Flip Filters FLIP12 DIVE & DEEP Filter Kit for GoPro HERO5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 vs Think Tank Digital Holster 5 V3: which is safer?
Flip Filters FLIP12 DIVE & DEEP Filter Kit for GoPro HERO5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
GoPro
Flip Filters FLIP12 DIVE & DEEP Filter Kit for GoPro HERO5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWear debris or microplastics from threaded connections
PossibleBacterial or fungal growth in sealed filter housing
Think Tank Photo
Think Tank Digital Holster 5 V3
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUndisclosed water-repellent coating chemistry
PossibleCoating degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Wear debris or microplastics from threaded connections and Bacterial or fungal growth in sealed filter housing on the GoPro and not on the Think Tank Photo.
- We flag Undisclosed water-repellent coating chemistry and Coating degradation over time on the Think Tank Photo and not on the GoPro.
- The GoPro is optical glass and plastic filter elements where the Think Tank Photo is Ballistic nylon, weather-sealed fabric, metal hardware, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
- We are less certain about the Think Tank Photo grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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