Hi, is this for sunglasses or is this to wear in your all day everyday glasses prescription? 😊
Nice videos bro. Many thanks. Just a quick question. I am a photo and video editor. Which tint would you recommend. Especially for prescription sun glasses. You know we have to get the colours spot on or we are in trouble. haha
Yeah. In that case you want a black (not grey) lens for sure. Completely natural colour perception.
@@thespectaclefactory Hi again, Thx for your reply. The company I am buying my new glasses from dont have black lens. They have Photochromic/Reactolight (Light Adaptive), Transitions (Light Adaptive), Regular Sunglass Tints, Mirror tints and Polarized Lenses. I might go for brown lens. I wanna get prescription sunglasses for when I am outdoors in the hot sun. Thanks for your time.
Cool to see the filters! 😜
Can you do a video with all your favorite custom tints?
That's a great suggestion - We'll definitely consider it
-haleemah
I am Red Green Deficient color blindness. Would I be better off with a Brown or Pioneer color. Have you done a video on Transitions Drivewear. I have learned that the Xtractive Polarised do NOT polarize in the car. Thanks
What colour lens would give a clearer view of pool water for cleaning?
Hello. What about Space blue tint? Thanks.
The lenses you showcased, are they for sale too? And also shipping to the Netherlands? I like them! I have two glacier sunglasses with grey-neutral lenses and they make the vision a bit boring. I got the Smith Embarks and Cébé and they are the best! They enhance the colors by a lot too! So yeah, lenses that enhance the contrast and colors are actually very nice and I used to dislike that. Now it's the other way around lol
Yes they are, and yes we ship all over the world. I have many clients in the Netherlands. Just email me via rob@thespectaclefactory.com
What tint color is best for that white light you have in the first 25 seconds? I work in a very white light environment and I think it's to bright, which gives me headache
What tint color that you would suggest to person with color blind?
Oakley warm gray lenses are gray but emphasize warm colors like red and green for example, as I want to migrate to another brand, which lens color is closest to Oakley's warm gray?
Recently my optic recommended Gray-Brown, I don't know how that works, but the clarity was superb despite my extreme myopia worsened by photophobia.
Do you think sweet violet would work for me or even better?
Thanks Robert.
Yes, Sweet Violet really does enhance everything much more than grey or brown. I now have 3 clients who have tried it based on my recommendation since my SmarLife video and they have all been blown away.
@@thespectaclefactory thanks, I’ll try them out next.
Can lenses with Sweet Violet tint also have Blue Light cut/filter option?
I’m using a Clear Lens with blue light filter (no tint) while using my devices. Sweet Violet looks much better but not sure if its gonna let all the blue light pass thorugh my eyes
what do yoiu think would be better to decrease the eye fatigue when we already have anti blue glasses ? also when a tint may be apply ? before any coating or after ?
Tints are applied before the coating. If you're wearing them for the computer, a yellow tint would be more effective that blue blocking coating.
hi! i was considering putting a polarized filter to my adaptive glasses (that I would wear all day) but I fear that it would mess up with my electronics, what's your take on that
It can do. Depends what electronics you're working with - could you give me some examples??
Here's a video I made on the subject: ua-cam.com/video/rw21OE-tKA0/v-deo.html
Just got a pair of 20% yellow tints and once my eyes become accustomed I start to think they aren't working, but then if I take them.off I realize the world is so depressing. I love when I'm at work, or in the store, and there's no windows and all the florescent the environment feels a bit warmer. I may eventually try brown or if I can find them 20% orange
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I've been use amber lenses for years and they certainly improve warmer colours like reds, oranges and yellows, but they of course make your blue skies look more magenta. Thye are over-all pleasing as I tend to favour a warmer view. Do you por gold come polarised as I cannot wear a non-polarised pair of glasses, glare reduction is paramount for me and standard lenses are utterly useless for glare reduction.
Por gold? I agree about amber!
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Sorry I meant do your gold lenses come polarised?
What about pink or red lenses? For better depth perception?
Check out this weekend's video 😉
is 25% brown gradient tinted on prescription galsses suitable for daily use glasses? thanks
Yes
Hmmm. Ordered grey.
what about level of tints inside a car' sunglasses for driving is better less dark than for sunny places outside?
Can I put in a request for more Chester content? (I did also like the tint content, I promise)
No. Chester has an extremely busy schedule. He's currently touring Europe
Is anti glare and anti reflective coating are the same or not! should I apply anti glare and anti reflective coating in both sides or just in inside part for sunglasses! Is dust and water repellent is a coating or natural attributes of polycarbonate lens! Please reply, it will help me a lot
They are kind of the same. Anti-reflection stops reflections off the lens surface, which in turn reduces glare into the eyes. BUT it's important to know that lenses with anti-reflection do not reduce glare from the outer environment, only reflections that would have been caused by the lenses themselves.
