Lens colours and their uses
11th Feb 2025
One of the questions we are often asked at Shows is what the different lens colours are for – what do they do. So here’s a quick guide.Grey - the most popular lens colour. It reduces all light equally, does not increase contrast or alter the colour of objects.Smoke - the lens colour mostly used as the base colour when a mirror finish is applied to the lens. Similar to grey but can have a brown or blue hue.Amber and Brown - popular colours that increase contrast (field of vision will appear sharp
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Low winter sun can be dangerours
11th Feb 2025
Early in the morning or late in the evening when we’re driving to and from work the winter sun will be sitting low in the sky. If you turn the corner and the low sun is directly ahead of you can be caught off-guard and temporally blinded. Even the car’s sun visor may not help so this can be dangerous if you're unable to see what’s in front of you. This can be made worse if the road is wet which adds to the glare by reflecting of the road surface. So why not make sure you keep a pair of polarised
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Lots more Kost...at very little cost
11th Feb 2025
We have just greatly expanded our range of Kost Eyewear models - now 26 in total each with 3 or 4 colour variations and every single one, including 13 different polarised models, are priced atunder £15 including free UK delivery. Kost Eyewear is a Dutch brand specialising in good quality but low price sunglasses for both sport and leisure use; there's a very wide range of great looking styles to choose from and they really are simply incredible value for money.Click here to see them.
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