The Spectacles Thread.

[DaRkXiDe]

Hi guys,

I just bought an Oakley Frogskin - Acid Rain Black and was thinking of making it into normal glasses with short-sight prescriptive lenses.

Power Index for both eyes = 800. No astig though.

I had asked at a shop @ Simei for high index, 1.67, with multicoat. The shop assistant advised me that even with high index, the lenses are gonna look quite thick cause of the way the lenses will be designed and cause of my cock eye power index..

Anyone have any experience in this or have heard of this issue before ?

Was quoted $150 for making the lenses. Is this the reasonable price ?

Haven't made specs since ages ago. Been wearing contacts since I can remember. Just thought that it'd be good to make specs just in case. But if the end result just gonna make me look like Mr Magoo, might as well I save my shades and get a normal frame.

Would appreciate any comments and suggestions. Thanks in advance guys.

For your case, I will just get 1.74 index lenses. Then cross finger and pray it will look nice.

 

[strezzor]

Any optical shops to recommend? Don't mind going anywhere in Singapore. I wanna make a pair of half-frame specs, something that will make me look smart, like those u see young businessman in suits wear. Priorities are nice frames and reasonable/competitive prices. (I also want to find out more about the lenses e.g. Crizal, Hoya, Carl Zeiss. All along, I just tell my regular optician I want the extra thin lens with coating to prevent scratches.)

Brands I'm looking at: Agnes B, Braun Buffel, Oakley, BOSS, Ma-ji Masatomo etc.

Help, anyone?

 

[2pm2am]

Thanks. Mind if you go into a bit more detail on the description and differences among them? Or point me to a website that goes into detail? Still quite confused. What about the material of the lens, high index, anti-reflective, scratch resistance, etc?

I don't think there is any website that go into such details. the combination and details are just too much and I do not think there are any independent body that test every individual lens and compare them against different manufacturers.

The coatings can come in different form, some are more durable than others. The lenses, for instance 1.6 index lenses can also be different between manufaturers. How to know which company makes better lenses will depend on the personal experience of the optician selling them.

If you need to learn so much about lens materials, coating etc, can always try googling.

 

[2pm2am]

The optician is probably right with your degree on the 1.67. If you're not using them for sports activities, make them in glass, they'll be thinner. No UV protection though, and they will be heavier. But not by much.

To some extend, you're gonna look like Mr Magoo, so invest in thinner lenses to avoid the obvious of looking like him. Your frame doesn't come cheap, and you bought them for the brand and looks, so might as well go all the way (as far as you can) with the lenses. Why skim now? Finish it, don't half-f**k.

If it's going to be done in glass, compared to plastic, it will be at least twice the weight on the nose even though the glass is thinner. Since it's a frogskin, unless you have a high bridge nose, it will keep slipping down your nose when your face is oily or when u perspire.

 

[the_broken]

Thanks for the input guys

Really appreciate the help guys. I didn't even know they made higher than 1.67.. .. Guess I'll go back to the shop to ask for 1.7 index plastic. No point having the specs to be too heavy. Thanks again for the help ..

 

[ilikehandphones]

Help, anyone?

thomson plaza has quite a few optician shop...saw quite a few shops there selling japanese frames too..possibly the most concentration of optical shop in singapore..my ma-ji masatomo i got it here from aldric

 

[atypical]

If it's going to be done in glass, compared to plastic, it will be at least twice the weight on the nose even though the glass is thinner. Since it's a frogskin, unless you have a high bridge nose, it will keep slipping down your nose when your face is oily or when u perspire.

Agree. But then, I'd say, in the first place, whether the frame fits the wearer?

 

[bacon]

For your case, I will just get 1.74 index lenses. Then cross finger and pray it will look nice.

Whats the average price-range of 1.74 index lens nowadays? My myopia is about 800deg and abit of astigmatism.

 

[Icannobif]

Looking for something similar to the Tag Heuer TRACK series. Any recommendations?

Tag Heuer frame-only already 700+ liao... And it is such a simple design, which is the point. I want something that look that simple.

 

[hwaa]

yah tag is not simple. only spend if u haf the moolah. but price aside, the specs can last quite long..

i started this thread buying a tag frame, till now no need to change specs yet.

