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Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:54 am
by pow_hnd
McK21 wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:17 am The only little drawback that keeps me away from buying anon magnetic googles is the fear to lose the lens.....maybe it's stupid idea , I admit I had never seen one in person so I don't know how the tech is , but the first idea when they released that tech was this and I still have it in my head .

I don't know if you guys know that

https://techgameworld.com/out-of-electr ... he-future/

the price is really over what I will spend on a pair of new googles but the tech and the idea is really good , you don't need to change lens ....actually I think you just can't change lens , maybe , to me , it's the only "negative" thing that comes to my mind.
I've been rolling Manga-Tech since day one. You won't lose a lens. The magnets are hella strong.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:57 am
by Spenser
It’s very rare, but I’ve witnessed it on models without a lock/latch. Nothing to worry about at all though, it takes a pretty good slam in the right way, I’d be more worried about that itself

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:05 pm
by eleveneightnate
The Squad Mag has a lock on each side of the lens toward the bottom. The Sync has a latch on one side as a failsafe. I think Dragon is doing a similar type of lever, too. Not worried about it at all.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:06 pm
by Tubermeister
I have so wide head, or at least my eyes are wide apart, that I need really wide goggles. Lot of bigger goggles are not wide enough. For example Smith Squad XL, which would've otherwise been a good option. Now I have Anon Syncs, which are almost as wide as M4, but way more reasonable price. I like the easy lens change, but Syncs are easy enough for me.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:18 pm
by eleveneightnate
Tubermeister wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:06 pm I have so wide head, or at least my eyes are wide apart, that I need really wide goggles. Lot of bigger goggles are not wide enough. For example Smith Squad XL, which would've otherwise been a good option. Now I have Anon Syncs, which are almost as wide as M4, but way more reasonable price. I like the easy lens change, but Syncs are easy enough for me.
I have way more peripheral out of my Squad XLs than my Syncs. IMO, the widest option out there with the best peripherial vision is the Dragon PXV/PXV2 with the Panotech lenses. Nothing realy comes close, the frame wraps way further back toward your ears than any other goggle.

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Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:07 pm
by Spenser
The squad XL isn’t really that big of a goggle or footprint, it’s like an extra medium, but the frame not sticking out so far helps, just like airgoggles. IMO that’s where a lot of large frames are counterproductive - they stick out so damn far and lose some of their potential view.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:05 pm
by michaelangelo
was a diehard AB goggle guy, got some M3s.. never looked back. M4s are even better. I don't use the facemasks very often, but I have a mine77 hooded baselayer with MFI - it's awesome for the frigid days. swapping lenses quickly without taking a mitten off is awesome. i had a pair of line miners that i liked a lot for super sunny days, but the m4 lenses are just as good if not better.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:10 pm
by Tubermeister
eleveneightnate wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:18 pm I have way more peripheral out of my Squad XLs than my Syncs. IMO, the widest option out there with the best peripherial vision is the Dragon PXV/PXV2 with the Panotech lenses. Nothing realy comes close, the frame wraps way further back toward your ears than any other goggle.

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With the Squad XL the frame was touching the corner of my eye lid, so it doesn't feel good. I haven't been able to try the Dragons, so no comment on those. So far pretty happy with Anons. First I had the M3:s, but they were still narrower than I wanted. I was looking for M4:s, but got the Syncs for 100 € and couldn't justify the price for M4. Maybe some day.

Line Miners were also good, but I was already used to the lens change with the M3:s and I would have needed two pairs of the Oakleys, so the would be similar to M4:s.

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:14 am
by C.Fuzzy
I didn't even realize Millennium 3 made googles

Re: A Thread For Goggles

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:18 pm
by benjinyc
I just realized my biggest requirement for Goggles is if there's a clear lens option for it… prob the most used lens for me