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Which lenses for the SMITH I/O Mag

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#1 ·
Hello,

i am about to buy a new pair of goggles. I just can't decide which pair of lenses I should take.
I habe the following options:

Everyday Red Mirror ChromaPop (25% VLT) + Storm Rose Flash ChromaPop (50% VLT) -> missing Lenses for extremely sunny days
Sun Red Mirror / Sun Green or Blackout(12-13% VLT) + Storm Rose Flash ChromaPop (50% VLT) -> missing everyday lenses.
Photochromic Rose Flash (30-50% VLT) + Blackout (12% VLT) -> I would essentially only lose the rage from 20-39% VLT but those are not mirrored
Photochromic Red Mirror (20-40% VLT) without any additional lense but maybe that's also just a typo..

Anyone has some experience with one of those lenses or similar lenses?

Thx for the help
 
#2 ·
My SO has the first choice and never complains the everyday one is not good enough for full sun. It is his only one set of lenses.
I have Sun Red and Storm Rose and hardly ever need to use the Sun Red. I have a Dragon everyday lens google I use most often.
Storm Rose lens is pretty versatile when the sun is not out. We both really like it.
 
#8 ·
Having more visibility is always better than less, so I rarely ever use/need the 'full sun' lenses. I have a 23% for everyday, and a 77% for low visibility days. I think having a 20% - 50% is the ideal 'every day' lens. While having a 50%+ lens is important if it's really overcast or you're doing night snowboarding.

My wife uses the Storm Rose (50%) everyday and never uses her Sun Platinum (13%).
 
#10 ·
I have 2 pairs of the Squad XL with all 4 lenses. The Everyday Green covers all sunny conditions and I change to the Red Mirror only on full bluebird days AND when the slope is faced to the sun. Otherwise the Everyday handles all sunny conditions well and I don't have to change if some clouds come. Not much difference between the Rose and Yellow, I've been using both for night riding without any problems. Like @kyniver said, better too much than not enough light.
 
#12 ·
I've got some Smith Squad XL like @smellysell. Mine came with the everyday green and the rose. I added a pair of clear lenses for $15. I was planning on buying more lenses, like the full sun and storm yellow, but I haven't needed to. The Everyday Green and the Rose are shockingly versatile and cover Colorado's usual conditions. I've used the clear lens for blizzard days and night riding. It was totally worth the $15 and sidestepped my need for the storm yellow.