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John Clark
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Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Glasses

I'll liase with our technical guys at the factory and report back - my business partner is there now and may be able to sort something out.

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John
01-17-2008 Over year old.
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GScott
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Location: Lewis Center, OH

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Are they available with different color frames? I like the Stratus design but not necessarily the blue frames.
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marciron
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Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan - US

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		modelglasses

Does anyone know the difference between the glasses. Besides being glare blocking and polarized what makes it worth the extra money for the Nimbus over the Startus. Also just want to know if anyone has experienced any distortion due to the curved lenses on the non-perscription glasses. They look and sound great, just hard to take the leap without trying on a pair.
Thanks much

Ron
03-11-2008 Over year old.
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ez2bgman
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Location: N'awlins, LA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I have been wearing the Stratus sunglasses from Model Glasses for several months now. I chose the Stratus because they wrap around more and block more light. I not only use them for flying my heli, but I wear them on a daily basis (especially while driving). I was a bit apprehensive about ordering sunglasses online. I suffer from migraine headaches and cheap lenses always cause a migraine for me. I am happy to say that I have worn these all day without a migraine being triggered by them. They have proven very durable. I have dropped them a few times and they have not scratched. I also opted for the Cat 4 lenses (they are super dark) for those very bight, sunny days. The case is also nice. There are slots in the case to hold the extra lenses. I am very impressed with them.

Gary
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kiwidave1
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Location: Seattle, WA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		How do I order the Cat 4 lens seperately?
I want to buy a pair but don't see how I can buy the 4th set of lens seperately.

Thank

david

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03-14-2008 Over year old.
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ez2bgman
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Location: N'awlins, LA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I asked them when I called and placed my order. I think the Cat 4 lenses were only $10.

Gary
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John Clark
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Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Model Glasses

Hi Guys,

I have to be a little careful here because we don't advertise on the forum, so I'll stick to giving you information only.

Regarding the prescription glasses, having consulted with our preferred optical experts, we can say that anyone with a prescription of plus or minus 6 or stronger should not use the Innovation glasses. We will be producing a small fold-out leaflet explaining this, plus other information, to go in every pair made in the future.

Somebody asked about the Stratus frames and colours - the new Touchdown are in matt black, and basically the same frame as Stratus.

Someone else wanted to know why the Nimbus were more expensive - polarized lenses cost quite a bit to make, hence they are dearer to buy.

Regards

John
03-20-2008 Over year old.
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DemonJim
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Location: Warwickshire - UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Hi John,

Thanks for getting back to us and addressing the situation. I do wish I'd known this before forking out £120 for a pair of lenses (-7.00 and -6.75) but I guess not enough people are as myopic as I am to have discovered this earlier.

I have managed to get mine usable though as described earlier in the thread [by heating and bending the inner frame to flatten them both on the same plane] so I am now happy using mine. The actual shading by the outer lenses is awesome (those yellow lenses are great too for certain lighting conditions), so I would recommend these shades to anyone, as long as they're not very short or long sighted of course

Cheers,
Jim
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ez2bgman
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Location: N'awlins, LA

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Somebody asked about the Stratus frames and colours - the new Touchdown are in matt black, and basically the same frame as Stratus.

I wish I would have known that these new frames were coming out. I would have waited for the Touchdown with the matte black frames. The Stratus frames are nice, but I prefer all black. Will the stratus lenses fit in the Touchdown's frames? If so can the Touchdown's frame be order alone without lenses?

Thanks

Gary
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John Clark
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Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		The Stratus and Touchdown are the same frame in different colors, so yes, the lenses do interchange. The bad news is, you can't buy the frames on their own.

Did you buy a pair from one of our US distributors? Maybe if you ask them nicely, they will exchange your glasses, provided yours are in re-sellable condition. You can ask, but I can't make any promises on their behalf because, of course, you are their customer and not ours.

Regards

John
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ez2bgman
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Location: N'awlins, LA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		John,

I contacted www.ModelGlassesUSA.com and they are sending me out a Touchdown frame. As soon as the Touchdown frame arrives, I will be sending them my Stratus frame. Now that is some excellent customer service. I not only use my Modelglasses to fly with, I wear them on a daily basis.

Thanks for the awesome support.

Gary
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03-21-2008 Over year old.
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John Clark
Senior Heliman
Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Great to know you're being looked after.

