12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best goggles, even for the open ocean, June 9, 2010
This review is from: Aqua Sphere Vista Swim Mask (Sports)
I wear contacts and use goggles both at the pool and the ocean. The salt water and chlorine tear up goggles, so I go through a couple of pairs a year. These are by far the best I've ever used.
The Vista Mask is obviously different than other goggles - something of a hybrid between a goggle and a mask (but leaning towards the goggle side). The field of view is spectacular, and because the lenses are bigger, the bigger skirt creates a great seal on my face, and are really comfortable. Sure, they're odd looking from the outside, but from the inside they're nearly perfect.
I don't think of myself as having a big nose or a "wide bridge", but I definitely don't have a petite schnoz, and some of the other goggles (notably the new Kayenne model) aren't nearly as good with my nose.
In the ocean, even though they are bigger, they still manage to cut a pretty low profile and don't come off any more than any other goggle.. One thing I like about them is that I feel like they're safer for my eyes. I always fear that tight goggles, however irrationally, might scoop out my eyeballs in a big wave. There's no danger of that happening with these because of the way they seal to your face.
The company has improved the tightening mechanism on the model - it's a little button that you just press and you can then easily tighen or loosen the straps. Very nice.
For the price, it's nice that they include some lens cleaner/protector, but it would be even better if they came with a bag or a case as well.
I recently got the smoke lens, and it's totally not too dark but cuts the sun.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very, Very, Very, Very, Very nice, March 28, 2008
Haven't tried them in open water yet, but in the pool they were great. Not as "big" as I expected - not like swimming in diving goggles - very snug fit and a great seal.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent goggle for those with deep set eyes, December 18, 2009
This review is from: Aqua Sphere Vista Swim Mask (Sports)
I have gone through a lot of goggles trying to find ones that don't leak. I was using the Seal XP and they were okay but I could still get leaks. These seem to be doing the trick for me. I have deep set eyes and only use regular goggles for racing as I don't mind having them real tight for short periods of time. For training though these Vista's are great.
They are slightly larger than the Seal XP's and that may be the reason for the better seal for me. If you need a larger goggle and have deeper eye sockets these may be the ticket.
I got them from Amazon for $20 and at that price they are a good bargain.
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