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