Sunglasses Polarized or not?

Polarized, Maui Jims.. you will never buy anything else.

Polarized (prescription, in my case) -- wonderful technology (invented, as we know it, by Dr. Edwin H. Land of Polaroid fame). Cuts glare, enhances contrast, minimizes reflection from glass or water.

Observe the effect of a circular polarization filter on one's view of the world.

055 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
056 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Same view, same time, same lighting -- the only variable is the phase (sense) of the polarizer.

Mikey081057 wrote: »

Polarized, Maui Jims.. you will never buy anything else.

this.

before you do though, go buy a cheap $10 pair of polarized glasses, just so you can see what it's about. I can almost guarantee you'll be sold instantly.

here's a better explanation than I can provide
http://www.eyekit.co/information/lenses/polarizing-lenses-explained.html

with polarized sunglasses, you'll find that you can see into windows, underwater, and even through the tops of well endowed women. you will be less angry at Jeep owners, or anyone with flat glass for that matter, because the glare will be cut tremendously. your eyes will be more relaxed, and you won't have to scrinch through glaring reflections. seriously, it's relaxing. You'll even be able to see out of your own windshield better, because you won't be seeing the reflection of your dash.

I can see better in the rain or on overcast days, too. in fact, in conjunction with windshield water repellent, I can see so well with the MJ's (I prefer the bronze lens; it's warmer) that I hardly even use my wipers when it's raining. I think it's the increased contrast along with the glare blocking; like less layers to peer through?

there are no real drawbacks as far as I can tell, however, I've noticed that with other brands, sometimes there's a weird blue ghosting on glaring objects. don't get these. this is not the case with MJ. you'll also see odd visuals with polarizing transitions, or when viewing other things that use polarizing film, like gas pump displays and such. I play around with it though; it's neat.

I got my first pair of polarized glasses in the mid/late 90's - Vuarnets. I loved them, but after about 8 years, I busted 'em on a cold winter morning having accidentally left them in the car overnight and over-flexing them in a weird chain of events that I won't detail here. I like the MJ's better. there are other good brands too, just try some out, and watch for that blue ghosting on glared objects.

Polarized Raybans myself perfect for fishing, also own non Polarized, don't wear them as much.

Polarized MJs
The only thing I don't like is in high light situations, I cant read my phone screen when people are calling (100+ a day). So I stopped wearing them at work.

Fishing/beach/driving are all bueno!

I can read the LCD screen on my car with the MJ's no problem. But my phone needs to have the brightness turned up if I want to read it in the car... Which you are not supposed to do in many states.