 

[DaRkXiDe]

Whats the average price-range of 1.74 index lens nowadays? My myopia is about 800deg and abit of astigmatism.

Anywhere between 380ish and above. Might be able to get cheaper depending on shops.

 

[DaRkXiDe]

Any bro here have experience with the essilor anti fatigue lenses? Can share?

Found this article on xinmsn! Hope it helps!
http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/health/wellbeing/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5120218

 

[bacon]

Anywhere between 380ish and above. Might be able to get cheaper depending on shops.

Hmmm didn't know 1.74 was that costly, maybe I should stick to my usual 1.8 glass lenses at about half that price....

 

[DaRkXiDe]

Hmmm didn't know 1.74 was that costly, maybe I should stick to my usual 1.8 glass lenses at about half that price....

But glass really heavy! But if you don't mind the weight, I guess glass would be the lens to go!

 

[2pm2am]

Found this article on xinmsn! Hope it helps!

The "anti fatigue" lens is actually quite a misnomer. The company that first came out with this so called anti fatigue lens (in singapore) is , if i am not wrong is Hoya. They market their "anti fatigue" lens as "Remark" .

Anti fatigue does not mean your eyes will not get tired after wearing them when you do alot of near work or computer work. It simply relieves some of your eye's stress when you are doing near work. Similarly, Essilor likes to market their crizal lens as scratch resistant or comes with anti scratch coating. It doesn't mean your lens won't get scratches with those coating. It's not scratch proof. It simply means the coating tries to prevent your lens from being easily scratched, compared to without any scratch resistant coatings. Most high index lenses or lenses with anti reflection coatings (multicoat) comes with scratch resistant coatings. Some lenses will have more durable coatings than others.

Coming back to the so called "anti fatigue" lens. It may not be suitable for everyone or rather, not everyone needs it. Those who will find it particularly useful will be those who are in their late 30s, usually the age when they find that they have difficulty reading at near or looking at near objects.

People whose eyes are weak in focusing will also benefit from such lenses. These people's eyes usually get tired very fast when they read or look at computer. Your optometrist can determine if your eyes is weak in focusing.

 

[bacon]

The "anti fatigue" lens is actually quite a misnomer. The company that first came out with this so called anti fatigue lens (in singapore) is , if i am not wrong is Hoya. They market their "anti fatigue" lens as "Remark" .

Anti fatigue does not mean your eyes will not get tired after wearing them when you do alot of near work or computer work. It simply relieves some of your eye's stress when you are doing near work. Similarly, Essilor likes to market their crizal lens as scratch resistant or comes with anti scratch coating. It doesn't mean your lens won't get scratches with those coating. It's not scratch proof. It simply means the coating tries to prevent your lens from being easily scratched, compared to without any scratch resistant coatings. Most high index lenses or lenses with anti reflection coatings (multicoat) comes with scratch resistant coatings. Some lenses will have more durable coatings than others.

Coming back to the so called "anti fatigue" lens. It may not be suitable for everyone or rather, not everyone needs it. Those who will find it particularly useful will be those who are in their late 30s, usually the age when they find that they have difficulty reading at near or looking at near objects.

People whose eyes are weak in focusing will also benefit from such lenses. These people's eyes usually get tired very fast when they read or look at computer. Your optometrist can determine if your eyes is weak in focusing.

Speaking of optometrist, can anyone recommend a good optometrist at West side? Myopia seems to run in my family so I am thinking of taking my niece to an optometrist instead of optician.

 

[guitarcade]

Selling my swissflex! 1 month old! BRAND NEW!

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=3341832

 

[gnixer]

Is this the kind of card I should be receiving ?

 

[Icannobif]

Selling my swissflex! 1 month old! BRAND NEW!


http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=3341832

How is 1-mth old brand new? Nice specs anyway.

 

[DaRkXiDe]

Speaking of optometrist, can anyone recommend a good optometrist at West side? Myopia seems to run in my family so I am thinking of taking my niece to an optometrist instead of optician.

A full eye check up can be done in singapore optometry centre @ Singapore Poly.