Banana Research

Sunglasses Score Methodology: how every frame i...

One tester, eight criteria, published anchors per criterion, config as tested. The scoring contract behind the board.

Sunglasses Score Methodology: how every frame i...

One tester, eight criteria, published anchors per criterion, config as tested. The scoring contract behind the board.

Best Cycling Sunglasses: the Banana Sunglasses ...

Every frame I own, scored on my face against published anchors. Eight criteria, eighty points, sortable.

Best Cycling Sunglasses: the Banana Sunglasses ...

Every frame I own, scored on my face against published anchors. Eight criteria, eighty points, sortable.

Sunglasses Frame Size Comparison: two frames, o...

Every frame photographed on the same calibrated reference mat, normalised to 10 pixels per millimetre and aligned at the nose bridge. Overlay any two frames in five views and read...

Sunglasses Frame Size Comparison: two frames, o...

Every frame photographed on the same calibrated reference mat, normalised to 10 pixels per millimetre and aligned at the nose bridge. Overlay any two frames in five views and read...

Prizm Trail vs Trail Torch: Measured, Photograp...

Oakley states 36% vs 35% light transmission. Our bench measured 55.1% vs 43.2% under one locked exposure, the widest spec to measurement gap in the Prizm set. Photographed through both...

Prizm Trail vs Trail Torch: Measured, Photograp...

Oakley states 36% vs 35% light transmission. Our bench measured 55.1% vs 43.2% under one locked exposure, the widest spec to measurement gap in the Prizm set. Photographed through both...

Lens Comparison Tool: Oakley Prizm Tints Side b...

Compare any two Oakley Prizm tints on the same seven real scenes, shot at one locked exposure. Zoom into details, switch brightness renderings, and share the exact view.

Lens Comparison Tool: Oakley Prizm Tints Side b...

Compare any two Oakley Prizm tints on the same seven real scenes, shot at one locked exposure. Zoom into details, switch brightness renderings, and share the exact view.

Oakley Clear Lens Review: measured 100% against...

Measured at 100% of the clear control, against Oakley's stated 93% VLT. None, control specimen through the lens, none on the outside. Photographed on seven real scenes.

Oakley Clear Lens Review: measured 100% against...

Measured at 100% of the clear control, against Oakley's stated 93% VLT. None, control specimen through the lens, none on the outside. Photographed on seven real scenes.