Smith

Guide's Choice Sunglasses

My “go to” sunglasses

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I bought this pair to donate the frames to my prescription Guides Choice sunglasses. I have to admit, I asked Smith if I could buy a frame from them, they said no, so I bought a regular pair on sale to use the frames to replace the broken one on my Rx glasses.

Made in the shade

Light weight. Great optics. Not too dark and plenty of coverage. Perfect on the bicycle or boat.

Smith Customer Service

Best products and customer service in the business. I have 4 pair of Smith’s and plan on purchasing more.

Nice pair of sunglasses.

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

Standad size

Awesome glasses I got on sale. They fit my head well, and are very comfortable all day while fishing. The grey frames look slightly blue to me, but I like blue so its ok. Contrast from the green lenses is good for looking into the water.

+ optics, fit ok

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

Reg

Optics very good. Not much option for fit adjustment, would like tighter fit at ears.

Blue/Yellow glass

Bought the new glass blue/yellow lens. Very disappointing. Thought they would be more on the blue side but they are completely yellow. A yellow lens with a vlt of 11-23 makes absolutely no sense. You are basically just enhancing the sun and not letting enough light in on cloudy days. Going to send them back.

I can wear them all

I can wear them all day long!

Skip the Smith Guide Choice sunglasses.

These Guide Choice polarized fishing sunglasses will be returned to Bean. The quality of the lens is so poor that the glasses are not useable for fly fishing. I can tie a size 16 dry fly to a 5X fluor leader with the naked eye. When I put on these "fishing" glasses they are so distorted that I cannot see the leader well enough to thread the leader through the eye of the hook, let alone tie a knot. What a shame for a Smith product that claims clarity of the lens as one of their best attributes. I have 40-year-old fit over Cocoons that cost $39 that are more useable than these expensive Smith Guide Choice glasses. Very disappointed!

High quality through and through.

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

In my opinion the frames are a bit narrow for a larger man with wider face, but the materials and quality is great, no question about it. Glass quality is a step up from lower proved Smith options and the integrated lanyard work great.

No Joakleys EVER again for me! Glass is amazing!

I have the ChromaPop™ Glass Polarchromic Brown Green Mirror, and they're the best shades I've ever had. Extremely impressed with the scratch resistance. I wear them fishing and at work as a crane rigger and months later they're still mint. The variable light transmission works well and is not a gimmick. I'll never go back to joakleys, I'd have scratches in the first week and they don't offer near the optical clarity of these glass lenses. Comfortable fit with the springy arms, and minuscule peripheral blindspot, and no unwanted light from the back or sides with the wrap around shape. Very impressed.