I usually wear normal lenses when behind the scope, was thinking of getting some polarized lenses. any issues looking through glass?
Who shoots with polarized lenses?
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I cant wear them for work, but ive never had an issue in my personal vehicle. I guess i was just curious if some of the coatings out there cause blurring or the rainbow effect.
You just have to remember you have them on with lasers and stuff,
often with them, I forget I am wearing them and the lasers don't work so well cause you can't see the numbers
often with them, I forget I am wearing them and the lasers don't work so well cause you can't see the numbers
You can get rotating polarized filters for your scope.
Those are pretty useful.
Fixed works as well, but you may find the rotating ones are more useful in certain conditions.
Those are pretty useful.
Fixed works as well, but you may find the rotating ones are more useful in certain conditions.
I didn’t think about the screen issues, thats one of the main reasons i cant use them at work. Would make reading BC’s or LRF readouts difficult. Guess ill just go with a dark lens and use a filter if need be like suggested above.
I also wear Oakley Prizm Polarized. Never had an issue through optics. I have found that with the right lenses, it will enhance the contrast of the colors, and helps finding targets, especial at the end of the day when they’re all gray.
I have a couple pair of costas with different colored polarized lenses. The green mess with the image quality on my ZCO the worst. The other scopes I don’t notice it as bad. The blue lenses seem to have no issues at all.
Some motorcycle glasses are partially polarized. Supposed to help seeing things up close. I wonder if these would work shooting. Might make it easier to read your phone or kestrel.
I wear Costa Del Mar’s with both the 580p and 580g lenses with the copper bases and have no issues getting behind either one of my scopes (zco and s&b) on my rimfire and centerfire. The 580p are the ones I wear the most as they’re my newest pair but I wore the 580g yesterday morning with zero issue from sunrise to 10am.
When I shopped for new shooting glasses year before last, I specifically avoided polarized lenses because of their distorting or blocking digital readouts on many devices. Ended up with a Rudy Project multi-lens set.
Almost 15 years ago, I bought my first D-SLR camera. While on vacation out west, I looked through the viewfinder for the first time while wearing polarized sunglasses, and about crapped my drawers out there in the desert. The viewfinder was all wavy and distorted and parts of the display were missing - I knew I hadn't let the camera or bag get overheated... at some point I took my glasses off and looked through... O. Camera ok. Polarized lenses with camera not at all ok.
As another reader pointed out, my polarized sunglasses pretty much eliminate the display in HUD-equipped cars. I can see the displays in my Ford SUV ok, but my wife's Honda SUV is a different story.
Almost 15 years ago, I bought my first D-SLR camera. While on vacation out west, I looked through the viewfinder for the first time while wearing polarized sunglasses, and about crapped my drawers out there in the desert. The viewfinder was all wavy and distorted and parts of the display were missing - I knew I hadn't let the camera or bag get overheated... at some point I took my glasses off and looked through... O. Camera ok. Polarized lenses with camera not at all ok.
As another reader pointed out, my polarized sunglasses pretty much eliminate the display in HUD-equipped cars. I can see the displays in my Ford SUV ok, but my wife's Honda SUV is a different story.
I shoot mostly paper on square ranges. I usually wear my Smith Directors that are polarized. I have no issues with these.
However, when I'm shooting slowfire at 600yards I usually switch to clear lenses, unless my target is very bright. The clear lens gives a little better definition of the X in the center. But if I'm shooting steel, it's polarized all the way. I don't have any electronics to worry about seeing.
However, when I'm shooting slowfire at 600yards I usually switch to clear lenses, unless my target is very bright. The clear lens gives a little better definition of the X in the center. But if I'm shooting steel, it's polarized all the way. I don't have any electronics to worry about seeing.
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