Colm 1 #1 April 14, 2005 Since I wear a fairly strong eye prescription (Sphere ~ -2.5, Cyl ~ -1.0) I read with interest many of the helpful past threads about eyewear. I am trying to find a good pair of sunglasses and/or goggles for use with both skydiving and base jumping, so my two absolute needs are good peripheral vision and minimal distortion. unfortunately those can be competing characteristics. For me, a little distortion is more tolerable than obstructed vision. My questions to the SportRX wearers out there, if you have a strong prescription, are these: Do you notice any distortion past a -2.00 cylinder, and is the peripheral vision good in the up/down direction as well as the left/right direction? My question to other blind folks, is what other options have either worked or failed disasterously (or expensively)? Thanx... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #2 April 14, 2005 I have a Bonehead Havok that I used for the last year or so. I had a lot of trouble with forward movement in a sitfly with it. I have now bought a sportrx goggles and jump an open face. I bought the G117 model and it seems to work great. I haven't had any problems. My forward movement is much easier with out the fullface helmet catching air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 April 14, 2005 QuoteSince I wear a fairly strong eye prescription (Sphere ~ -2.5, Cyl ~ -1.0) I read with interest many of the helpful past threads about eyewear. I am trying to find a good pair of sunglasses and/or goggles for use with both skydiving and base jumping, so my two absolute needs are good peripheral vision and minimal distortion. unfortunately those can be competing characteristics. For me, a little distortion is more tolerable than obstructed vision. My questions to the SportRX wearers out there, if you have a strong prescription, are these: Do you notice any distortion past a -2.00 cylinder, and is the peripheral vision good in the up/down direction as well as the left/right direction? My question to other blind folks, is what other options have either worked or failed disasterously (or expensively)? Thanx... OK this is my script. +6.50/-3.00 Right with 121 axis +6.75/-2.75 Left with 39 axis I wear SportRx G101s and they are GREAT. I also have a pair of wrapp scritped sunnies that I wear with my freefly helmet. PLUS I also have an Oxygn fullface that i wear my normal specs under. and last but not least I have a pair of flex goggles that will go over my glasses should the need arise. Basically I never want to be caught short.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 April 14, 2005 QuoteI also have an Oxygn fullface that i wear my normal specs under. What type of frames do your normal specs have? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #5 April 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteI also have an Oxygn fullface that i wear my normal specs under. What type of frames do your normal specs have? Sparky Small metal rims see attachedYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #6 April 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteI also have an Oxygn fullface that i wear my normal specs under. What type of frames do your normal specs have? Sparky Small metal rims see attached And you have no problems closing the face shield on you O3? Do you pull the helmet over them or put them on after the helmet is in place? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicknitro71 0 #7 April 14, 2005 I have one word for you: LasEkMemento Audere Semper 903 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #8 April 14, 2005 Why are you recommending Lasek rather than Lasik? To the best of my knowledge Lasek is primarily for the relatively small population of people not suitable for Lasik. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #9 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteAnd you have no problems closing the face shield on you O3? Do you pull the helmet over them or put them on after the helmet is in place? Sparky No Sparky none at all, my lid is not an O3 it's the original with the internal dytter pocket. I wear a Samll helmet too (pin head Squeak) I slide my specs on after I put my lid on, and close the visor at the half mile light, it's fantastic being able towear normal specs under a fullface. I jumped 400 jumps with an open face and the difference is amazingAs to the Lasek/Lasik my script is shot to shit and I'm at the start of presbiopia so lasik/sek is out of the question, paricularly due to the fact there is lower than average sucess with my script type. I'm too old to muck with my eyesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #10 April 15, 2005 QuoteI have one word for you: LasEk Retired senior citizen on a fixed income. