Robert. Here is my latest eye exam for progressive lenses. OD +1.25 -0.50 175 +2.25 / OS +1.25 -0.50 005 +2.25. I've never liked my Shamir plastic lenses. They are the latest technology but I still don't like them. Because of your introduction I'm looking to get a pair of Masunaga Chord D titanium frames. At 47mm lens width they are a little too big for my face though. I wish I could get 44mm lens width. Still, based on my prescription, could I use REAL glass lenses in the Masunaga frames? I want my lenses to be as thin as possible and you said that real glass is the thinnest. Thank you!
I'm looking to replace my prescription lenses. I just had an eye exam and I'm getting progressive lenses. I want to get Zeiss real glass lenses. Today, my optometrist said that Zeiss progressive glasses lenses, with my mild prescription will cost $1400. This seems outrageously expensive. Zeiss SmartLife High Index 1.67 polycarbonate lenses are $1100. Am I messing something? Am I being ripped off?
@@traderspodcast2534 It seems like a straight forward question but it is vexing. Zeiss makes lenses, from plastic and glass, for cameras and for eyewear. Apparently, the problem in the U.S. is that you can't get Zeiss glass eyeglass lenses. You can only get Zeiss plastic lenses. You can get Zeiss glass lenses in Europe and Canada but not in the U.S. I could be wrong but it's what every optician in New York is telling me.
Hi Robert. Once again, great information. So many choices, the next pair will be fun to create! Thank you for pointing out that you are describing lenses produced directly by Zeiss Germany and not licensed Zeiss products. I have worn Zeiss lenses for years (produced under license in Canada) and always thought they were great and then I received my first two pairs of glasses from you with 'real' Zeiss lenses and there is no comparison. The clarity, functionality and field of vision (super important with multi-focal lenses, IMO) of the Zeiss Germany lenses is far superior, even though I have identical prescriptions. Clearly, not all Zeiss lenses are created equal so, if you are not purchasing your glasses from Robert and the amazing SF team (the BEST of the BEST), ask your optician to confirm the origin of your Zeiss lenses.
Just got new glasses.YES mine are Zeiss! I'm 68 and started at 5 years of age wearing glasses. Very high rx with ( asitig.) very bad plus extremly light sensitive. I got a %20 grey solid tint and it helps so much indoors. I always get Ray Ban New Wayfayers 2132 polarized with a almost #4 grey tint, done in house. I see THE SAME OPTOMOTRIST FOR 15 YEARS! I love your channel, watch everything you do. Wish you were in Ohio, USA. Best wishes😊
Love Zeiss lenses due to great peripheral vision that you mentioned. However, Zeiss has the problem in the US ( Zeiss US Minnesota lab ) with getting the lens tint right. Zeiss doesn't anymore send it out to Germany. They just can't get it right when you combine flash mirror, PhotoFusion and tint.
Wow this is the best eyeglass channel on RU-vid, the production value is great! I have never seen an optician present information this well. Robert is polished and has extensive knowledge of eyeglass technology and fashion and he delivers information in a format that is both easy to understand and useful. These videos are full of great information and he gets right to the point. His demeanor is calm and he has a soothing voice that makes the video easy to listen to. Keep up the good work Robert, this guy is a natural and definitely deserves more subscribers!
My Drivesafe pair definitely have an edge on peripheral vision over my Smart Life pair. But if I’m doing any reading…I want my Smart Life. Love my Zeiss lenses from Spectacle Factory!
While I find this channel to be the best for optical lenses and frames, I find the extreme biased towards Zeiss lenses a little too much. It makes me believe that some form of incentive exists for them to push these lenses so much as I do not believe Zeiss lenses to be the "best" in most catagories. For example, IOT as a company spends the majority of it's revenue on R&D. Far more than most lens design companies. Their Myopia lenses are backed by much more independent studies than Zeiss and their Camber progressive lenses are far superior to anything Zeiss can offer. And while I agree that since IOT is a design company and there are some labs that can provide inferior quality, the same can be said for Zeiss around the world. A Camber lens manufactured in a top notch Lab in Germany will out perform a lens made in Zeiss Germany. Also, if we look at coatings, the leader in this space is Hoya by a large margin. While Zeiss and other players use machines made by the top 3 machine manufacturers (Satisloh, Schneider and Optotech), Hoya has designes its own proprietary coating machine with a company in Japan. So, knowing the realities of lens manufacturing, I don't understand the heavy bias unless there is an incentive. I personally find the content that is unbiased to be the most interesting
Agree with you. Robert is a brand ambassador I think so is bound to promote their products, however there is no doubting Zeiss do have very good products.