Polycarbonate doesn't inherently have dust or water repellence. You need a coating for that.
I never recommend polycarbonate lenses - see my video about lens materials.
With sunglasses, You definitely want anti-reflection on the back surface. Whether you want it on the front is up to you. Having it on the front means others can see your eyes more easily and it makes them perform better in lower light. Not having it obscures your eyes and makes them a tiny bit more protective in bright weather.
@@thespectaclefactory 👍🏼thanks
Well, that was useful, thanks.
You're welcome!
I am going to have glasses some day because my other eye is blurry. So I am checking this video which one is best.
so bro,i am thinking to go for a powered sunglass ,so which tint would you suggest for long hours on computer plus for outdoors which deflects a good rate of sunlight
The problem is you didn't include the blue color test for the brown lens
Thanks for this video
Most welcome
what about red and pink.. wanted them
Hi what percentage of tint could you wear indoors ?
You can wear any tint indoors, depending on your light sensitivity. Personally I find 40-50% to be the sweetspot depending on the lens colour. But most people would feel more comfortable with a 25%.
What is the color tint and percentage % of your glasses you are wearing at the start of the video?
What are multicolored tinted glasses?
Can you elaborate on the question?
@@thespectaclefactory I saw a couple of glasses which were blue, pink, brown, grey tinted. Then there was something that had multicolored tint. I wanted to know what's that?
@@TruthTriumphs777 I don't think there is a name for it - it's something that is done custom and you need to tell your optician (or us if you want us to do it) what you have in mind and they should be able to recreate it for you
Hiya Robert, about the 'ProGolf' lens, what is the secret sauce you guys used? What tints or coating you used or is it a secret? 😂 If you dont mind, I want to copy the Zeiss coatings and tints you used.
Why copy? You can order them from us. It's not a Zeiss tint - this one was created entirely by us in partnership with Zeiss
@@thespectaclefactory Sorry Robert, I just can't afford to use your service just yet. But thank you for inviting anyway. Maybe one day I'll be able to make you come all the way down from the UK to Malaysia to deliver my pair of bespoke eyewear 🫡
What’s it called when it makes everything brighter ?? That’s what I want
Good question... I know what you mean. It's a combination of the tint colour and % - luminosity?
@@thespectaclefactory yea
I’m torn between choosing a brown or green lens with a Ruby flash coating
Ooh tough decision. I personally prefer brown but when most people compare they prefer green since it's more natural.
What frame would you be pairing it with??
@@thespectaclefactory I have the round frames similar to Robert’s from the Novak Djokovic collection
Great, thanks!
Super Useful
Thanks!
Do you prefer Maui lenses over zeiss lenses?
Zeiss personally
@@thespectaclefactory thx any zeiss tints that are similar to the Maui rose lens? cos I've heard the rose lens was the most beautiful to see through
@@omokok1877 Yeah, didn't I showcase a rose in this video?? I agree Maui Rose is the best, and could be replicated with Zeiss but you would lose the polarisation
how dark are the lenses if it says 75 -10 % in terms of gradient lenses
Pretty dark but not full sunglasses
Brown looks the best for me
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I see WAY more detail when I wear bright brown tinted prescription glasses.
Me too. And you can go way better with specialised colours as well!
@@thespectaclefactory what specialised colours add better clarity while driving? I honestly find that dark brown and dark grey block out too much detail for me 😁
Hi Chester, you sooo lovely!
Thanks! What does gradient lenses do? For example blue/gray?
The only thing that was lacking in this video was comparing them all side by side
Good idea. I do need to film a new version of this
that would be awesome! I went with amethyst I hope it holds up I have brown currently and love nature so I want natural brightness maybe they can make a white type that keeps the contrasts 😅😅@thespectaclefactory
2:58 I bought a pair of sunglasses. The color looks "purplish" when you put them on, so the color is like a grey-violet.
So I wore them while driving on the copilot seat, and they made the sky and scenery look cleaner.
The red, green, and yellow street lights looked brighter. While the surroundings looked muted, and the foliage looked more 3D.
In addition, the foliage seemed a little bit greener and brighter. And stationary street signs looked brighter, red cars look beautiful.
Everything looked more defined, more visible, and cleaner.
How does your tinted glasses look when you are not in the sun.
If you mean my Adaptive Sun glasses, they are 75-25% brown base tint
You did not test the Green lenses in the same way. You did not move it back and forth like the others to get a clear idea of the difference.
New version of this video coming out soon!
Cute 🐶😀
He's the best
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wHAT IS WITH THE TRICKERY OF "hit the dislike button twice if you dislike the video." So you are not showing you are trustworthy with trickery. Edit: I must say, I did laugh. 😄
It's a joke
@@thespectaclefactory ok. I must say, I did laugh. 😄
Once again too many options - time for a consultation 🤦♂️🤔
Okay so basically this is an infomercial
How come?