Smith Optics Lowdown Steel Sunglasses

Smith Optics iconic sunglass with a metal edge. The Lowdown Steel is a version of the familiar Lowdown silhouette but with lightweight, stainless steel temples a modern look with all the features you need like a 4 base face front, no-slip Megol nose pads, and innovative ChromaPop lenses to enhance every detail. Metalize your style with the new Lowdown Steel. When you see more you can do more. Smith Optics proprietary ChromaPop lens technology enhances clarity and natural color to let you effortlessly see more detail. More detail gives you the advantage needed to perform confidently and have more fun. Make every moment more vivid and clear. Get one up on mother nature without your eyes have to work so hard. Trusting what you see lets you push the limits of faster and farther.

Through Smith Optics proprietary ChromaPop polarized lens technology, they help you see detail and color beyond normal capabilities. ChromaPop filters two specific wavelengths of light that cause color confusion. By doing this the lens delivers greater definition, more natural color, and unmatched clarity to allow you to see more detail. The eye's retina has trouble distinguishing between blue and green, and red and green light perception. ChromaPop filters these specific crossovers, allowing greater definition, natural color, and clarity. Make the details pop and cut the glare through Smith Optics impact-resistant carbonic lenses. ChromaPop polarized lenses are optically tuned to give you visual comfort and impact protection with enhanced glare reduction while also offering antireflective, water and oil resistant coatings. 100% UVA/B/C protection.

Tints matter. Dial in your lens for the right environment. Smith Optics custom lenses are tuned to deliver you the ultimate in clarity and durability for any experience. Lens construction to optimize performance. ChromaPop lens construction is optimized to provide a variety of optical and impact-resistant benefits. Smith Optics precisely align the finest polarized filters and finish their lenses with multi-layer mirror, Anti-Reflective (A/R), anti-scratch, and Hydroleophobic lens coatings. The end result is an artfully crafted lens that preserves color perception and delivers optimized optical clarity and precision in all environments. Polarization cuts glare. Glare off of horizontal surfaces like snow, water, and asphalt, decreases depth perception, and reduces visual acuity which causes eye fatigue. Smith Optics precisely align the polarized visual layer inside their lenses to filter out 99.9% of this visual static for a finely tuned view of the action.

When light passes through a medium it refracts, i.e. changes course. If left uncorrected, this refraction can cause visual distortion and eye fatigue. Smith's Tapered Lens Technology (TLT) straightens out the incoming light rays by progressively tapering the lens from the optical center toward the peripheral view. What this means for you is that you see with 100% accuracy and maximum comfort. Hydroleophobic water and oil proof coating repels moisture, grease, and grime. A barrier between your lenses and the world. Water will bead up and disperse without streaking. Smudges from fingerprints are wiped clean easily. Vacuum applied, Anti-Reflective (A/R) coatings on the back side of the lens will eliminate bothersome sidelight reflections. Stainless steel optical hinges incorporate small springs within the hinge structure that keep the temples snug against your head. This type of hinge is designed to smoothly self-adjust in order to accommodate a broader range of head shapes and sizes more comfortably. Placed at the nose and on the temple tips, Megol gently grips your skin to help keep the frame in place. The gripping power increases when introduced to moisture.

Since its founding in 1965, Smith Optics brand heritage has been forged with a passion for the outdoors expressed in participation, stewardship and leadership. This environmental leadership is reflected in their use of the revolutionary Evolve material utilizing Rilsan Clear derived from the renewable, non-genetically modified castor plant. This material allows Smith to create lightweight, durable frames, that are over 53% bio-based. Since first introducing Evolve in 2009, Smith has succeeded in reducing CO2 emissions, minimizing petroleum-based materials and reducing their overall environmental impact. Smith Optics continues to expand the use of Evolve material year over year, with approximately 75-percent of the 2020 sunglass line now manufactured with Evolve. Smith Optics is proud to offer the largest eco-friendly sunglass collection in the world.

The sunglasses are available with multiple colored lenses and frames. Matt Black Ruthenium Frame with ChromaPop Polarized Gray Green Lenses: A traditional neutral gray base lens that is fine-tuned with a green hue to amplify the colors of life outdoors, and then augmented with the ChromaPop color enhancement technology for maximum clarity allowing you to effortlessly see more detail. This lens is polarized and built on the carbonic platform with a light transmission of 15%. Matte Black Frame with ChromaPop Polarized Black Lenses: A high contrast lens boosted with signature ChromaPop color enhancement technology to maximize clarity and help you effortlessly see more detail. Ideal for everyday use, and particularly pleasant when scenery is abundant while you're spending time on the trail or road. This lens is polarized and built on carbonic lens platform with a light transmission of 10%. The lenses measure (W x H) 2.2" x 1.81" (56mm x 46mm), with a bridge width of 0.63" (16mm) and temple bar length of 5.5" (140mm). Sunglasses provide a medium fit and large coverage.