vrijdag 22 januari 2010

Astrid 298



Another portrait of Astrid showing the way
Lentilux lenses hide their huge Rx "en face".

See also Astrid 178-184 for more beautiful
portraits of her in these Flair lenticular glasses

Astrid 297



Another sweet, natural portrait of Astrid in Flair
glasses, Rx -14. She has perfect eyesight, yet she
gives the impression of perfect eyesight.
The snow in the background can be seen in the
tiny half moon gap near the left eye, surrounded
by Astrid's hair and by the fence behind her.
This is an effect particular to Lentilux glasses.

Astrid 296



The cold became more intense and this is
accentuated here by the blue light.

Lenticular glasses keep changing their aspect
under slightly different angles. "The corrective
"bowl" is clearly visible near Astrid's left eye,
but there is no visible distortion in the right lens

Astrid 295



The great thing about these Lentilux glasses
is that they reduce the "cut in" effect seen in
glasses at Rx -14. There are no power rings
either. Only the minification of the eyes (30%)
and the magnification of the model's make up
near her left eye betrays the strength of these
beautiful 1990's Flair glasses.

Astrid 294



A great portrait of Astrid in Flair lenticular
glasses, Rx -14. She had already made their
acquaintance at the very end of her first photo
shoot. Astrid prefers outdoor portraits, so we
gave these beautiful glasses another try

Astrid 293



Glasses: Flair, lenticular ("Lentilux")
[L: -13.00; c-1.00 v / R: -14.00]

maandag 18 januari 2010

Astrid 292



Another powerful portrait of Astrid in modern
Trend myodiscs.

Lentilux glasses were always rare. During several
decades of collecting glasses I only came across
three pairs. Long live modern technology and Ebay!