Re:The spectacular power of Big Lens
by com2kid on Monday May 14, 2018 @07:42PM
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Buying non-Luxottica frames is pretty easy. Go to any smaller eye glass shop and odds are they will have independently made frames, sometimes even locally made.
As for cheap lens, you get what you pay for. Improvements in lens materials, such as Trivex, have made life quantifiable better, and lens coatings get better and better all the time. Anyone else remember the first generation of transition lens? Compared to today's coating, is a world of difference. But in regards to being accessible, head down to Costco (no membership card needed) and pick up a pair of quality polycarb lens.
I also find it difficult to believe that England only has 4 frame makers, when I am pretty sure there are more than that in the Pacific Northwest alone!
As for cheap lens, you get what you pay for. Improvements in lens materials, such as Trivex, have made life quantifiable better, and lens coatings get better and better all the time. Anyone else remember the first generation of transition lens? Compared to today's coating, is a world of difference. But in regards to being accessible, head down to Costco (no membership card needed) and pick up a pair of quality polycarb lens.
I also find it difficult to believe that England only has 4 frame makers, when I am pretty sure there are more than that in the Pacific Northwest alone!