This works really well in practice. You shouldn't expect the goggles to be perfect for all conditions - from blazing sun in late spring to fog or heavy snowfall in high winter - but they do cover a wide range of light conditions and always offer good vision in these. Julbo divides the lenses for goggles and sunglasses into 4 categories, with 4 being a strongly darkening lens for use in high mountains in fine weather, while 1 is a bad weather lens. Just for comparison, as an "all-round lens" I would personally use a category two lens, but as already mentioned, this is a bit too bright in good weather, especially in spring. If I had two goggles or lenses with me, it would be a category 1 lens (for bad weather) and a category 3 lens (for better weather). With the photochromic lenses, three categories can be covered with one lens; my model includes a lens for categories 2 to 4, which means you are well equipped from the brightest conditions to cloudy weather and poorer visibility. Slightly brighter lenses are also available, these can adjust from category 1 to 3 and are therefore also ideal for really poor visibility conditions, but cannot take out quite as much light in very strong sun. In practice, adjusting the lens is quick and you don't really notice it when you have your glasses on. The appearance of the mirrored lens does not change either.
Overall, the Skydome is not only a stylish and high-quality goggle, but is also well equipped for most light conditions without the hassle of changing lenses. Of course, the various lenses of the Skydome also have all the other features that have become standard, such as polarized or contrast-enhancing properties. A nice overview can be found on the Julbo website.
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