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 Petzl Lens Filter Kit for Tikkina, Tikka, Zipka, Tikka Plus, Zipka Plus, Red, Green, Transparent #E44850 By: Petzl Average Rating: 1.5 Total Reviews: 2 More Information Incovenient & not really red  On: 2008-05-08As the other review mentions, the "red" filter really isnt. Its closer to orange & didnt seem to do much at all for night vision. The filters are not very easy to swap out but are easy to lose. If youre looking for that capability & happened to purchase a Petzl headlamp w/o the flip-down or permanent REAL red filter, I guess this is an acceptable cheap substitute. A better option is to return your other headlamp & buy the other model, which is available on here. It costs about the same as purchasing another model plus these filters. Petzl Tactikka Plus 4-LED Headlamp, Black #E49P Princeton Tec also makes good headlamps (incl waterproof models) but there arent many listed on here & I dont know if they offer red-light filters. More fun than practical.  On: 2008-04-30First, a small disclaimer; Im not an outdoors type person. I have a headlamp purely for fun. I bought this with the savings on the headlamp. The lens filters are constructed with the same high quality standards as all Petzl products. However, the red filter is a very mild red. To me, it almost looks more like a darker orange than a full red. In fact, when the headlamp is on, it casts an orange light with the middle of the beam (almost) a pink (from the mixing of the bluish light from the headlamp and the filter). Im guessing Petzl used a lighter red to keep the brightness of the headlamp up, but I would have much preferred to have less light and a darker red. I didnt spend as much time with the green filter, but I will note that it has a slight teal tint to it. As far as the purpose of having a red filter to help preserve your night-vision, I cant say that I noticed any benefit to installing the red (or the green) filter. |