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #11 April 15, 2005 QuoteNo Sparky none at all, my lid is not an O3 it's the original with the internal dytter pocket. I wear a Samll helmet too (pin head Squeak) I slide my specs on after I put my lid on, and close the visor at the half mile light, it's fantastic being able towear normal specs under a fullface. I jumped 400 jumps with an open face and the difference is amazing Unless I am chunking a base I wear my frap hat because it is easy to wear my glasses. I am going to have to see about getting some that will fit in my full face. Thanks Squeak, SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Colm 1 #12 April 15, 2005 LasE/Ik... wish I could! maybe some day. for now, I'm doing the "try before you buy" thing with SportRX's 103 model... sounds like no one has any problems with distortion, so I will contact the company. For what it's worth, here's been my experience with rX lenses... tried Silverfish's whistler model, but as advertised there is a lot of distortion above 2.00. and flying belly down it lets too much wind on my eyes. I'll keep that one in the surfing bag. I contacted WileyX about their XP-1, and they said that too would have a lot of distortion. Instead they recommended the XL-3, JP-2 or the SG-1 for strong prescriptions, neither of which appealed to me for various reasons. Maybe this info will be useful to someone some day...? Thanks for all the advice so far. If anyone else has any anything to add I'm all ears. Colm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #13 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteNo Sparky none at all, my lid is not an O3 it's the original with the internal dytter pocket. I wear a Samll helmet too (pin head Squeak) I slide my specs on after I put my lid on, and close the visor at the half mile light, it's fantastic being able towear normal specs under a fullface. I jumped 400 jumps with an open face and the difference is amazing Unless I am chunking a base I wear my frap hat because it is easy to wear my glasses. I am going to have to see about getting some that will fit in my full face. Thanks Squeak, Sparky I was fortunate when I was at Z Hill in January, because I got a chance to try a few full face helmets on. We don't really have any here in Oz, and I was NOT buying one from OS only to find it wouldn't close properly with my specs. I tried a couple of helmets and came away with the Oxygn (not the A3)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #14 April 15, 2005 QuoteI tried a couple of helmets and came away with the Oxygn (not the A3) I think they are the same except for the price tag and the external Pro Trac mount. This is mine. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #15 April 16, 2005 Who did your helmet's paint job, Sparky? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #16 April 16, 2005 QuoteWho did your helmet's paint job, Sparky? ltdiver A kid named Rob, he used to work out of Ground Zero at Elsinore.But this is my special helmet. 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mjosparky 4 #10 April 15, 2005 QuoteI have one word for you: LasEk Retired senior citizen on a fixed income. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #11 April 15, 2005 QuoteNo Sparky none at all, my lid is not an O3 it's the original with the internal dytter pocket. I wear a Samll helmet too (pin head Squeak) I slide my specs on after I put my lid on, and close the visor at the half mile light, it's fantastic being able towear normal specs under a fullface. I jumped 400 jumps with an open face and the difference is amazing Unless I am chunking a base I wear my frap hat because it is easy to wear my glasses. I am going to have to see about getting some that will fit in my full face. Thanks Squeak, SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colm 1 #12 April 15, 2005 LasE/Ik... wish I could! maybe some day. for now, I'm doing the "try before you buy" thing with SportRX's 103 model... sounds like no one has any problems with distortion, so I will contact the company. For what it's worth, here's been my experience with rX lenses... tried Silverfish's whistler model, but as advertised there is a lot of distortion above 2.00. and flying belly down it lets too much wind on my eyes. I'll keep that one in the surfing bag. I contacted WileyX about their XP-1, and they said that too would have a lot of distortion. Instead they recommended the XL-3, JP-2 or the SG-1 for strong prescriptions, neither of which appealed to me for various reasons. Maybe this info will be useful to someone some day...? Thanks for all the advice so far. If anyone else has any anything to add I'm all ears. Colm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 April 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteNo Sparky none at all, my lid is not an O3 it's the original with the internal dytter pocket. I wear a Samll helmet too (pin head Squeak) I slide my specs on after I put my lid on, and close the visor at the half mile light, it's fantastic being able towear normal specs under a fullface. I jumped 400 jumps with an open face and the difference is amazing Unless I am chunking a base I wear my frap hat because it is easy to wear my glasses. I am going to have to see about getting some that will fit in my full face. Thanks Squeak, Sparky I was fortunate when I was at Z Hill in January, because I got a chance to try a few full face helmets on. We don't really have any here in Oz, and I was NOT buying one from OS only to find it wouldn't close properly with my specs. I tried a couple of helmets and came away with the Oxygn (not the A3)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #14 April 15, 2005 QuoteI tried a couple of helmets and came away with the Oxygn (not the A3) I think they are the same except for the price tag and the external Pro Trac mount. This is mine. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #15 April 16, 2005 Who did your helmet's paint job, Sparky? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #16 April 16, 2005 QuoteWho did your helmet's paint job, Sparky? ltdiver A kid named Rob, he used to work out of Ground Zero at Elsinore.But this is my special helmet. (see attachment) SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
