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| How much better are the 580s vs. the 400s? Is there a noticeable difference in clarity, ability to see fish/structure, et cetera? I'm currently using Oakleys, and I don't have many complaints, but I'd like to try Coasta's glass lenses. I've heard that some people can't tell much of a difference between the 400G and the 580G. |
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| I've got the costas with the wave 400 lens, Samantha has the 580's. Frames are exactly the same, fit is the same. I tried comparing them side by side out on the water and I really didn't see much difference. The 580's seemed a little clearer, but that might just be because I know they were more expensive and they are supposed to be "better". If I didn't know which pair was which, I don't know that I'd be able to tell them apart. |
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| I feel like the 400Gs will be plenty for me. Any thoughts on lens color? I'm currently using regular grey, but I'm considering the Amber/Green Mirror ones. I've used cheapo amber lenses, and I wasn't a big fan for on-the-water use, but I was hoping the Green Mirror might make them better. I just don't want to spend the money and not like them. |
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Location: beloit | What color is the water that you most often fish? I have the grey lenses in my costas and they are awesome for clear water but suck on stained water like the chip. I don't have the amber with green mirror to comment on those but I do use a pair of tiffosi with amber lenses for the chip and they work extremely well. |
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| I would say it's generally lightly stained. It's never clear like the MI waters, but it's not the chocolate-milk brown either. If there's no rain for a few days it gets reasonably clear, but not unbelievably clear. If it rains you're looking at three days of stained or cloudy water. |
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Location: beloit | You should be OK with the grey lenses then |
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| Yeah. I've been using grey lenses in my other glasses. I was just thinking of trying something new. |
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| I've got one pair with the gray/blue mirror and one pair with the amber/green mirror lens. The gray lens is a lot darker. It's great on bright sunny days, fishing out on the gulf or other large bodies of water. But for most of my fishing I prefer the amber/green mirror lens. The gray lens is too dark for early mornings/dark cloudy days/evenings/during a storm. The only thing I don't like about them is they fog up pretty bad on cold rainy days. Not sure any brand doesn't though. |
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| Well I had it narrowed down to grey/blue mirror, straight grey, and amber/green mirror. I was afraid the grey/blue mirror would be too dark for low-light conditions, so I think that's out. Hows does the ambler/green mirror work on bright days? Does the green mirror help to block the light and cut glare? It was hard to wear amber lenses when it was really bright. |
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| The amber/green is fine on sunny days. The polarization is what cuts the glare so that's not an issue. The few times I wore them and wished I had the gray/blue I was 12 miles out in the gulf of mexico, fishing into the sun, mid afternoon. |
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Coasta 400G vs 580G