r/EyewearEnthusiasts

I love Robert's content. I think it's informative and entertaining. But always felt like I already know what I like. I have an obscene number of frames and I am pretty sure I like what I like and know what I like. And even though he's excellent, I never felt like he or anyone could teach me something that would change the way I think about glasses and frames. I came across his online shop and purchased a pair of Masunagas and texted him to ask if he could get a different pair of Masunagas that I haven't been able to find in years. I see them on social media on Japanese and European sites, but no one in the Us ever has them. Robert came back a few days later and said he found them. It's crazy because no one in any store from LA to Chicago to New York has been able to find them. Robert did.

He then asked me if I wanted him to do the lenses too to which I replied, no, I'll take them to my guy who's been doing my glasses for over 15 years. He said he could probably recommend something different for me. He said he specializes in tints. I responded, I have a corporate job and tinted lenses won't work in that environment. I can’t be looking like I am going to a club at work. But as I have lots of glasses, I said, ok, give it a shot. I sent him one picture of me, front and sides. When I received my frames, I was amazed. The frames are this light browning and he added the most amazing brownish tint, very subtle, almost not there. But they looked beautiful. They are subtle enough I can wear to work and I love them. They even seem to sooth my eyes, protecting me from the computer glare.  And I am not sure what brand lenses I got, but they are suer clear and have no distortions at the corners. None at all. But the most amazing thing about this journey, wasn't that he sourced a pair of impossible to get frames, and not that he recommended the most beautiful tint, not that he provided the most clear glasses I've ever had- it was that he actually fitted my frames with a perfect fit and he did from a freaking picture! I have a funny high bridge nose and one ear higher than the other and have a difficult time getting glasses to fit properly. He gave me a better fit than I ever had. What a great experience with The Spectacle Factory and Robert and his team, not to mention how polite, and kind and responsive they were during the whole process. If you want a new look, try Robert's consolations.  What I paid for mt frames we well worth every single penny. Today, he found another pair impossible to get frames for me. He’s amazing. 

Was going on everyone.

Can You get photochromic lenses that transition to a Gradient. For example indoors would be 30-0 and outdoors 100-30 gradient.

So when You go out doors it wouldnt fully transition.
Thanks

There are so many eyewear brands out there that I've probably never even come across, especially the smaller ones that don't have the name recognition of Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol etc.

I'm curious which lesser-known brand has impressed you the most. Could be because of the quality, the designs, how the frames are made, whatever really. Price doesn't matter either, I'm interested in everything from affordable stuff to really high-end frames.

Hi, all. After seeing all the hypes of Zeiss lens, I finally got a pair Dita schema two with Zeiss Smartlife individual 3 with duravision gold coating. It's probably second best to the new clearmind lenses.
For background information, I have been a 20+ years Essilor Crizal wearer. My last glasses were Crizal prevencia. After 8 years, I saw a bit coating damage at the bottom of the lenses, so I decided to get new glasses.

Tbh, I was expecting dramatic improvement from Essilor to Zeiss, and the result couldn't be more disappointing. There is absolutely nothing better on these new lenses, well, maybe apart from these are less yellowish lenses. The field of view is no difference despite Zeiss claims it's Freeform lens. The easy cleaning is on par. Now the worst part, the reflections. When I was wearing my Essilor lens, I never noticed any reflections from the side of my vision or the back of my vision. Now I constantly got distracted by the reflection from the back of my lens. I constantly see my nose pad from the reflection in my lenses.

These are by no means cheap lenses, I just can't believe they're so bad.
I'm getting another pair of new glasses with the new Essilor natural look coating, I'll rotate these two new glaseses. But Zeiss is just disappointing. Don't buy the hype.

[edit] people already reported this 7 months ago , unfortunately , I didn't see this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EyewearEnthusiasts/s/mpFnExyrsV

I look best in full rim rectangular frames, but I want to find metal ones, not plastic. And all the metal ones I find have rounded corners (or kind of swoop up almost like a cat eye frame). I don’t want something so pointy it’s gonna poke me but it seems like there should be something that’s a little bit more on the truly rectangular side. I’ve looked at all the main eyeglass websites in the United States, where I’m based. Also I do wear progressive lenses so that is a consideration. I did look at some from Blackfin, but they still were pretty rounded versus rectangular. Any suggestions appreciated! And I don’t think it matters except for maybe sizing, but I am female.

I need to wear UV400 lenses all year round because of cataracts. I feel silly wearing sunglasses in the winter, so I'm looking for UV400 glasses with clear lenses. Everything I've found online seems very utilitarian and not stylish. Do you know if there is anywhere I can find stylish UV400 glasses?