Product Description
Smith Preview Lens
Which lens is what....?
Clear - Yes a clear lens for a night under the lights or when you feel like nothing else will work. 84% VLT
ChromaPop™ SUN
These are all full sun lenses for those bluebird days when there isn't a cloud in the sky and you need that added protection from glare and the harsh light at higher elevations and Springtime days. The lower the VLT the better for glacier type conditions (6-9% VLT) or select the slightly higher VLT (12-16% VLT) for good full sun at higher elevations or Spring days.
- Sun Green Mirror - 9% VLT Category S3
- Sun Blue Mirror - 12% VLT Category S3
- Sun Black - 12% VLT Category S3
- Sun Platinum Mirror - 13% VLT Category S3
- Sun Red Mirror - 16% VLT Category S3
ChromaPop™ EVERYDAY
For sure you can't be without this lens in your lens quiver. These are your go to lenses for most conditions, from a little bit of sunny to partial cloudy, beginning to middle of the day lenses. Higher elevations might like the 25% VLT while New England and Aussi winters might prefer the 36% VLT. Can't decide? The Photochromic lenses might be just what is needed with VLT ranges of 20% to 30% and 30% to 50%. Light adjusting technology for most all conditions.
- Everyday Green Mirror - 23% VLT Category S2 - Rose base tint with a green reflective finish.
- Everyday Red Mirror - 25% VLT Category S2 - Rose base tint with a red reflective finish.
- Everyday Violet Mirror - 25% VLT Category S2 - Rose base tint with a Violet reflective finish.
- Everyday Rose - 36% VLT Category S3 - A straight up Rose base tint without a reflective finish that is extremelyy versatile all weather lens.
- Everyday Rose Gold - 22% VLT Category S2 - Rose base tint with a gold reflective finish.
- Everyday Blue Mirror - 23% VLT Category S2 - Gray base tint with a blue reflective finish, graet all day lens, easy on the eyes.
- Photochromic Red Mirror - 20% to 30% VLT, Category S3-S2 - When you need better light transitioning through shadows
- Photochromic Rose Flash - 30% to 50% VLT, Category S3-S2 - Rose base tint with a light multi-colored, more blue reflective finish, excellent partly sunny lens that transitions well in and out of shadows.
- Photochromic CP Pro Red Mirror - 14% to 51% VLT, Category S1-S3 - Light rose base tint producing excellent contrast with a light reflective finish, one of the best photochromic lenses.
- Photochromic CP Pro Blue Mirror - 16% to 51% VLT, Category S1-S3 - Light rose copper base tint excellent contrast properties with a light blue reflective finish, an excellent all day lens that transitions in any light condition.
- Photochromic CP Pro Gold Mirror - 15% to 57% VLT, Category S1-S3 - Light copper base tint with excellent contrast properties with a light gold reflective finish, excellent all day lens that transitions in any light condition.
ChromaPop™ Storm
Don't go to the hill without a Storm lens. Proven to enhance contrast and improve your visual acuity in low light conditions. Ever need something different for that last hour of the day or when the light is heavy blue? These are the lenses you need. Engineered to get the most out of any stormy or low light environment. Come on; enjoy that last hour or that beautiful snowfall. Choose what your eye might like, Yellow Flash for a brighter yellow glow, Rose Flash for a more red filter, reportedly a better blue light filter, or the Storm Blue Sensor, a light blend of the two and a throwback to Smith's first most sought after low light lens, the Blue Sensor Mirror.
- Storm Yellow Flash - 65% VLT Category S1
- Storm Rose Flash - 50% VLT Category S1
- Storm Blue Sensor Mirror - 55% VLT Category S1
What the heck is VLT?
VLT or Visible Light Transmission is the measured percentage of available light allowed thru the lens and reaches your eye. So the lower the VLT the less light that reaches your eye and the higher the VLT the more light that reaches your eye.
