Sunglass lenses come in a myriad of configurations. If you’re serious about your eye protection though, you can’t beat the polarized variety. Polarized lenses are made to filter out the glare that normal lenses let right in. This is particularly useful to combat the glare from surfaces like snow, water, and glass. Unless your name is Gollum, you probably encounter one or more of these conditions daily, and your eyes could benefit from a nice pair of polarized shades. Costa Del Mar agrees and takes it to the extreme, by strictly offering polarized sunglasses.
I’ve had my peepers hiding behind two different pairs of Costa Del Mars of late. Hit the jump for my take on each:
Rio Mar
This new frame from Costa is an updated wrap made for the larger-domed amongst us (i.e. Patrick Tuttle). The pair I’m demoing have their top of the line 580 lens in grey, which is a very versatile lens good for activities from driving to fishing. The clarity on these was amazing. The trade-off on most polarized lenses is some slight distortion. With these it was nonexistent. No glare, no feeling like I was a tad out of focus…very nice. I found myself using these for my day to day tasks, happily ignoring some of the other wraps in my quiver.
