Paying Action Optics a big Hoowah

BLACK KNIGHT · 09-13-03, 06:33 PM

I wear my AO's everywhere. I actually bought a second pair recently to have my fishing pair always in my vest. I love my Lost Rivers with All Hour Brown lenses.
Anyway, the first pair is about 3 years old now. The design seems to have changed as they used to be hinged with molded plastic that was part of the frame. Now they are using a metal hinge, which seems better.
Anyway, picked them up off the table at a restraunt one night and one of the "arms" fell right off. Never noticed they were damaged. Don't remember sitting on them anytime recently. So, I was in the flyshop and asked if they thought AO might see if they could repair them. They sent them in for me. I figured I'd probably pay for a new frame. WRONG.
Action Optics sent me a brand new pair, with the new hinge design, at a cost of $5 for shipping. Hoowah!

john_rr · 09-16-03, 10:49 PM

I've had two pair of them for about 5 years now. The finish is kind of ugly, but the lenses and mechanics are still great. I'd buy another pair, but I don't need to.

JR

Riverman · 09-17-03, 12:07 AM

BK,
I`m looking for A new pair.Looking for something that preforms well in the bright sun as well as the shaded small creeks.How does the All Hour Brown lenses preform in in Low and bright situations?

deltaflyer · 09-17-03, 01:47 PM

I have the all hour brown lenses in the Guides Choice frame. I think they are excellent. Last Sunday I wore them until it was almost dark on the river and could still see well enough to tie on a fly. I also have never wished I had a darker pair even in the bright sun. I will qualify that by saying I always wear a hat. I think if I was flats fishing in the keys I would buy a different lense but I can't imagine a better one for the rivers we fish around here... my humble 2 pennies...
Tom-O

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"I'm an over forty victim of fate"

BLACK KNIGHT · 09-17-03, 06:13 PM

Riverman- that's what the All hour brown lens is designed for. I wear them from 7 a.m. till sundown, and sometimes for a period after if I forget I have them on.
They perform great in ALL lighting conditions. Like I said, I loved my fishing glasses so much, they became my driving/all around glasses. Try them out!

And a good pair of polarized glasses is phenomenal- they make driving conditions in bad rain or other crappy conditions safer, because the improvement in you vision is too incredible to believe w/o seeing for yourself.

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09-13-03, 06:33 PM	#1
BLACK KNIGHT Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Greenville, SC, USA Posts: 3,328	I wear my AO's everywhere. I actually bought a second pair recently to have my fishing pair always in my vest. I love my Lost Rivers with All Hour Brown lenses. Anyway, the first pair is about 3 years old now. The design seems to have changed as they used to be hinged with molded plastic that was part of the frame. Now they are using a metal hinge, which seems better. Anyway, picked them up off the table at a restraunt one night and one of the "arms" fell right off. Never noticed they were damaged. Don't remember sitting on them anytime recently. So, I was in the flyshop and asked if they thought AO might see if they could repair them. They sent them in for me. I figured I'd probably pay for a new frame. WRONG. Action Optics sent me a brand new pair, with the new hinge design, at a cost of $5 for shipping. Hoowah!

09-16-03, 10:49 PM	#2
john_rr Native Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Sharpsburg, GA Posts: 294	I've had two pair of them for about 5 years now. The finish is kind of ugly, but the lenses and mechanics are still great. I'd buy another pair, but I don't need to. JR

09-17-03, 12:07 AM	#3
Riverman Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Riverdale Ga. USA Posts: 689	BK, I`m looking for A new pair.Looking for something that preforms well in the bright sun as well as the shaded small creeks.How does the All Hour Brown lenses preform in in Low and bright situations?

09-17-03, 01:47 PM	#4
deltaflyer Native Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 539	I have the all hour brown lenses in the Guides Choice frame. I think they are excellent. Last Sunday I wore them until it was almost dark on the river and could still see well enough to tie on a fly. I also have never wished I had a darker pair even in the bright sun. I will qualify that by saying I always wear a hat. I think if I was flats fishing in the keys I would buy a different lense but I can't imagine a better one for the rivers we fish around here... my humble 2 pennies... Tom-O ------------------ "I'm an over forty victim of fate"

09-17-03, 06:13 PM	#5
BLACK KNIGHT Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Greenville, SC, USA Posts: 3,328	Riverman- that's what the All hour brown lens is designed for. I wear them from 7 a.m. till sundown, and sometimes for a period after if I forget I have them on. They perform great in ALL lighting conditions. Like I said, I loved my fishing glasses so much, they became my driving/all around glasses. Try them out! And a good pair of polarized glasses is phenomenal- they make driving conditions in bad rain or other crappy conditions safer, because the improvement in you vision is too incredible to believe w/o seeing for yourself. [This message has been edited by BLACK KNIGHT (edited 09-17-2003).]