Customer Reviews

Petzl E86870 Tikka XP Wide Angle 3-Lens Kit

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this item because it was listed by Amazon as an option for the Tikka2,it is not. It does not fit the XP2, and since I am in Iraq the hassle of sending it back is just too much to bother with.

This makes a great addition the the Tikka XP headlamp. The lenses that ship are not the same as the picture though. I recieved one red, one green, and one blue, which is actually better than the product pictured because the head lamp already has a white/clear lens on it.

I gave this item 3 stars because I mainly bought it for the red lens, but as it turns out, it's not the deep red that I'm familiar with. It's more of an orange color. For those that don't know, red is for preserving our night vision, green is for map reading, and blue is for seeing/spotting running liquids i.e. water. The green lens produces a nice, light (almost faded) green while the blue produces a nice deep aqua color, it almost looks purple. Overall, great quality and received well, but the orangish-red is disappointing.

Not much to it. The Tikka headlamp allows for easy swap of lenses. It is an inexpensive, yet effective solution to those that need to alternate between white and a colored light.

If you only have the original Tikka XP - this is a nice addition to have the red light option. As far as the blue and green - not sure what those are good for.