Bolster
Flashlight Enthusiast
I'm scratching my head over the release of the H31r and the H51r. After scouring the USA vendors and finding not a single H501r for sale, I was thrilled to hear of a RED release from Zebra. I need one for astronomy outings. But the release appear to be lamps with bright hotspots. So...who do these appeal to? And for what purpose?
My thinking is that red light has the primary purpose of night vision protection, number one use being for reading of maps and charts, and looking for nearby gear. Or for hiking a trail at night. For these purposes I'd want a soft floody light, right? Why would I want a red light, much of it concentrated into a 9-degree hotspot? And what's the purpose of 100 lumen in red? I don't understand. I'd think the sublumen modes would be most useful.
It seems that the desire for flood would be especially the case for a red headlamp. The currently running poll shows that pure flood is the most preferred category for beam type (for headlamps), followed by a directional flood. Either of these would seem to be ideal for a red headlight. So, explain this to me, please. There must be a reason for the brilliant spot red headlamp. Someone must be buying these for some purpose!
My thinking is that red light has the primary purpose of night vision protection, number one use being for reading of maps and charts, and looking for nearby gear. Or for hiking a trail at night. For these purposes I'd want a soft floody light, right? Why would I want a red light, much of it concentrated into a 9-degree hotspot? And what's the purpose of 100 lumen in red? I don't understand. I'd think the sublumen modes would be most useful.
It seems that the desire for flood would be especially the case for a red headlamp. The currently running poll shows that pure flood is the most preferred category for beam type (for headlamps), followed by a directional flood. Either of these would seem to be ideal for a red headlight. So, explain this to me, please. There must be a reason for the brilliant spot red headlamp. Someone must be buying these for some purpose!
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