What luck!

[moribundman]

For years I have been using Nikon aviator sunglasses. The first pair got stolen along with a few thousand dollars worth of photo equipment in a robbery. Then I bought another pair of the same model in the late '90s. At that time they cost almost $300. Those glasses had a double gradient mirror coating (removes glare from road/water/sky), contrast enhancing dydimium filtration (enhances red and improves contrast between colors: see deer among foliage etc, zaps haze), they were polarized (removes glare and haze) and photochromic (super-responsive tint, 15-85%) with a hydrophobic coating (water and fog repellent). They were the best driving pilot's, fishing, hunting sunglasses you could get. Better than Serengeti, Bollé, Zeiss, Rodenstock, whatever. Those glasses were total overkill, not to mention they have been totally impossible to get new for at least five years, because Nikon stopped making them and began cranking out fashiony junk instead. Nobody else makes glasses with all those features. Some time last year those glasses got destroyed in an unfortunate scuffle. I've been looking for the particular model new or used, on ebay etc for almost a year. A week ago a guy offered a NOS pair for $50 on craigslist! I got them yesterday. They are totally pristine, still in the original case. I'm back, baby!

 

[Shannow]

You prolly could have found your originals on ebay.

 

[moribundman]

Over the past 5 years or so I have seen only one pair of the same model on ebay and they were beat up. My first pair was stolen in the pre-ebay era, during the late Dark Ages.

 

[Shannow]

BE..."Before Ebay" ?

That's crazy talk.

 

[moribundman]

That's right! It was back in 3 BE!

 

[The Critic]

Pictures?

 

[Shannow]

the photographic gear was stolen also IIRC

 

[sprintman]

What are second best to those glases?

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
Pictures?


Apparently 3BE is "vintage" these days

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Nikon-Polari...801220945a45188

I bet mori buys the fruit knives.

 

[Camu Mahubah]

Well I am glad you got your sunglasses and a such a bargain! Once I was on a stroll in my neighborhood and I saw a pair of Raybans in their case. Picked them up. Saw name inside case. Called it. Got investigated as a robbery suspect! Yes, indeed someone had broken in to the Raybans owner's house and stole some valuable coins and the glasses! I was only deemed a suspect for a few hours I suppose as I showed the cops another pair of broken raybans on the side of the road and explained the details as to how I came apon the sunglasses. I was a bit worried when the owner and cops came to my door after I left him a message! I had no idea they were stolen! I guess my answers to the questions they asked proved my innocence but I thought that was disrespectful to steal a mans sunglasses! I mean come'on if you are gonna take his money do you have to take his style too?

 

[Shannow]

I had a pair of Oakley Frogskins stolen from my car as they tried to steal my car...(either that or they decided to see themselves in the mirror from every seating position).

 

[Pablo]

I'll say. Why was he selling them so cheap? How did you assure realness? (with sunglasses pretty easy I bet)

 

[Papa Bear]

I had to run out to the driveway to check !! ....
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[mechtech2]

Camu - Chief Wiggims was certainly at his best that day!
As if you'd steal something and then call to identify yourself.

 

[Gary Allan]

Quote:
Some time last year those glasses got destroyed in an unfortunate scuffle.


This is the part I'm interested in. Was this some encounter with a WM greeter? ..or perhaps "Tiny"??


I bought a pair of Serengeti aviators for the frames to have them fitted with my 'scription lenses. I have a large head and they were the only ones that were big enough.

 

[moribundman]

Gary, some guy was asking me too many questions.

The mirror coating goes from gold to silver in the lower third of each lens. It's not easy to see here. I usually don't care for the color gold at all. If I remember correctly, I wasn't nuts about the gold mirror coating when I bought the glasses first either, but then the color it grew on me. A few times I have used these glasses as a photographic filter on my point and shot, and it worked quite well. I'll have to take a picture through the glasses to show what effect they have.

I don't know why someone kept these glasses for years without wearing them. Maybe they were a gift and he didn't like them. Aviator style glasses don't look good on many face types. Maybe he hated the gold and silver coating. Maybe he thought the glass lenses were heavy. Maybe they fell off a truck, although I seriously doubt that.

PS: Now you all can admire my light box in the reflection. Does it make you feel like an analyst?

 

[Gary Allan]

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Does it make you feel like an analyst?

Shhh! "They" told us not to even joke about that stuff while we're "outside".

Obiwan- be mindful of your thoughts.

 

[Papa Bear]

Mori, I'm wondering how you take a shower in the morning....
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. looks like you used all your plumbing in that light box.

 

[Drew99GT]

You could've gotten a star roll in Top Gun with those babies! It's all about the sunglasses...

Then you could

with Mr. Cruise

 

[moribundman]

Actually, my friends always say I look like a cop when I wear aviators.