I'm not paid to be a brand ambassador and we sell lenses from all brands, including Essilor and IOT. IOT may do a lot of R&D (and I have rated them highly on this channel) but not at the same level of Zeiss and Shamir, in particular. And I have mentioned several times that Hoya make the best coatings. But I'm personally not going to choose a lens because the coating is 10% more scratch resistant or easier to clean.
@@thespectaclefactoryMy comment regarding Hoya coating was simply in response to you saying Zeiss had the best coatings, which isn't really true... And yes, while you have rated other lens brands high as well, you only make content regarding 1 brand of lens, Zeiss. Whether it's their coatings, their photochromic or anything else really. The narrative that Zeiss is by far the best is a very common theme here. For example, you have rated certain lenses of both Hoya and Essilor in the same category as Zeiss, but we never see any content about them. Or IOT's Camber progressive lenses. However; when you create content for frames, you tend to cover many more brands and speak less biasedly about them. It's your unbiasedness that attracts me to your chanel. Anyway, overall I do enjoy your content and just wanted to share just some honest feedback.
Please make a video on rose tinted lenses. Are they really as good as people claim they are to be when it comes to migraines and light sensitivity, etc.
The ‘migraine lenses’ while being close to an amber-rose are the FL-41 tint. I have a good friend who lives his entire life in different levels of this tint, and it’s worked great for him. It really depends more on what your triggers are, so it’s more of a case by case basis. There’s a ton of info on the FL-41 tint tho!
U talk about good quality but didn't talk about strach and coting durability.. I am using ziess lenses from 2 years now I lenses coting is completely destroyed.. what we need is DURABLE COATING
Every international brand lens is designed and made for the western world where dust is not a real problem, they do not make these lenses considering Indian weather and it's environment. That's the main problem.
My adaptive sun lenses are definitely my favorite. What makes them so cool for me is that even though you start out at a moderate tint, they are perfectly usable indoors and when I’m inside, I forget that I’m wearing tinted lenses altogether. Once you step outside, though, they fully darken. they’re much more comfortable for me than a traditional transition lens
Can I ask what color you got? I just ordered the blue gradient from Robert, and am very excited for them, but plan on getting Pioneer as well, and just wondering how the indoor tinting on different colors. I love lightly tinted lenses indoors.
Ayoooo I would love to see a Digital Lens comparison! I recently got a pair of Zeiss smart life digital boost lenses but had no idea about the different levels of magnification that would be an option. It was only until a week after I ordered my glasses I found out and they were made with the weakest form of magnification at +0.50 boost level. Apparently they go up to +.75/1.00/1.25/1.50 The optometrist said he got me the 0.50 because I’m in my early 30s but I barely notice a difference. I was wondering if I should ask to get them in a +1.00 instead Maybe you can do a demo of the different magnifications and compare them to text on a page or phone? All the best. Cheers from Rhode Island!
Just got my Digital Lenses this past week, noticeably sharper than anything I've worn before! Great perk of working for Zeiss it was all free! Keep up the great videos!
I'm looking to replace my prescription lenses. I just had an eye exam and I'm getting progressive lenses. I want to get Zeiss real glass lenses. Today, my optometrist said that Zeiss progressive glasses lenses, with my mild prescription will cost $1400. This seems outrageously expensive. Zeiss SmartLife High Index 1.67 polycarbonate lenses are $1100. Am I messing something? Am I being ripped off?
Thanks John, the base material is always the same. It's a patented monomer (I think by PPG industries??) so it has to be made the same everywhere. But there can be a massive difference between different lenses made in CR39
I have just started to get into the optic industry and decided to get a nice pair of glasses and this is a dumb question but where do you go in order for someone to put your new lenses into your separate frame? Also is it possible to get the BlueGuard lense material coating on the Smartlife lenses? Because it seemed as though you said it's only with the PhotoFusion lenses. Just found your channel a week ago and have been addicted to your channel ever since, and I don't know why there aren't more channels like this one talking about glasses, but I'm glad we have your channel.
