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My favorite Galaxy lense color

Winchell350 - 07/30/2017

Since you're likely replacing the original Oakley lenses, I'll do my best to relate these Galaxy lenses to what they'll be replacing.

Appearance (from viewer), and visual (as worn) depends on the color of lenses that you choose.

RED:

Appearance:
The Red lenses, are polarized and have a reflective coating (similar to Oakley's Iridium coating). The appearance is a red lens with orange highlights. On a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being completely clear and 10 being completely reflective, I would rate the Red lenses at 7. These lenses are similar to Oakley's Fire Iridium and Ruby Iridium lenses. It is hard to match a lens to either the Fire, or Ruby lens because both will have a different appearance based on the frame they're mounted in and the lighting. The Galaxy Red lens appears to be the same.

Visual:
The Red lenses, produce a subtle blue hue. This is very similar to Oakley's Positive Red (aka +Red, or 00Red). I ordered the Galaxy Red lenses hoping they would be similar to +Red because it's my favorite Oakley lens (aside from the new Prizm line), and I was not disappointed.
The color of the lens has a slight color shift, though mostly noticeable at extreme angles. When looking straight ahead, you'll see the subtle blue hue. As you scan to the side of the lens, the blue becomes heavier. When you look up/down the hue doesn't appear to shift a noticeable amount.
Overall, the color shift is minimal, and not bothersome since the heavy blue is only present when at an extremely steep angle. These lenses most closely match Oakley's +Red, or Jade Iridium lenses.

Fit:
The Galaxy Lenses fit securely into the frames of my Oakley Flak 2.0 glasses. I've got 3 frames (White, Retina Burn, and Orange Flare). I can easily interchange the lenses on all three frames with any of the original Oakley lenses, or Galaxy Lense replacements that I ordered.
The Galaxy lenses are slightly thinner than the original Oakley lenses, but not enough to make them loose. They snap in firmly and don't move around in the frame. I'm a runner, and have had no issues with unwanted movement from the lenses.
The shape of the Galaxy lenses are visually indistinguishable from the Oakely XL lenses. The shape and size of the lenses look original, though when worn they do seem to be slightly larger than the original lenses. Not enough to be an issue unless your original lenses are touching your face. I normally have a slight gap between my face and Oakley lenses, but with the Galaxy lens that gap is even smaller.

Overall opinion:
This is a great choice for replacement lenses. They not only match the appearance of the Oakley original lenses, but are very close to the visual color too. Of the many Galaxy lenses I've used, these are my favorite. This is no surprise as they're an excellent match to my favorite Oakley lenses (+Red) in many regards. These lenses are not likely to be noticed as a replacement by either the casual viewer, or the Oakley enthusiast.

As with all Galaxy Lenses, these are a fraction of the OEM cost of Oakley polarized lenses, so that's always a plus.

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