However it should be noted that the gold sensor mirror is going to help you most in low light evening overcast while the regular sensor mirror is intended for flat light snow storms whiteout.
Ignitor mirror vs blue sensor mirror.
It was pretty consistently rated the best on the market for cloudy snowy flat light situations.
Cloudy low light blue sensor mirror.
Sun green mirror vlt 9.
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Darker lenses usually have more mirror effect.
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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.
I am going from smith fuse goggles with gold sensor ignitor lenses to i o with blue sensor red sol x.
So you would use.
Light rose base lens tint with a multi layer mirror maximizes color definition and increases depth perception in varying levels of flat light.
The gold sensor mirror and the regular sensor mirror are perfect for low to medium light conditions storms overcast days etc.
The red sensor is 60 vlt and the sensor is 70 vlt.
Smith is discontinuing this lens however and tried to replace it last year with the chromapop storm blue tint 50 vlt.
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Even more pleased with my choice now.
Photochromic rose flash vlt 30 50 the photochromic lens changes to varying light conditions.
Sun black vlt 12.
This was a great help.
I have the black frame blue sensor mirror lens version.
The gold sensor was good in low light foggy snowy conditions but if it did brighten up some i would get headaches quick.
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.
Sun red mirror vlt 16.
This lens is smith s most versatile offering and works well in just about any condition.
Sun platinum mirror vlt 13.
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.
If i got the two lenses you have i d add a low light lens such as blue sensor mirror.
If you read the article linked by grunge above it should explain all.
They are typically measured in of vlt visual light transmission.
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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.
Yellow base lens tint with a multi layer blue sensor mirror enhances contrast and increases depth perception in varying levels of low light conditions.