Costa Del Mar 580 Lens Color?

[Jumpin Minnow]

I'm looking at a pair of Cost Del Mar glasses with the 580 lenses but not sure which lens color is best suited to saltwater fishing. The options are blue mirror, green mirror, silver mirror, grey or copper.

Does anyone have experience with these lenses?

Does anyone recommend any other glasses/lenses?

[JohnR]

Someday, when I grow up, I want some Costas with the 580 lenses

They are the sweetest of all the ones I have tried (I've owned the 420s, not the 580s)

Costa has (least they had last time I looked) a color lense guide that suggest colors based on type of fishing/activity. So for the 420 series, offshore were blue I think, driving is gray, inshore brown I think, sunrise & sunset were vermilion.

Nice glasses, I almost keep getting them but then I'd need to hide the receipt plus I would need to insure them

[Rockport24]

I have the 580 blue lenses because that's all they had in the frame style I wanted and they are best suited for really bright conditions (they've been great driving to work on these sunny morinings with snow everywhere).
John has it right on the different colors and applications. If you are on the water on a bluebird day, the blue ones are awesome. If you are out around sunset/sunrise (like I am a lot) you would probably want to go with the browish tints. that said, no matter what color you get these are by far the best glasses I've ever owned. Even though I have the blue, they are still great in lower light conditions because they totally eliminate any glare. I've always worn oakleys and these are a lot better, plus the warrantee covers scratches.

[missing link]

don't want to knock Costas but check out the FISHGILLS sunglasses and see how well they can see through H2O around 55$ their offering a discount now 2 4 one watch the video
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[Sweetwater]

I "had" (until I lost them) a pair of Costa del Mar Liquids....came with three lenses. I liked the Vermillion (probably close to Copper) for low light and the dark grey for bright sun....Its hard to pick just one color.

[pcfisherman]

I have the harpoon 580 in copper....I can't say enough good things about them

[capecodkid]

I've worn and continue to wear Costa Fathom 580 lenses in Blue and Copper. I use the Blue for offshore and very bright days as has been said and the Copper for lowlight/flats/casual. Best sunglasses I've worn.

[SAUERKRAUT]

I posted this before...most versatile glasses I ever found were the Ocean Waves glasses that fix via a stap on bandanna. They have side shields that absolutely shut out all side light. "Side" light is a real hassle around water because of water reflection, especially mornings and late afternoons when the sun is really on a slant to the water surface. The bandanna system can be worn under or over a woolen ski cap (great for snowboarding). The system doesn't get knocked around and pressured by sweatshirt or raingear hoods, etc. The dark blue mirrored lens kills the most amount of light; and this is what you want if best protection takes first priority, which it does for me.

The Fla. charterboat captains love this sunglass. Only downside is...you look like a dork in them; so, you need another pair for looking cool.

[Pete_G]

Glasses, even photochromic ones (those that get darker in bright conditions and lighter in dark conditions), are going to be optimal in some conditions and in others not so much.

These are just general places to start from as companies vary.

Gray for the brighter bluebird days. VERY easy on the eyes. If you're prone to ending up with a headache it's a great lens. Not ideal for cloudy days, but especially on brighter cloudy days it's still the choice for many. Natural coloration of what you're seeing. Popular for offshore fishing.

On cloudy days copper, brown, amber, etc come into their own. These offer heightened contrast and generally these allow a little more light in then a comparable gray lens. Many feel copper offers the best contrast but it's a "harsher" lens tint for some people, occasionally even resulting in a head ache for some or tired eyes at the end of a long day. Brown offers most of the contrast with the almost none of the harshness some find in copper. These lenses are seen in use everywhere, but certainly in flats fishing scenarios for heightened contrast.

