Hiroki - Medium Light
Britain's weather doesn't choose sides. These lenses do
You're shopping in the right place if...
Your shooting season runs primarily through autumn and early winter — October pheasant, November duck flighting, sporting clays through September to December. The skies are frequently overcast but not dark; there's light in the air, but it's flat and muted. Shadows are soft, backgrounds blend into grey-white cloud, and orange or black clays are harder to pick up early enough to read their line. Standard sunglasses are too dark; nothing at all leaves your eye working too hard. You need something in between.
Medium Sun lenses are the category most Edwards Eyewear customers live in. Designed for the visual conditions that define the majority of the British sporting calendar, they work by selectively filtering light to boost contrast and target definition — without reducing transmission to the point of dimness. These lenses make the world brighter and crisper on overcast days; they don't just protect your eyes, they actively improve what you see.
In practical terms, Medium Sun conditions typically include:
- Overcast and partly cloudy autumn and winter days
- Clay grounds where targets are presented against grey or white sky
- Variable cloud cover mid-morning to mid-afternoon (when British weather shows its full personality)
- Driven game days where light levels shift peg to peg and moment to moment
- Any shooting environment where you'd describe the sky as "bright but not sunny"
- Spring shooting where early-season weather mixes clear patches with cloud banks
