Smith Sunglasses Technical Information

Smith Optics

Smith Optics offer a wide variety of Polarised, Mirrored and Non-mirrored lenses for their collection of Premium Performance interchangeable sunglasses. Enhance your vision in all light and weather conditions.

Smith Sunglasses

SMITH LENS OPTIONS

Smith Polarchromic Lenses

Smith Polarised Lenses

Smith Non-Polarised Lenses

Smith Platinum lenses
  • Platinum VLT: 15% Category: 3

    A grey lens with Platinum visible light and glare by reflecting it away from the eye. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Grey lenses
  • Grey VLT: 15% Category: 3

    Grey lens tint provides true colour perception for exact colour definition. Creates soothing effect on eye in bright or sunny conditions. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Brown lenses
  • Brown VLT: 18% Category: 3

    Brown lens tint excels at aborbing stray 'blue light' and sharpening visual acuity. Perfect for activites where depth perception is important. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Ignitor lenses
  • Ignitor VLT: 32% Category: 2

    Ignitor maximises an object's definition and enhances depth perception. A multi-layer mirror coating increases eye comfort without affecting colour appearance. Hydrophobic coating repels water, dirt, and grease. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Yellow lenses
  • Yellow VLT: 68% Category: 1

    Yellow enhances greens, yellows, and reds and is best suited for extremely low light conditions. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Clear Mirror lenses
  • Clear Mirror VLT: 75% Category: 1

    Clear Mirror is best suited for low light or night conditions. The light mirror reduces glare from water, sand or pavement. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    Smith Clear lenses
  • Clear VLT: 98% Category: 0

    Clear is best suited for low light or night conditions. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

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    SMITH LENS TECHNOLOGIES

    Smith Polarchromic

    The glare stopping benefits of polarisation meet tint shifting photochromic magic in the most advanced lenses Smith have ever created. Versatile and comfortable, Smith polarchromic lenses automatically darken or lighten as a response to the level of light you are exposed to. These polarised, variable tint lenses darken on exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Once the UV is removed, the variable tint lenses will return to their lighter tint state.

    Smith Polarisation

    Glare off horizontal surfaces like snow, water, and asphalt, decreases depth perception, reduces visual acuity, and causes eye fatigue. Smith precisely align the polarised visual layer inside our lenses to filter out 99.9% of this 'visual static' for a finely tuned view of action.

    Oleophobic Coating

    Repels water, grease, and grime. A barrier between your lenses and the world. Water will bead up and disperse without streaking Smudges from fingerprints are wiped clean easily.

    Techlite Polarised Glass

    Techlite Polarised Glass lenses produce clarity, optical precision, and comfort that surpass all expectations. By minimising lens thickness, this technology provides a 20% weight reduction over standard lenses. Created through a finishing process with controls maintaining 1/2000th of a millimetre tolerance, each lens is optically-corrected using Tapered Lens Technology. Utilising a nine layer construction set up, all available light is managed to maximise clarity and eye comfort.

    All Techlite Polarised Glass lenses utilise a multi-layer Anti-Reflective (AR) mirror coating to absorb back light effects. A permanent Oleophobic coating protects the lens and mirror coatings by repelling water, dirt, fingerprints, and grease.

    Carbonic

    CR39

    CR39 is a lightweight advanced polymer that has a high abrasion and scratch resistance. Fashion forward colourations and gradient fades complement excellent optical clarity.

    Anti-Reflective Coating

    Vacuum applied AR (Anti-Reflective) coatings on the back side of the lens will eliminate bothersome sidelight reflections.

    Tapered Lens Technology (TLT)

    Visual distortion occurs when light waves hit an aggressively-curved lens causing it to bend or distort an objects true size or position. Tapered Lens Technology corrects distortion by progressively tapering lens from the optical center towards the outer edges. Light waves are thereby delivered straight to your eye resulting in zero distortion and true optical clarity.

    SMITH FRAME TECHNOLOGIES