The Spectacles Thread.

[Seannie]

It is called HVLL (High Vision Long Life). I was told it is better than SFT coating. It is already available in Malaysia. Singapore will be getting it soon.

thats really a bad news, means i gotta start paying more for hoya lens becos they have upgraded their coating, again. Wonder how long has sft been in the market.

 

[warhunter]

It is called HVLL (High Vision Long Life). I was told it is better than SFT coating. It is already available in Malaysia. Singapore will be getting it soon.

in Asia, the new lenses are released every year . makes us really wonder if there rally is an upgrade or just part of their BS. Over here, lenses are not marketed as competitively, hoya and essilor probably has only 1-2 types here.and the lenses are here for years. No yearly upgrade crap I recently tried a pair of glasses here from shamir. Their lens brand. Relatively unheard of in Singapore but the quality was way better than the ****ty lenses they marketed so widely in Singapore. You be the judge yourself

 

[kanashii23]

nses are advertised based on their AR coats. The better ones I've tried really works. Worst one was my essilor lens. Different lenses have different optical quality. Not everyone can detect this difference. For myself I can feel the difference. Crizal lenses have a bit of fuzzy feeling. Not sure why but I can tell you their coat not as strong. The reason it cost so much is their advertising . Zeiss on the other hand gives you good quality. No bull**** advertisements. Most people who got them based on word of mouth. You may or may not feel the difference. That's the way the cards are dealt. Some people just have better sensitivity to blur.

Guess will look for Zeiss in singapore then since the malaysia outlets i have access to don't carry them

 

[Seannie]

Zeiss on the other hand gives you good quality. No bull**** advertisements.

Zeiss well known only for the glass material, which is heavy. Otherwise not much difference among coatings. MOst important factor still the accuracy of the prescription and the optical focus determined by the optician's skill. If the optician cant mark your focus accurately, no matter how good coating is also no use, still blurr

 

[Seannie]

in Asia, the new lenses are released every year . makes us really wonder if there rally is an upgrade or just part of their BS. Over here, lenses are not marketed as competitively, hoya and essilor probably has only 1-2 types here.and the lenses are here for years. No yearly upgrade crap I recently tried a pair of glasses here from shamir. Their lens brand. Relatively unheard of in Singapore but the quality was way better than the ****ty lenses they marketed so widely in Singapore. You be the judge yourself

told you already sg cannot compare with australia liao. aussies may not change their specs as frequently as the people here. And the lens distributor are hungry in asia, where the $ is.

 

[warhunter]

Zeiss well known only for the glass material, which is heavy. Otherwise not much difference among coatings. MOst important factor still the accuracy of the prescription and the optical focus determined by the optician's skill. If the optician cant mark your focus accurately, no matter how good coating is also no use, still blurr

Their plastic lens is the best that I've tried. Their coats is the smoothest and easiest to clean. Least dust. Lenses are not marked by the focus. Its called refraction. To have a good one make sure the shop don't use those small box charts in a small room. Results will not be accurate. Nowadays all the shops so small. The best u can get is those with mirrors.

 

[warhunter]

told you already sg cannot compare with australia liao. aussies may not change their specs as frequently as the people here. And the lens distributor are hungry in asia, where the $ is.

That's why. I've been always telling you people its not the lenses. Some lenses are really good. Based on their optical properties.
Those that are marketed widely is not good. They are just doing it for money. The amount of blur each person detects is different. Thus a crizal will work on person a but will not work for person b. Person c may like crizal clarity more than d but d may like Zeiss more than crizal.

One more thing. Sales target in aus shopping centres is 15 k a day. Singapore good days 3 k. Where the money is is here. The medicare pay for your glasses

 

[Seannie]

Lenses are not marked by the focus. Its called refraction. To have a good one make sure the shop don't use those small box charts in a small room. Results will not be accurate. Nowadays all the shops so small. The best u can get is those with mirrors.

I mean the optical centre la. The dots that they mark down on your lenses. Not referring to refraction.

 

[warhunter]

I mean the optical centre la. The dots that they mark down on your lenses. Not referring to refraction.

Those are only for people with progressive and distorted faces. And significant difference between 2 eyes power. Normal people only require the distance between 2 eyes.

 

[Seannie]

One more thing. Sales target in aus shopping centres is 15 k a day. Singapore good days 3 k. Where the money is is here. The medicare pay for your glasses

different places different ways. But its still about $. Only difference is from whose pockets nia. Over here, we suffer. No medicare pay for my glasses.

 

[warhunter]

different places different ways. But its still about $. Only difference is from whose pockets nia. Over here, we suffer. No medicare pay for my glasses.

That's why. Tell u all don't waste money on their marketing gimmicks.normal lens will do. Want good one go for the good brands. Not for entry level widely marketed ones.

 

[Seannie]

Those are only for people with progressive and distorted faces. And significant difference between 2 eyes power. Normal people only require the distance between 2 eyes.

Normal PD dont work well enough. Plus the 2 dots and my lenses can let me see much clearer than all the past ones made. That is becos high power & astig. NOne of my previous optical shops bother to do that for me, which is hwy i expereienced blurness most of the time. After the dots are marked right in front of my eyes, i can see much better.

 

[warhunter]

Normal PD dont work well enough. Plus the 2 dots and my lenses can let me see much clearer than all the past ones made. That is becos high power & astig. NOne of my previous optical shops bother to do that for me, which is hwy i expereienced blurness most of the time. After the dots are marked right in front of my eyes, i can see much better.

That's why what. u answered on your own. Means your previous opticians couldn't be bothered. Optometrists are always taught to do that if there is significant power

 

[nuky8181]

Hi,

Anyone can recommend spec similar to TagHeuer Automatic Rimmed series?

I tried the TagHeuer, it is too big for my face.
Looking out for
1) Similar design
2) Not made of plastic (best is titanium)
3) Build qualify like Oakely
4) Looking for black so and hope the paint quality is Not like Oakley.

Thanks

Anyone can recommend?

 

[den888]

Essilor S Series

Anyone tried the new Essilor S series 3D or 4D Verilux yet?.
How good are they compared to Zeiss Individual Frame Fit?.

 

[Seannie]

Nulux EP

HI-VISION LongLife

 

[latituded630]

It is called HVLL (High Vision Long Life). I was told it is better than SFT coating. It is already available in Malaysia. Singapore will be getting it soon.

Yes. That is the one. Now I recalled when u said it. HVLL
Does it cost more than SFT coating?
Are we still able to order SFT coating when HVLL comes out?

 

[latituded630]

Nulux EP

HI-VISION LongLife

Wow. HVLL has all 5* for all the properties of the lens.

 

[lambofmagic]

hello guys, anyone got shops to recommend at the west? (bukit batok , jurong east , clementi etc) thinking of getting a new pair soon as my old pair broke T_T budget maybe 200-300 >_< thinking of getting japanese branded frame/lens degree around 500+ astig quite high i think 2.0 cant rmb =s

 

[623MRB1]

Yes. That is the one. Now I recalled when u said it. HVLL
Does it cost more than SFT coating?
Are we still able to order SFT coating when HVLL comes out?

I have no idea as I am just a consumer like you. My guess is HVLL will be available for the higher end HOYA lens at the same cost. Mid range lens will probably still use SFT coating. The gurus will know for sure.