Ever wonder what the difference is between flash mirrors and regular mirrors?
Flash mirrors are essentially lighter mirrors than standard mirrors. They have a slightly lower reflectance and less influence on the base color tint of the lens. This means if you have a lens tinted grey, the color you see through the lens stay neutral with a flash mirror, rather than picking up some of the other colors you might see reflected from the mirror.
Another benefit of the lower reflectance in a flash mirror is they are usable indoors on a clear or photochromic lens.
ZEISS launched 3 new Flash Mirrors this April.
ZEISS DuraVision Flash Jade, Amber, and Sapphire are being added to our existing DuraVision White (Flash Silver). Each of these flash mirrors has a slight reflectance as indicated by each of the colors’ named:
The existing 7 standard mirror colors are:
Bonus! Also included with these mirrors (and all DuraVision mirrors) is DuraVision Sun backside AR. These new flash mirrors are a great addition to any tinted, polarized, PhotoFusion, or Transitions lens.
To find an eye doctor near you with ZEISS Mirror lenses visit: www.zeiss.com/findaneyedr
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Hi Dwight, The Gold ET coating had a yellow/gold reflection (as compared to our Blue reflex color on DVPlatinum and Silver, or green for DuraVision Chrome). Our apologies, but we don’t offer anything similar at this time, unfortunately.
Can I get these for my chrome hearts blade hummer 1. Blue mirror ?
Hi. Where do I get these lenses in the United states
Hi Dave- Any eye care professional that uses ZEISS lenses can order these. You can find an eye care professional near you at http://www.zeiss.com/FindAnEyeDr
If I put the jade flash mirror on the brown polarized Gradient lens will I see reflections on my side and will it produce my seeing some other color besides the brown?
Hi Donna- A Flash Mirror such as the ZEISS DuraVision Jade Flash mirror will not change the color you see through the lens. The color you see through the lens will depend on the base color. Also all ZEISS Mirrors come with a backside antireflective coating so you won’t have mirror reflections back toward your eyes.
I ordered from my optician (but have not received yet) Duravision Flash Diamond, this is the same as “White (silver)”?
Does flash mirror AR coating offer the same benefits of as the Duravision AR coatings? Like scratch resistant, hydrophobic, oleophobic, anti static? Thanks
Hi,
Hope Zeiss would put in his Flash portfolio Purple Flash too.
Hi! aside from being more stylish, what would be the practical benefit of Duravision Flash UV to a photofusion x user already?