Petzl E44850 Tikka/Zipka 3-Lens Kit

by Petzl

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This lens kit contains three different colored lenses to preserve night vision or replace a broken lens in the Tikka/Zipka headlamp series.

Product Description

640049 Features: Just remove the original lens and replace with one from the kit Includes red, green and clear lenses Specifications:

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.5 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LN7II8
• Item model number: E44850
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,405 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #95 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Lights & Lanterns > Headlamps

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incovenient & not really red, May 7, 2008

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This review is from: Petzl E44850 Tikka/Zipka 3-Lens Kit (Tools & Home Improvement)

As the other review mentions, the "red" filter really isn't. It's closer to orange & didn't seem to do much at all for night vision. The filters are not very easy to swap out but are easy to lose.

If you're 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 aren't many listed on here & I don't know if they offer red-light filters.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More fun than practical., April 30, 2008

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AndrewJH. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Petzl E44850 Tikka/Zipka 3-Lens Kit (Tools & Home Improvement)

First, a small disclaimer; I'm 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). I'm 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 didn't 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 can't say that I noticed any benefit to installing the red (or the green) filter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but not perfect, December 2, 2008

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DC (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Petzl E44850 Tikka/Zipka 3-Lens Kit (Tools & Home Improvement)

These lenses are very hard to pop-in and out of my petzelLED headlamps, I almost thought I was going to break them at first.

The colors are nowhere near as pure as having colored LEDs, but seem to do the trick never the less.

Only problem I seem to have is misplacing the clear lens I took out when I put a colored one in.