Rose, yellow, etc. Unless they are unusually dark most consider these to be low light lenses. Great for cutting glare (assuming they are polarized) on those foggy mornings when the sun is starting to cut through the fog. Some people even drive with a pair at night to kill glare (myself included) as some lenses filter out almost zero light. Usually not the glass people buy first and with good reason but once you have a pair you'll miss them when you don't.

As for "mirror" finish, sometimes but not always this is more for looks. Sometimes it will add a hint of blue or green. It MAY lower the light transmission percentage a few degrees, or not. Far more important is knowing what lens that mirror film is attached to more then the color. If "blue mirror" has a gray lens, expect it's predominant lens qualities to be that of a gray lens.

There's a million gradations in between those general colors as well half of which are different names for the same thing between various companies. And then add in personal preference. You almost might as well suck it up and buy several pairs and get it over with.

[keeperreaper]

I have the 580 in blue. Absolutely love them. I used to have REVO's and these are even better than those.

[Jumpin Minnow]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

Glasses, even photochromic ones (those that get darker in bright conditions and lighter in dark conditions), are going to be optimal in some conditions and in others not so much.

These are just general places to start from as companies vary.

Gray for the brighter bluebird days. VERY easy on the eyes. If you're prone to ending up with a headache it's a great lens. Not ideal for cloudy days, but especially on brighter cloudy days it's still the choice for many. Natural coloration of what you're seeing. Popular for offshore fishing.

On cloudy days copper, brown, amber, etc come into their own. These offer heightened contrast and generally these allow a little more light in then a comparable gray lens. Many feel copper offers the best contrast but it's a "harsher" lens tint for some people, occasionally even resulting in a head ache for some or tired eyes at the end of a long day. Brown offers most of the contrast with the almost none of the harshness some find in copper. These lenses are seen in use everywhere, but certainly in flats fishing scenarios for heightened contrast.

Rose, yellow, etc. Unless they are unusually dark most consider these to be low light lenses. Great for cutting glare (assuming they are polarized) on those foggy mornings when the sun is starting to cut through the fog. Some people even drive with a pair at night to kill glare (myself included) as some lenses filter out almost zero light. Usually not the glass people buy first and with good reason but once you have a pair you'll miss them when you don't.

As for "mirror" finish, sometimes but not always this is more for looks. Sometimes it will add a hint of blue or green. It MAY lower the light transmission percentage a few degrees, or not. Far more important is knowing what lens that mirror film is attached to more then the color. If "blue mirror" has a gray lens, expect it's predominant lens qualities to be that of a gray lens.

There's a million gradations in between those general colors as well half of which are different names for the same thing between various companies. And then add in personal preference. You almost might as well suck it up and buy several pairs and get it over with.

Does the Edge carry CDM? I prefer to give you guys my business.

[jredfly]

The cheapest pair of polarized sunglasses I have found are Peppers around $35 and they are not that bad. Those Fishgillz look pretty good. Has anyone else found any other brands that may be good for the money? Thx JP

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Jumpin Minnow

Does the Edge carry CDM? I prefer to give you guys my business.

Sam it's not a product line we stock regularly but it's just a day away. We can order several models at a time and return ones you don't like if you want to get a look at several different pairs.

[inTHERAPY]

I have Man-o-war with 580 mirror blue, the lense is gray. From day one, I and anyone that wore them, could see a blue glare on one lense in particular. I just sent them in for evaluation. I'll see what they do for me. Honestly though, I was hot for these glasses as everyone sang their praises about them. If I had not had some boaters world $$$ I never would have paid 200 change for the shades. IMO very expensive, I would not do it again. I miss my Natives. Art

[Rockport24]

I agree they are expensive, but they are nothing compared to the $500-600 some women will drop on the paris hilton type designer ones that look idiotic and aren't even polarized!

[MAKAI]

HAVE BOTH THE BLUE MIRROR AND COPPER / VERMILLION 580'S LOVE EM. FACT MY PUP IS WEARING THE HAMMERHEAD BLUE 580 AND SHE LIKES THEM TOO.