Finally Pulled The Trigger

[FL_Sharpshooter]

I had been debating for the longest time whether or not to get prescription Costa Del Mars. I went in to my eye doctor's office yesterday and saw they were an authorized Costa dealer and have a huge amount of frame styles to try on. I tried on the Fisch style frames(silver) with the 580 green mirror glass lense...love at first sight! So I ended up walking out of there feeling $500 lighter, hoping I made the right decision. I was told that they will be complete in about two weeks. One question that I did ask my optician before I left was if they were the manufacturer of the prescriptions lenses, in which case I thought they produced those and sent them in to Costa to have the coating(s) put on. I was informed that Costa does everything at their factory, the optometrist sends my vision measurements in and everything is done there, which includes the prescription lense and their signature coating. I thought that was interesting. I'm hoping I made a good decision on my investment, we'll see. Anybody else here have a prescription pair, if so, how are they?

[K_Mac]

I am looking forward to hearing your and others input on these glasses. I have been threatening to get a good pair for a couple of years. My last pair of prescription glasses were hard pushing $400 with no tinting. I might be willing to go another $100 or so if they work as advertised and are very well made.

[FL_Sharpshooter]

I am looking forward to hearing your and others input on these glasses. I have been threatening to get a good pair for a couple of years. My last pair of prescription glasses were hard pushing $400 with no tinting. I might be willing to go another $100 or so if they work as advertised and are very well made.

I've also heard good things about prescription Maui Jims too. I was really on the fence between the two, but from what I've seen and read, there is no comparing the optical lense quality of the costa 580g to any other lense manufacturer. I'll be sure to let everyone know how they turn out. Costa glass prescription lenses are expensive, that's really just the way it is.

[SirSnookalot]

I won't rain on your parade, enjoy them.

I wear progressive glasses and have had polorized lenses before. Excellent for fishing, but I did not like them for everyday wear and other activities. As I fish starting well before sunrise and don't always have the need to wear sunglasses (knots are easier to tie for me without them), I wear flip ups on my corrective lenses, my cocoons are several years old and work perfectly for me, I'm always flipping them up and down.

I have a couple pairs of non polorized sunglasses for my other everyday activities, which I prefer, LCD displays are tough to see when I'm driving my car with polorized.

[Sam]

First, by the sound of the topic I thought you got married again.

Yes, I have prescription polorarized sunglasses.

They are dark grey and are excellent.

I have had them for over ten years and use them only for fishing.

[FL_Sharpshooter]

I won't rain on your parade, enjoy them.

I wear progressive glasses and have had polorized lenses before. Excellent for fishing, but I did not like them for everyday wear and other activities. As I fish starting well before sunrise and don't always have the need to wear sunglasses (knots are easier to tie for me without them), I wear flip ups on my corrective lenses, my cocoons are several years old and work perfectly for me, I'm always flipping them up and down.

I have a couple pairs of non polorized sunglasses for my other everyday activities, which I prefer, LCD displays are tough to see when I'm driving my car with polorized.

I also am using cocoons at the moment, but not the flip up style. They have been working good so far, but I just wanted an upgrade and something a little less bulky on my face. The only problem I had when I used flip ups was that I didn't like how much light was entering from the sides of the lenses, I couldn't get a clear focus on what I was looking at. Not sure why an LCD display would be tough for you to see, what color lense are you using? I have tried just about every color and really like the copper color.

First, by the sound of the topic I thought you got married again.

Yes, I have prescription polorarized sunglasses.

They are dark grey and are excellent.

I have had them for over ten years and use them only for fishing.

Oh god, that would mean that I would have to get married for the first time..not that foolish yet! I plan to use my shades for everything outdoors. With it being sunny pretty much everyday here in Florida, I'm sure my investment will be worth it.

[retiredbosn]

I've had two pairs and since being married none! One dark grey for fishing and one amber for shooting. I was amazed how the amber lenses really made the woodcock and grouse easier to see. They were also great for ultra clear water. Enjoy them

[FL_Sharpshooter]

Turns out my prescription power was too high for costa to make. I ended up getting contacts instead, seems contacts have come a long way since I last tried them. I hated them last time because I have a bad astigmatism, but with toric lenses, it's pretty nice. Good thing is that I will save a lot of money on buying a regular pair of costas!

[Hyrule Bass]

i got a prescription pair of polarized Ray Bans. they ran around $400. i use them for fishing and driving. theyre really great for driving as i can see properly and i drive east in the morning and west in the evening so lots of times the sun is right in my eyes creating a blinding glare to where you can barely see in front of you, i no longer have that problem while driving. Costa Del Mars arent the only quality sunglasses, check out some other brands...

[Redlinerobert]

I had an issue with getting some high mag glasses and thin lenses. Found a place that imports lenses from Germany, Zeiss lenses to be exact. They are pricey ($700 just for the lenses) but well worth the final product. Best part is that they can put their lenses in any frames you want. I don't know if they offer polarized lenses, but give them a shot.

http://www.visionsofcanada.com/eyeglass_lenses/manufacturers/zeiss/zeiss_glass_eyeglass_lenses.asp

[FL_Sharpshooter]

i got a prescription pair of polarized Ray Bans. they ran around $400. i use them for fishing and driving. theyre really great for driving as i can see properly and i drive east in the morning and west in the evening so lots of times the sun is right in my eyes creating a blinding glare to where you can barely see in front of you, i no longer have that problem while driving. Costa Del Mars arent the only quality sunglasses, check out some other brands...

I agree Costas aren't the only quality sunglasses, just a personal preference for me. I have researched, read, and tried on other brands as well. For me, the visual quality of the costa 580 glass lenses outperform everything else I have tried. There's a ton of other high quality manufacturers too though like you stated, some including Ray Ban, Maui Jim, Oakley, Kaenon, Smith Optics, etc, I'm sure the list goes on and on. If the Ray Bans work for you and you're comfortable, that's all that really matters. I really think I made the right decision getting contact lenses, so far so good . I also think I got a good deal on my Costas, I paid $180 for a brand new pair of $249 glasses.

I had an issue with getting some high mag glasses and thin lenses. Found a place that imports lenses from Germany, Zeiss lenses to be exact. They are pricey ($700 just for the lenses) but well worth the final product. Best part is that they can put their lenses in any frames you want. I don't know if they offer polarized lenses, but give them a shot.

http://www.visionsof...lass_lenses.asp

I ended up just buying a pair of regular 580 glass green mirror fisch costas. Thanks for the tip though. Me being in college, I'm not as loaded as you "old guys" .