Hi Robert. Please answer me when you can because I see that you are very good at what you do and I have been following you for several years, even though I didn't need prescription glasses before 🤓... More recently, I got the ZEISS PF-X Flash Mirror, but it seems that the eyes are mirrored on the back of the lenses and reflect the light from behind. What do you think could be the problem (MAYBE the GREEN/not BLUE treatment on the back surface) or maybe something else and what exactly could I choose in the future to avoid this inconvenience? This interests me especially for the following frames with Flash Mirror... not for the clear ones (computer DuraVision-Platinum, with which it seems I don't have this problem even outdor). THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
Hi, did we make these for you? If not I like to hope we will make your next pair, since you enjoy the channel. It's important, unless you like the beautiful coloured reflections as I do, to choose a frame with at least a small amount of curvature to avoid the reflections being angled towards the eyes. Therefore a frame adjustment usually solves the problem, assuming your optician knows their stuff, which I'm sure they do if you chose them.
@@thespectaclefactory Thanks for the clarification Robert. No, you didn't do this for me, and if it really was like that, you realize that I would never have made it public...
I'm new to glasses here in my late 30s. Got my first pair beginning of the year. I like them but don't think they fit perfect. And I don't know there lenses that are in them. I know it has a crizal anti reflection..... But I don't think they make lenses? And ray ban frames. But now that I'm use to wearing glasses I really wish I would have got photocromatic lenses or something. As my eyes have always been super sensitive to bright light. My problem now is I don't know what to order. Should I get self tinting? Or should I just get a sperate pair of sunglasses? Also, what's a good budget lense?
Good Content-BUT instead of solving the riddle of the best glasses, the video ends in a more confused state. A simple slide at the end would have been better for clarifying and stating which glass best suits what.
There was no mention of a custom base curve progressive lens. Essilor’s Varilux Stylistic Wrap allows the customer to specify the lenses’ outer curvature. For rimless frames, this is important for fit & appearance. I assume Zeiss offer a similar product. In the US, these are difficult to find as most optometrists here provide only basic service (even the Cartier dealers).
Thanks so much for the video. I'm glad youtube shows your releases to me on the first day of their release. I would be interested to hear more about functional coatings, such as antiglare or oleophobic coatings. I'm surprised to hear from this video that glass has less options than polycarbonate. I was considering glass, but maybe it doesn't have enough versatility.
For the past ~2 years I have a pair of rx Zeiss Adaptive Sun Polarized in brown color, no mirror (they start at 60% light blocking, and go up to 97%, in theory, never in real life 🙂). Anyway, I've never had brown glasses until these, and I'm absolutely loving the contrast, I love them at the beach, I love them in the park, and I love them while driving (the 60% + polarization in the car really helps and those long summer holiday drives). I even tried a grey pair recently and it just seemed dull, clinical - give me back my brown "vacation mode" glasses! Now the itch I have, they are a tad too warm; I generally like the warm image, I absolutely love the contrast, but I'd like to mellow the warmth a bit. I would also like to get them to block a bit more light so was thinking of slapping a mirror on top. I will keep the same lens because I love that minimum 60% tint, but what kind of mirror do you think would help me achieve my goal? Ideally, something a bit cooler than brown, considerably warmer than grey, and if possible with bluer blues (the current brown tint darkens the blue nuance considerably). Brown base + bronze mirror Brown base + gold mirror Grey base + blue mirror (or even Strong Blue) Something else? (PS: I love a blue sky 🙂)
Thanks for sharing! I'm sure people will find your feedback really helpful. If you like the blue sky, that's actually where a grey lens is best. But since you have grey and brown, I'd go with a blue Adaptive Sun and Diamond (silver) mirror. Would love to make them for you.
@@thespectaclefactory unfortunately the polarized version (a must, like my current pair) doesn't come in blue, so my options are combinations of brown, grey or pioneer with mirrors on top. Side note, when I said I tried grey, I meant regular grey from the store, not an Adaptive Sun combination; my bad for being unprecise 😀
I might be mistaken, but there are Zeiss "Office" lenses (unsure if that's an older/obsolete design), and might've also been helpful to touch on some material-design combinations are not available (e.g. no glass + DriveSafe).
