Its alright As a current welding student I was in need of a good hood for many reason. Mainly being im new and really couldnt see my weld pool or get my sight lines down. I decided to take a gamble after doing extensive research and decided id go with the optrel. First thing I noticed helmet is extremely flimsy. Really light but it does fell fragile. Iso fit headgear is really amazing. Fits comfortably while your welding and while hood is open. The optrel fits firmly over the nose. More like a mask wich i like. It feels like its part of your face. One thing i dont like is the outside lenses. They scratch extremly fast. In fact the spare that came with the hood was scratched when I pulled off the film. At 35$ for a pack of 5 its probably going to get expensive and if your a student like me on a budget that might be something to take into consideration before purchasing the hood. Ive used the hood for 5 days and im already having to replace the outside lense where as my student hood (wich is fairly cheap) id have to replace the outside lense about every 2 weeks. As far as how it welds. Amazing. Super clear. Im running an SMAW right now in school mostly doing flats and horizontal grooves and the difference is real. I went from struggling in school to nailing every lab ive done so the hood definitely made a huge difference. With the exception of the replacement lenses its a good hood. Read more

Teuer, aber sowas von besser als alles andere. Seitdem ich das gute Stück habe macht Schweißen deutlich mehr Spaß. Man muss praktisch nichts einstellen, man sieht immer gut und der Kopf bleibt auch nirgends hängen. Einfach gut! Read more

Wow. Just spent double what I was planning on to get a 'wide screen' helmet after using a Lincoln Dominator for the last 15years. Very first weld - couldn't believe my eyes. Clear beyond belief. Amazing colour clarity. The number of times I went to put my helmet down to start welding ...only to realize it was already down. Comfortable headgear although a bit complex - time will tell if it's robust enough for the rigours of the workshop/site. One thing I dislike though is that with the new isofit system, it's almost impossible to get to adjust the controls on the glass inside the helmet without twisting or distorting the headgear. Apart from that - love it. Hope to get many years out of this bit of kit. Read more

Was soll man sagen... Wenn ich auswählen müsste: Einen Profihelm oder ein Profischweißgerät. Ich würde mich für diesen Profihelm entscheiden! Denn wer sein Schweißbad nicht genau beobachten kann, der wird auch nicht vernünftig schweißen können! Ein geübter Schweißer, der gut sieht was er tut, der schweißt auch mit einem Anfängergerät sehr saubere Nähte... Die Sicht ist phantastisch! Ich klappe den nur Helm selten hoch, weil man einfach so göttlich gut durch sieht :-) Read more

I would buy this again. I don't even need to lift it up to see where to begin the weld. Very light. Nice quick release on the head gear. Comfortable nose depression on the inside fits nicely around your nose. Very good auto darkening feature. No real need for the manual settings. Grind function is activated by a small button on the helmet. Very easy to get used to. Read more

I actually love love love the optics on the mask. So clear ,so easy to see what I'm doing. Only downside and I dropped a star because of it is the headband. Too awkward to use, an ordinary headband would be better. Apart from the headband it's the business 👌. Read more