M5 - Lense

Variable Blue is the lens for days when the light cannot make up its mind. It fits the Anon M5, carries 21 percent light transmission and filter category 2, sitting between a dark sun lens and a bright flat light tint.

The Variable tints in the Perceive family are drawn for exactly that band, where the sun keeps appearing and vanishing behind cloud and you would otherwise spend half the day wishing you had fitted something else. Perceive optics raise contrast and define the terrain, so transitions and edges stay readable both when the sun breaks through and when it goes again. The lens is flat toric, combining the peripheral reach of a toric shape with the clean profile of a cylindrical one. The outer surface is hydrophobic and oleophobic, so moisture and oils wipe off without streaking. Magna-Tech seats the lens on the M5 frame with magnets, and Integral Clarity anti fog treatment exceeds industry standards. A compression case is included so it rides safely in your pack.

• 21 percent light transmission, filter category 2
• For light shifting between sun and cloud
• Perceive optics give terrain defining contrast
• Flat toric shape with wide peripheral view
• Magna-Tech magnets for swaps in seconds
• Hydrophobic and oleophobic outer coating
• Lens compression case included

If you only carry one spare, Variable Blue is the most useful tint for a European winter season. It covers most of what a day on the mountain throws at you without going too dark by mid afternoon.