JC
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Eric Giorgianto
Senior Heliman
Location: New Jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Glasses

Hi Guys, just wanted to let everyone know that I purchased a set of Modell Glasses almost 2 years ago, and I love them, these are the best investment I have made in this hobby in 15 years, I liked them so much I actually asked John Clark if I could be a US distributor, but as my luck would have it I was a bit late, Oh well, doesn't matter, I will continue to use my glasses, and plan on purchasing another set real soon, so thanks to Modell Glasses and John Clark for an outstanding product.

Regards Eric G.
04-28-2008 Over year old.
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John Clark
Senior Heliman
Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Ooh

Now you're just making me blush!!

Thanks guys.
04-28-2008 Over year old.
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Windecker
Heliman
Location: Harrison

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Glasses and such

Hi all, thanks for the info on the glasses.

My wife gave me a set for Christmas this year and I waited till two weeks ago to get my eyes checked so I would have my summer flying eyes looked at and not the indoor winter eyes (in case there is a difference).
Got my new prescription and had lenses put in. I put them on and felt dizzy instantly. I have been wearing them for 10 days now as much as possible trying to get used to them but I am having serious trouble adapting to them. It seems like "work" to focus and sometimes things go fuzzy and I simply can't adjust. Overall I like the quality of the glasses and ability to change lenses. My doctor seems to think that the frames are simply too narrow and wrapped too much. Perhaps a wider frame and less angle would help. Not sure what to do with the nearly $200.00 I have in the glasse and frames.

On another note, If I could see without all the effort and not have the dizziness they would be great.

Confused about what to do.
Will Berninger
07-04-2008 Over year old.
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Atom6
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Location: Fort Worth, TX

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Prescription Frames NO / Sunglasses Alone YES

I have the same problem as Windecker. I believe that the prescription frames are to narrow. My eyes should be looking through the center of the lens, not the out side edge. I have tried to get use to them but they don't work for me. The sun glasses by themselves are great. To bad I have to wear prescription lenses. I would not order the prescription frames knowing what I know now. I've wasted a lot of money.
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528hemi
Senior Heliman
Location: Rock Tavern, NY Orange County

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Agreed, I posted earlier. If you wear prescription, DONT buy these glasses. The curve and size of the lense will distort your vision.

Unless they come out with a flatter frame. The glasses I bought sit in the case now.
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John Clark
Senior Heliman
Location: UK

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Innovation Plus

Hi Guys,

Okay, we need to clear a couple of things up here.

First of all, the lenses are de-centred. This means that the curvature of the lenses is actually calibrated out so that you do not get distorted vision. Now, this works unless you have a strong prescription that's greater than plus or minus 4.00. Above that level, our eyewear will not be suitable.

the other thing to watch out for is your pupilar distance - we sell mail order prescriptions here in the UK now, and we had a few problems caused by my own ignorance of how important PD is. Basically, the vast majority of people have a distance between their eye pupils that's in the average bracket of 60 - 65mm. However, some are not, and if that's the case, the optical company adding the lenses need to know the exact PD. If you are not in the average bracket, the PD is usually written on your prescription card - if you're average, it probably won't be there at all. Just something to watch out for!

We have a very high success rate with these glasses, and I hope you're not put off by a very few people who have experienced difficulties. The fact is, if they were as bad as some people are saying in this thread, we'd have packed up selling them a long time ago. The vast majority of our customers are more than satisfied, and for the ones that aren't, we do our best to sort out any issues that arise.
09-24-2008 Over year old.
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ErichF
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Location: Odessa, FL 33556 (Tampa Area)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Nimbus for me

I started wearing contacts a year ago, and have been struggling with decent shades that didn't cost an arm and a leg, as well as not distort my vision.

I just received my new Nimbus kit this week. Haven't had a chance to fly them yet, but I have been driving with them all week.

I have to say these are the clearest lenses I have used since I went to contacts. They do not distort my vision at all, unlike all the other "economy" lenses I had bought in the past year. The polarized lenses are for real, as well.

The kit is very nice, with a semi-rigid case containing all the lenses in individual pockets, a cleaning cloth, and (to my surprise) an adjustable frame lanyard! That will make wearing these on the boat that much more secure.

Erich
09-24-2008 Over year old.
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what_the_helli
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Location: cookeville, tn USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I picked up a pair of Nimbus at IRCHA this year. I cannot believe what a difference they make! 2 other guys hanging out in our canopy bought them within 5 min after me, you put a pair on and your eyes feel SO relaxed and the clarity is incredible. One of the best accessories I have bought for flying so far.

I put the fun in dysFUNctional :)
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