They are typically measured in of vlt visual light transmission.
Ignitor mirror vs blue sensor mirror.
Cloudy low light blue sensor mirror.
Photochromic rose flash vlt 30 50 the photochromic lens changes to varying light conditions.
To avoid the noise and vibration many professional cameras offer a mirror lock up feature however this feature totally disables the slr s automatic focusing ability.
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Before the ignitor could be a bit light on super bright days.
It was pretty consistently rated the best on the market for cloudy snowy flat light situations.
I ordered the black ones with ignitor mirror lenses but what i got were the rc36 lenses even though the box says ignitor mirror lenses.
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Always used the smith blue sensor mirror lens for low light conditions.
Sun platinum mirror vlt 13.
Yellow base lens tint with a multi layer blue sensor mirror enhances contrast and increases depth perception in varying levels of low light conditions.
If you read the article linked by grunge above it should explain all.
So you would use.
Sun green mirror vlt 9.
Sun red mirror vlt 16.
These pellicle mirrors reduce the amount of light travelling to the film plane or sensor and also can distort the light passing through them resulting in a less sharp image.
I am going from smith fuse goggles with gold sensor ignitor lenses to i o with blue sensor red sol x.
The red sensor is 60 vlt and the sensor is 70 vlt.
If i got the two lenses you have i d add a low light lens such as blue sensor mirror.
The gold sensor was good in low light foggy snowy conditions but if it did brighten up some i would get headaches quick.
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I have the black frame blue sensor mirror lens version.
I have both along with platinum mirror and ignitor mirror.
This was a great help.
This lens is smith s most versatile offering and works well in just about any condition.
I used to think the red sensor was the best for flat cloudy overcast days but in flat light the regular sensor is hands down the better lens for me.
Light rose base lens tint with a multi layer mirror maximizes color definition and increases depth perception in varying levels of flat light.
Even more pleased with my choice now.
Darker lenses usually have more mirror effect.
The gold sensor mirror and the regular sensor mirror are perfect for low to medium light conditions storms overcast days etc.
Smith is discontinuing this lens however and tried to replace it last year with the chromapop storm blue tint 50 vlt.