POC was born in Stockholm, Sweden. An eyewear brand whose mission is to protect athletes from serious accidents in gravity sports, where medical specialists and material researchers gather their expertise to develop products. With HESTRA and NORRONA being handled by Fullmarks, it is gaining popularity among powder and freeride skiers and snowboarders.
Released lenses specialized for skiing at night and poor visibility
This POC has released a new lens specialized for gliding at night games and poor visibility. That is the “FOVEA CLARITY COMP NIGHT SPARE LENS” that corresponds to the goggle “FOVEA CLARITY COMP” model that is strongly supported by athletes.
How can you secure visibility when it gets dark and visibility gets worse?
"FOVEA CLARITY COMP NIGHT SPARE LENS" is a high-contrast lens that is almost clear and has little coloring. VLT (Visible Transmittance) is 73% and CAT (Light Transmittance Category) 1, which is an excellent spec for "well visible". It is a lens that can be used not only for night games, but also for a wide range of conditions, such as cloudy to cloudy weather and poor visibility due to gas.
Why was the lens developed for night shooting in the first place?
This new product night riding lens was developed in response to requests from athletes who lead the top of the sports scene supported by POC. In the FIS World Cup racing scene, not only night races, but also competitions such as FWT where there is a difference in altitude from the start to the finish line, there is often a difference in brightness, and many requests for bright lenses have been received from athletes.
There are many high-contrast lenses for use in fine or cloudy weather, but until now there have been no high-contrast lenses specifically designed for night-time use. Clear lenses were mainly used in conditions such as night games. However, when it is dark and the conditions are bad, securing visibility becomes important. That is why this special lens was developed.
The difference in appearance is obvious, its features and power
The lens color scheme, which is brightly set for competition, goes well with the black eyes of Asians. (By the way, Westerners with blue or green/brown eyes are more sensitive to light than Asians, and they feel brighter than us.) Therefore, light pink base lenses, such as OAKRY Pink Iridium, are preferred. is.
The right photo below shows how it looks in light pink. The image in the center is seen through the newly developed COMP NIGHT lens for night games, and the image on the left is how it looks with the naked eye. Comparing the three photos, the difference in appearance is obvious. You can clearly see that COMP NIGHT has achieved a bright field of view that is almost clear.
A little technical talk,
the big difference from the daytime lens is born here
A high-contrast lens is a filter lens that adjusts natural light. By controlling the wavelengths of the three color spectrums of red, blue, and green contained in the light from the sun, they are adjusted to emphasize the contours of the original object. Conventional high-contrast lenses for daytime use suppress the short-wavelength blue light that reaches the earth, and compensate for the lack of long-wavelength red light with the lens.
Unlike the daytime when the sun shines in, blue and green light (short wave and intermediate wave) are reflected on the snow surface in cloudy weather and night conditions where sunlight does not enter, and the intermediate wave green light becomes dominant and excessive. exist. As a result, the snow surface looks vaguely flat and makes it difficult to get a sense of distance. Excessive green light wavelengths are not only dazzling, but also eye strain and discomfort.
Therefore, this lens suppresses the amount of transmission of green wavelengths (the numerical value is about 0.8% reflection), further increases the transmission of red light with weak wavelengths, and compensates for the pale reddish colors to achieve the original brightness. It is said that we have succeeded in maintaining the contrast and emphasizing the contrast such as undulations. In addition, the lens has seven layers of anti-reflection processing to prevent glare and glare from artificial light sources.
In recent years, it is rather natural to secure visibility in bright conditions, and it is important to be able to secure visibility in dark or poor visibility conditions.
Why not give this lens a try this season? STEEP also introduces ski resorts where you can fully enjoy night skiing, so be sure to check them out.
❖ Official website https://www.full-marks.com/poc/
Close-up of riders using POC “FOVEA CLARITY COMP NIGHT SPARE LENS” (Interview)
Close-up of riders using POC “FOVEA CLARITY COMP NIGHT SPARE LENS” (Interview)
Hiromi Nishinoiri
“Hypothermia after evacuating to a snow cave in Chamonix. After that, I learned tools and skills so that I could bivouac alone in the mountains and come back.”
https://www.full-marks.com/poc/magazine/hirominishinoiri.html
A close up of a rider who loves POC (interview)
