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Coastal Wind
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<Reply # 20 on 4/8/2004 3:09 AM >
|  | | | The green blinds you!
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RageOfTheFallen
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<Reply # 21 on 4/11/2004 8:20 PM >
|  | | | I remember reading somewhere that green is for better color distinction compared to red, while helping preserve night vision (though not as well as red). As for blue, I havent the foggiest idea.
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RadEd
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<Reply # 22 on 4/15/2004 2:01 PM >
| | | | Yeah, the human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other color.
And red is the opposite in that respect with the least distinguishable shades.
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Mark
    
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What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
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<Reply # 23 on 4/15/2004 4:52 PM >
| | | | green lets you see red blood from injuries
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kn0wledge
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<Reply # 24 on 4/15/2004 5:23 PM >
| | | | Well today I bought a pack of lense filters for my Maglite. Next opportunity to test them out will be tomorrow night; some friends and I are off to finally get inside an old asylum. I'll be sure to take along the red filter and see how good it is.
Thanks for your opinions.
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Plytheman
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
Obey The Deer
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<Reply # 25 on 4/16/2004 5:48 PM >
| | | | I asked my teacher to call up the people who do lighting for our school plays to bring some gels that I can have whne they come back to get their lights, so heres hoping....
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Asylunt
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<Reply # 26 on 4/18/2004 10:41 PM >
| | | | I can't believe no one has heard of what blue is used for. In my understanding blue is used to shine through glass or water and testing this theory does prove to be correct to an extent. The whole brinkman led light with the three filters is kinda stupid, but the red is useful for going through your pack or doing small up close jobs in which you don't want your light to be noticed.
Asylunt
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain |
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Parteimitglied
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<Reply # 27 on 4/19/2004 12:45 AM >
| | | | The best deal for filters and getting good ones for cheap is to get a bit of a lighting gel in the colour of choice from a theatre supply company. Plytheman seems to be on the right track for a cheap and adaptable fix.
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orangeindiana
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Meh.
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<Reply # 28 on 4/19/2004 8:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by Joel Barish
I can't believe no one has heard of what blue is used for. In my understanding blue is used to shine through glass or water and testing this theory does prove to be correct to an extent. The whole brinkman led light with the three filters is kinda stupid, but the red is useful for going through your pack or doing small up close jobs in which you don't want your light to be noticed.
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I've heard that but don't really get why. Is it less likely to refract than other colors? It just doesn't seem to me like it'd have that much of an edge.
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sympathy in chaos
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Chicago
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<Reply # 29 on 4/19/2004 9:56 PM >
| | | | To track blood or so I hear.
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Plytheman
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
Obey The Deer
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<Reply # 30 on 4/21/2004 11:30 PM >
| | | | My friend mentioned a good, cheap filter...
3D glasses, like the cheap kinds. Blue and red lense, whichever you prefer.
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asdf145
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AK
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Agent Case
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<Reply # 31 on 4/25/2004 6:55 AM >
| | | | Red is for night (everyone has given the reasons, no need to state them again)
blue is usefull for looking into water
yellow is good for fog.
I stick to red unless it's a secure area, then I'll remove the filter.
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LongHorn
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"Clever got me this far, and tricky got me in."
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<Reply # 32 on 4/30/2004 4:13 AM >
| | | | Posted by Joel Barish
In my understanding blue is used to shine through glass or water Asylunt
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thats what ive read blue was useful for. havent gotten to try it out yet, but i am going to very soon at a place we are scouting out and ill get back and let yall know what i thought.
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orangeindiana
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Meh.
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<Reply # 33 on 5/1/2004 7:56 AM >
| | | | Posted by LongHorn
thats what ive read blue was useful for. havent gotten to try it out yet, but i am going to very soon at a place we are scouting out and ill get back and let yall know what i thought.
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Please do. I've heard plenty of people say how great blue is for looking through water (which doesn't seem to be terribly useful in most explorations anyway), but not any test or justification for it. Looking forward to it.
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Mark
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What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Flashlight coloured lenses.
<Reply # 34 on 5/1/2004 9:18 AM >
| | | | Blue is also used in fog as it cuts through the fog without glaring it up. However this is just for those crook neck flashlight the military has. They dont have much candle power.
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Antius
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| | Re: Flashlight coloured lenses.
<Reply # 35 on 5/3/2004 2:17 AM >
| | | | Blue Filters are Shiped with miltary Flashlights for signaling, they rilly do not had a good use in U.E. they are aso used during BMNT (begin morning nautical twilight) the time period whaen everything appers to be blue however aney tactition will tell you this is not the time to be out as you can be Spoted by your Silouhette from miles away.
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null_recipe
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Portland, Oregon
Gender: Male
| | Re: Flashlight coloured lenses.
<Reply # 36 on 5/3/2004 5:25 AM >
|  | | | I used to use blue lenses aboard ship, as they were a requirement to prevent giving away your position to "enemy" vessels. We used blue or violet filters and you could not see very well with them.
Yellow and red have already been addressed, but red is the best combo for being able to see well and to prevent giving away your presence.
Here is a trick if you find that your filter blocks too much light: Simply take a small drill bit and drill about 4-5 small holes in a circular fashion. This will allow some white light to escape, however it is still somewhat subdued. Experiment with this.
I want to warn those who may be dealing with security equipped with Night Vision equipment. Those red lensed flash lights light up an NVG like a magnesium torch! If you suspect NVG, kill all of your lights. I have seen this with my own eyes while wearing a set and carrying a red lensed light.
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Servo
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<Reply # 37 on 5/3/2004 5:39 AM >
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I want to warn those who may be dealing with security equipped with Night Vision equipment.
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Good advice, but if there's security out there with friggin' night vision after your ass, you might have set your UE sights a little too high. 
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LongHorn
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Alabama
Gender: Male
"Clever got me this far, and tricky got me in."
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<Reply # 38 on 5/3/2004 6:37 AM >
| | | | Posted by orangeindiana
Please do. Looking forward to it.
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i picked up that flashlight tonight. havent really tested it out yet, except on my own car in the parking lot. the blue does look through the window pretty well, just about as well as the regular LED bulb did, though. i guess it could be used as a dimmer alternative. but that was only in the parking lot where theres several lights and things. ill try to test it out some more by this weekend (with finals this week i dont know if ill be able to before then) and give my better opinion.
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Caenos
location:
Winnipeg, Mb
Gender: Male
| | Re: Flashlight coloured lenses.
<Reply # 39 on 5/28/2004 12:53 AM >
| | | | From my experiance, Blue filters are intended to be used in a stealth situation. Blue is the least eye-catching colour (according to some us milatary study, red is most eye catching whereas blue is the least. Theres facts to back this up somewhere, something to do with less area in the eye that reacts to blue light or something like that) and seeing as it the least likely to catch ones eye at a distanc,e the filters should be used in situations where a low amount of light may be needed for situations requiring low light such as: low level weapon maintenance, reloading, reading, or compass reading.
Red, of course is to preserve Night Vision, and not much else, as red is an extrememly easy colour to notice, especially in the bush.
Green provides fairly bright light, and is visible for a good distance, although I have not found any use for it first hand
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