Smith IO Lens Question - Snowboarding Forum

Easto · 10-13-2012, 10:49 AM

There is an Ebay store from the GTA that sells Smith IO goggles.

Most of them come with the Ignitor Lens plus an extra lens.

Here are a couple examples:

Ignitor Lens + Sensor Mirror

Ignitor Lens + Green Sol-X

Ignitor Lens + Red Sol-X

Given that they all come with the Ignitor Lens, what is a good 2nd lens that I should look for that would allow me to change between the two to account for the majority of boarding conditions (bright sunny, cloudy, snowing, night, etc)?

linvillegorge · 10-13-2012, 11:27 AM

Sensor Mirror.

Seriously, best most versatile goggle lens ever.

TorpedoVegas · 10-13-2012, 11:32 AM

Yep Sensor Mirror would be my vote for sure.... That price seems too good to be true.

linvillegorge · 10-13-2012, 12:08 PM

Yeah, the price is almost too good to be true, but the seller has a 99.7% positive feedback with over 30,000 feedbacks. That's as close to a sure thing as you're gonna get on eBay.

buggravy · 10-13-2012, 12:19 PM

Can't go wrong either way. I actually think that Ignitor is most versatile if you could truly only have one lens. Rod Sol-X is my favorite bright light lens ever, and Sensor is a killer low light lens. I think Red Sol-x and Sensor is really the most ideal combo.

TorpedoVegas · 10-13-2012, 12:37 PM

Has anyone had a chance to try the Gold Sensor versus the Blue Sensor? They have the same VLT of 70% that the blue ones have. I have the standard blue ones and they are good, but in really flat light they still could be better. I can't find any store that has them and they are sold out online from Smith.

I'd like to hear a comparison if anyone has any experience with them.

linvillegorge · 10-13-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TorpedoVegas

Has anyone had a chance to try the Gold Sensor versus the Blue Sensor? They have the same VLT of 70% that the blue ones have. I have the standard blue ones and they are good, but in really flat light they still could be better. I can't find any store that has them and they are sold out online from Smith.

I'd like to hear a comparison if anyone has any experience with them.

I'd also be interested in hearing about this. I'd love to pick up a pair of the I/OX's, but the Blue Sensor Mirror lens isn't an option - gold is.

I love the Blue Sensor Mirror in flat light. Flat light conditions are just tough and that lens hangs in there with the best of them.

Easto · 10-13-2012, 12:47 PM

I have some cheap Oakley goggles and want to upgrade to something more versatile.

This seems like the best deal I will find around.

BiG NicK · 10-13-2012, 01:56 PM

idk if you wanna wait a day or two but i was gonna put a smith i/o white frame with green sol-x lens and blue sensor mirror up on ebay. Just got an extra pair and was gonna sell them... let me know if you're interested

wrathfuldeity · 10-14-2012, 02:41 AM

blue sensor is the standard in pnw with all our cloud, fog and flat light.

10-13-2012, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Easto Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 115	Smith IO Lens Question There is an Ebay store from the GTA that sells Smith IO goggles. Most of them come with the Ignitor Lens plus an extra lens. Here are a couple examples: Ignitor Lens + Sensor Mirror Ignitor Lens + Green Sol-X Ignitor Lens + Red Sol-X Given that they all come with the Ignitor Lens, what is a good 2nd lens that I should look for that would allow me to change between the two to account for the majority of boarding conditions (bright sunny, cloudy, snowing, night, etc)?

10-13-2012, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,499	Sensor Mirror. Seriously, best most versatile goggle lens ever. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

10-13-2012, 12:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,499	Yeah, the price is almost too good to be true, but the seller has a 99.7% positive feedback with over 30,000 feedbacks. That's as close to a sure thing as you're gonna get on eBay. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

10-14-2012, 02:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,701	blue sensor is the standard in pnw with all our cloud, fog and flat light. __________________

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10-13-2012, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
TorpedoVegas Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 343	Yep Sensor Mirror would be my vote for sure.... That price seems too good to be true.

10-13-2012, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
buggravy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 422	Can't go wrong either way. I actually think that Ignitor is most versatile if you could truly only have one lens. Rod Sol-X is my favorite bright light lens ever, and Sensor is a killer low light lens. I think Red Sol-x and Sensor is really the most ideal combo.

10-13-2012, 12:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
TorpedoVegas Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 343	Has anyone had a chance to try the Gold Sensor versus the Blue Sensor? They have the same VLT of 70% that the blue ones have. I have the standard blue ones and they are good, but in really flat light they still could be better. I can't find any store that has them and they are sold out online from Smith. I'd like to hear a comparison if anyone has any experience with them.

10-13-2012, 12:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Easto Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 115	I have some cheap Oakley goggles and want to upgrade to something more versatile. This seems like the best deal I will find around.

10-13-2012, 01:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
BiG NicK Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 39	idk if you wanna wait a day or two but i was gonna put a smith i/o white frame with green sol-x lens and blue sensor mirror up on ebay. Just got an extra pair and was gonna sell them... let me know if you're interested