Reviewed by: CAPT. MIKE SCHOONVELD
I don’t know about you but at times I get irked when I’m looking at (or trying to look at) the screens on two of my electronics when I’m wearing a pair of polarized sunglasses and all I see is a dark, blank, nothing. If I tilt my head off to the side the marks, letters or numbers on the screen become visible but isn’t there something better?
That’s what the founder of the RLVNT company tackled soon after he left the optics company he working for to start his own business. Few fishermen want to give up the advantage of using polarized lenses to be able to see into the water. “Isn’t there another way?” he thought.
Yes was the answer. First, scrap the traditionally polarized lenses which block the whole spectrum of visible light when it reflects off the water. That’s what gives them better underwater visibility. Instead, he applies a film that turns down the reflection of most colors of the spectrum, but enhances the greens. The result is an enhanced look at weeds or other underwater objects but still reduces glare as with traditional polarization.
Most important, when you look at your sonar screen, it’s not blacked out. Sure it’s not as bright as if you weren’t wearing sunglasses, but you can see fish marks, bottom contours and other info, or when using forward facing sonar, you can see your lure and the fish.
But wait! There’s more! The Chameleon Lens option is perfect for bright sunny days, not so sunny days or on partly cloudy situations when the passing clouds change the light level frequently. You’ll get all day, all weather use since the lenses are photochromic and auto adjust to changing light levels. They filter less light when it’s cloudy, then instantly darken when the sun pops out and you need a darker lens to be comfortable.
I chose the Renegade model since I like to make sure no light gets to my eyes from the side. The wide earpiece on the Renegade shutters the side light. They still look good, feel good and they work perfectly day-in, day out.
The Renegade and all the other models are available at www.rlvnt.life as well as many other retail and online outlets including Amazon.
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