If you read the article linked by grunge above it should explain all.
Ignitor mirror vs blue sensor mirror.
The red sensor is 60 vlt and the sensor is 70 vlt.
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This lens is smith s most versatile offering and works well in just about any condition.
I have both along with platinum mirror and ignitor mirror.
The gold sensor mirror and the regular sensor mirror are perfect for low to medium light conditions storms overcast days etc.
This was a great help.
Sun platinum mirror vlt 13.
It was pretty consistently rated the best on the market for cloudy snowy flat light situations.
Sun black vlt 12.
To avoid the noise and vibration many professional cameras offer a mirror lock up feature however this feature totally disables the slr s automatic focusing ability.
Sun red mirror vlt 16.
Sun green mirror vlt 9.
Darker lenses usually have more mirror effect.
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Light rose base lens tint with a multi layer mirror maximizes color definition and increases depth perception in varying levels of flat light.
Photochromic rose flash vlt 30 50 the photochromic lens changes to varying light conditions.
Cloudy low light blue sensor mirror.
Before the ignitor could be a bit light on super bright days.
I have the black frame blue sensor mirror lens version.
So you would use.
I am going from smith fuse goggles with gold sensor ignitor lenses to i o with blue sensor red sol x.
Smith is discontinuing this lens however and tried to replace it last year with the chromapop storm blue tint 50 vlt.
These pellicle mirrors reduce the amount of light travelling to the film plane or sensor and also can distort the light passing through them resulting in a less sharp image.
The gold sensor was good in low light foggy snowy conditions but if it did brighten up some i would get headaches quick.
Yellow base lens tint with a multi layer blue sensor mirror enhances contrast and increases depth perception in varying levels of low light conditions.
I used to think the red sensor was the best for flat cloudy overcast days but in flat light the regular sensor is hands down the better lens for me.
If i got the two lenses you have i d add a low light lens such as blue sensor mirror.
Even more pleased with my choice now.
They are typically measured in of vlt visual light transmission.
I ordered the black ones with ignitor mirror lenses but what i got were the rc36 lenses even though the box says ignitor mirror lenses.