Ice Blue Mirror
Polarised · UV protection · Front-surface mirror · Water, snow, high glare
The palest mirror in the set, so it reads the brightest from outside, and built for glare coming off a reflective surface.
What it does to the scene
Snow and open water send a great deal of light straight back upward, which is the condition mirrors were made for. The blue is what other people see: a mirror is a coating on the outer face, and the view from behind it is whatever base tint sits underneath, which the listing does not state. The demo shows the outside colour.
The pair with this lens
Questions, answered
What is a ice blue mirror lens for?
The palest mirror in the set, so it reads the brightest from outside, and built for glare coming off a reflective surface. Snow and open water send a great deal of light straight back upward, which is the condition mirrors were made for. The blue is what other people see: a mirror is a coating on the outer face, and the view from behind it is whatever base tint sits underneath, which the listing does not state. The demo shows the outside colour.
Is it polarised?
Yes. Every lens in this range carries a polarising filter, which removes the horizontally polarised glare that comes off water, roads and glass. The tint and the filter are two separate things doing two separate jobs.
Is this the darkest option?
We have not measured the transmission of any of the five, so we are not going to rank them by a number we do not have. What we can say is what each is built for: grey for flat bright sun, driving, everyday; brown for variable light, hiking, judging distance; dark blue mirror for open water, midday sun; ice blue mirror for water, snow, high glare; red mirror for patchy light, cycling, ball sports.
The other tints