Cool little "How It's Made" Petzl video

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firsttothescene said:
that was cool.
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Hey there FTTS,

Thank you. Your comment is appreciated.

Actually, I was coming back here to delete the post/link before I went to bed. I was steamed to see that many people (about 80) had looked at the post ... and probably a dozen of them maybe had "checked-out" the link ... and yet nobody had taken the time for a follow-up 15-second "Thank you. That was cool." comment.
 
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I just watched the video. Pretty interesting seeing behind the scenes, it was cool to see the drop tests and the integrated spheres. Thanks for posting the link!
 
Thanks for the video share. Was looking at a Tikka last night, since the price & specs are quite good compared with similar priced headlamps.
Also read there will be a 2017 Tikka, but do like the design of the 'older' one. The runtime of the older Tikka, 100lm for 120h and 20lm for 160h, is a bit off though.. Wonder if those runtimes are correct.
 
the0dore3524 said:
Hey, it's a cool video and I can tell they put a lot of effort in it! Just that headlamps aren't really my thing :)
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Headlamps are one of the most efficient tools invented by man. I did not care for it for many years and one day I just ordered the basic Petzl which was around $20 and I never looked back. I now have several Petzl. And thanks to advances in led they are now as powerful and have great beam profiles as good as regular flashlights. Try one you may be surprised.
 
As a climber, backpacker and runner, I have used Petzl headlamps extensively for approaching 40 years now. Never had a single quality issue.

JB
 
marinemaster said:
Headlamps are one of the most efficient tools invented by man. I did not care for it for many years and one day I just ordered the basic Petzl which was around $20 and I never looked back. I now have several Petzl. And thanks to advances in led they are now as powerful and have great beam profiles as good as regular flashlights. Try one you may be surprised.
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Then you'll be pleased to know that the newly upgraded 2017 Petzl Tikkina (which I believe is the company's basic entry-level headlamp) is still $20 ... a heckuva lot of bang for the buck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4bG7aKYdZE

https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/New/TIKKINA#.WHuXCbEZOis
 
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OldmanRon said:
Hey there FTTS,

Thank you. Your comment is appreciated.

Actually, I was coming back here to delete the post/link before I went to bed. I was steamed to see that many people (about 80) had looked at the post ... and probably a dozen of them maybe had "checked-out" the link ... and yet nobody had taken the time for a follow-up 15-second "Thank you. That was cool." comment.
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Your welcome.
 
kj2 said:
Thanks for the video share. Was looking at a Tikka last night, since the price & specs are quite good compared with similar priced headlamps.
Also read there will be a 2017 Tikka, but do like the design of the 'older' one. The runtime of the older Tikka, 100lm for 120h and 20lm for 160h, is a bit off though.. Wonder if those runtimes are correct.
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Hey KJ2,

Glad you liked it. Check out the power (200 lumen) and run-time (60hr) of this new 2017 Tikka that you mentioned. I have one. It also has a red LED that (when in the strobe mode) can be seen at several hundred meters at night. (I tested/confirmed it.) It's basically the same design ... maybe 15 or 20 percent smaller. Same price ($30) as last year's model.

https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/New/TIKKA#.WHuqA7EZOis
 
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Cool little "How It's Made" Petzl video

I believe the Tikka is more focus beam and Tikkina is more wide beam. I like wide beam in general so Tikkina for me. The 2017 model looks great. [emoji106] The 2017 may be smaller as it looks like it uses a digital switch compared to mechanical switch of earlier model.
 
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OldmanRon said:
Hey KJ2,

Glad you liked it. Check out the power (200 lumen) and run-time (60hr) of this new 2017 Tikka that you mentioned. I have one. It also has a red LED that (when in the strobe mode) can be seen at several hundred meters at night. (I tested/confirmed it.) It's basically the same design ... maybe 15 or 20 percent smaller. Same price ($30) as last year's model.

https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/New/TIKKA#.WHuqA7EZOis
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Yeah saw that one too. The lumen upgrade plus the added red led is nice, but I like the 'old' design more.
 
Great vid. It shows they really put the hours into the product and their reputation shows it.

I have the 20/80L Tikkina, I rarely use the high setting. It has the best even floody beam pattern of any headlamp I have. Simple reverse mechanical clicky switch.
 
What can I say... It's marketing bullshit - the optics in their flagship headlamp MYO XP (RXP, RXP 2, 370) have not changed since 2006 :welcome:
- Luxeon III
- SCC P4
- Cree XP-G2
Still the same "cleanest beam" with almost ideal emitter projection instead of clean spot without artifacts...
 
Szemhazai said:
What can I say... It's marketing bullshit

As I wrote in the first post, I have no problem with that. It's what sellers do. :)

- the optics in their flagship headlamp MYO XP (RXP, RXP 2, 370) have not changed since 2006

I wonder why not? (Your posted opinion of the light seems complimentary, right?)

:welcome:

Thank you!

- Luxeon III
- SCC P4
- Cree XP-G2

The stuff in the MYO?

Still the same "cleanest beam" with almost ideal emitter projection instead of clean spot without artifacts...

That confuses me ...
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