I have essilor eyezen .4 for last 5 years and they were great. I am designer and photographer and they were amazing for 8hrs+ in front of computer monitor, as they were looking all the time in the small photo camera screen. But now I am in my forties and start to feel I need something "stronger". What would be zeiss equivalent for eyezen, and should I opt for digital lenses or go for some progressives? Ty.
Great product video! Does Zeiss offer BlueGuard lenses or BlueProtect coating with color tints??? I think the ultimate blue light glasses would be Zeiss Smartlife with BlueGuard and a Magma Orange tint. What do you think???
It'd be great to find out what combinations are possible. i.e. if certain treatments aren't available for the thinner options, or for glass... I'm struggling to find information on that. Also, ClearView (which is available for all plastic thicknesses) is almost as good as glass? So there won't be any chromatic abberations? They irritate me on my plastic lenses...
Hi Robert. I was thinking about some Zeiss lenses with Photofusion+Duravision Amber Flash but after hering the unpleasant experiencies of filter wear,opacity,cracking(and treating them like a baby)i'm very discouraged. Zeiss tells you that this can happen to you by exposing the lenses to hight temperatures,of course,if you got for the sun and live in Spain imagine in the summer. Aren't they to protect you from the sun?
They still make Single Vision, without the ClearView part. My prescription is +0.25/-1.00, and I like the non-ClearView Single Visions better than the ClearView: when I tried the latter, they... altered colors a bit. The blue light filter (BlueProtect/BlueGuard) altered colors yet more: it was easy to detect the change in how white objects were seen. It's a real pity that these optically superior lenses can't be designed in a way that leaves colours as natural as possible (I think SmartLife doesn't alter shades, but I may be wrong). **** I also want to say that SmartLife gives a benefit even with a prescription like mine (monofocal lenses): I got it with my AdaptiveSun dark lenses (they told me those came only in the SmartLife technology), and, well... I see a bit better with my dark lenses than the transparent ones. ****
I'm in Thailand and it wasn't that easy to find a shop that can do Zeiss lenses. Trying to choose between Single Vision Clear View and Digital Lenses Individual (they say nothing about is it Smart Life or something other, they just say that Digital Lenses Individual are produced in Germany and therefore take about 4 weeks to be delivered). Clear View are not only ~8 times cheaper but also available in 3-4 days. Currently I'm using (unknown brand) single vision lenses +0.75 to work with my laptop and phone, but can also clearly see on a mid and far distances both with or without glasses, (really, glasses make no difference for mid and far distances). I'm 42 and without glasses can barely read small fonts, especially in the morning and by the evening, during the day the eyesight is a bit better and I use glasses just time to time and only while working with the laptop or smartphone. So will Digital Lenses (I assume it is Smart Life) give me any benefit in my case? Or does it make sense to save and get just Clear View? I tried some Hoya progressive lenses at first, didn't know anything about glasses that time and just paid for what I was offered, they were +0.5 at the top, +0.75 in the middle and +1.0 in the bottom, but using them was a disaster for me as despite the fact I was able to see laptop screen clearly and phone screen nicely on a closer distance, I wasn't able to see anything above the middle of the lense (mid and far distances) and by the sides and was getting a headache after 30-60 minutes of usage, so went back to the shop and they agreed to change lenses to +0.75 single vision, so now I'm kinda afraid of progressive lenses and similar.
