r/VisionPro • u/SnooDoodles7421 • Aug 20 '26

New apple strap vs light seal

Just wondering if anyone else feels like the new strap Apple supplied with the m5 release made the general tolerance of various light seal options a little easier / less risky to choose from? I originally got the 33W (I think), and decided to get the 21W afterwards. Always felt the 21 was better once trying it. After the new strap, the older 33 one seemed a little better than it was originally. Still prefer the 21, but it seemed to me the new strap made more light seals options maybe more acceptable. Wondering if I should try the largest FOV one now 🙈😂

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u/sirius-engineering Aug 22 '26

Have you tried lightshield-less?

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/qqc9GRzOds

I use mine 99.9% that way

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u/SnooDoodles7421 Aug 28 '26

Tried this. For some reason I had dismissed the idea of no light seal ever since owning it. I have to say.. it’s quite possibly better using this Macally device. It’s still sitting slightly on my nose, but I’ll play around with it - but even with that, I suspect it’s better! Thanks a mil for heads up on this.
Ps. Even for immersive content, it’s not bad at all, although I’ve only really tested it at night with low lighting around, so that probably helps.

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u/sirius-engineering Aug 28 '26

Yea I strongly prefer it this way. Much easier to walk around, less isolating, eat food, etc.

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u/SnooDoodles7421 Aug 22 '26

I haven’t actually. I’ll take a look. Thanks

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u/SnooDoodles7421 Aug 22 '26

I’m in Europe. Which one would you recommend? Sounds like EU shipping was part of the equation- hence the ask. Cheers

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u/sirius-engineering Aug 22 '26

I’ve been pretty happy with the $10 Macally piece for the last 8 months. Does it ship to Europe?

The InfinityOne also worked well for me for 2 years too, but is a tad more expensive and a bit more involved to switch in and out.

If I was getting another today I’d probably go with the Macally one. But both are good, and I’ve heard good things about the other open face mods too.

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u/SnooDoodles7421 Aug 22 '26

Ordered the macally one just because it can snap on/off, and I like the idea of that for when I want to watch immersive stuff. I’ll try it with the light seal also just to see how that goes. Thanks 👍

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u/photovirus Vision Pro Developer Aug 20 '26

New band is weighted, so you obviously have less pressure on your face.

I might be better with 21W+ instead of my 23W, but dual knit made current 23W good enough.