I'm a photographer, and I spend a long time with editing and working on colors. What is the best lens for me ? I have a drivesafe version it's very good, but not perfect choice for work on colors 😢
@@thespectaclefactoryThanks for replying ❤ So smartlife - single vision best choice ?and I confused with coating, there is many coating options like i.Scription Technology and ClearView FSV and DuraVision . I just want coating don't change colors
Hello Robert. Very informative channel. I made a rimless Lindberg Spirit Titanium pair last July. The optometrist and store employee suggest me to buy Zeiss's Blue Guard because I spend a lot of screen time to my work. I agreed of course but I do not know if they suggested me the best Zeiss lens technology options. My lens type is Zeiss FSV Clearview 167 BL DVP 75. I have hypermetropic astigmatism and due to the rimless design-prescription I couldn't make the lenses thinner (it is fine by me). I also wanted an antimicrobial coating (I believe it is called AntiVirus Platinum UV) but they said to me that it wasn't available any more. My question is if there were better option(s) in the Zeiss portfolio because if they were I will not visit again the same store. The bill was 600 euro (300 frames+300 lenses) but if there were better lens options I was willing to spend even more. I am happy with the particular Lindberg frame. Thank you in advance if you answer.
I just got Zeiss blue light filter lenses for preventing strain on my eyes from working. The lenses don't have a blue glare shimmer when looked "at" them, and also the blue is not toned down as my other glasses do when looking into a screen. Is there something wrong with them, or is this a new technology/ coating that Blockes the harmful spectrum of blue but still let's blue light through? Thanks for your response.
Great review! Does Zeiss have lenses that stay clear indoors but get really dark outdoors (ie, like Transitions Xtractive)? The regular Photofusion X does not seem to get as dark outdoors unfortunately and the Adaptive Sun glasses are too dark indoors. Thank you.
Came here looking for more about Zeiss quality class 4 lenses with i.Scription. Would be interested to know more about how i.Scription compares to other lenses which use wavefront aberrometer measurements to correct for higher order aberrations.
Are those in the thumbnail part of the Gigi Studios (Gigi Barcelona) Labs? They look that way. I ordered one today with Rodenstock Exact lenses with DnEye 2 eye scan optimizations to the lenses. I have trouble finding glasses which fit; narrow nose but extrawide head (huge head in general)...
Incredibly helpful. I have watched a few of Robert's videos and learned so much about selecting eyewear. A few weeks ago I thought I would end up just grabbing something off the rack. The choices seemed overwhelming. Thanks for breaking down the options so clearly!
Hi, thanks for all your great videos. Just wondered if you have seen this before… I recently got Zeiss Individual progressive and the lenses had a slight yellow tint to them. They had Transitions Gen 8 (the opticians could not supply Photofusion for some reason) but they are supposed to be totally clear indoors. Second pair was made with slightly different prescription and these also were slightly yellow. Not something I like. Have you seen zeiss lenses with yellow tint to them before? Thanks
I think I asked already, but is it possible to customize Zeiss photofusion x lenses so that there indoor default tint is starting already at a 25-30% tint color? And if yes, does this come from Zeiss or do you need to tweak this in your labor?
Hlo there, i had been prescribed for the powered spectacles last week and iam being first time specs user whilst choosing the lenses i had no idea about the lenses and chose the zeiss rx sv smartlife young 1.67 photofusion X duravision platinum, and yesterday i got my specs and since past week Ive been watchin your channel lately getting to know it better and fortunately ive chosen the best out there and being the first time user i feel the corners of the frame is curvy is it normal or did my prescription got wrong and i feel anxious to wear it
Good summary, you just missed the Zeiss Office Lens range (superb and Individual). Great for those who are over 40 and are at a desk/office job most of the day, and need good wide Intermediate and Near vision.
hi, trying ti get red lenses in my prescription for far and I can't find anyone who will do it. My optician said he can't paint it red and no lab he knows does red. also he said its bad for my eyes)
I wish you had mentioned or discussed bifocal lenses. Also, about tints. I prefer a warmer color like rose, or call it red or pink. My newest pair from laat Month has a tint somewhere around orange, but it is a browner orange one might call copper or burnt orange, not nearly as bright as your magma orange. Even my custom tint was a lavender that I had red added to to make it warmer in tone.
i have astig and driving at night gets uncomfortable if the light is very bright, but at the same time i like some shade when im driving under the sun, which would u recommend? also are there fake zeiss lenses in the market? if so how do i know i f the lens im getting is genuine?
Wow i've learnt a thing or two today. I normally just use Asda and thinned down lenses due to astigmatism. I need a near and far multi lense and liked the look of some of the driving lenses. Great video.
Recently got the smartlife digital individual lenses with platinum coating .. the lady told me next time if I need progressive lenses it will be easier to adapt to it
