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Now my favorite light
Posted by
Garbonzo
on 4/12/2008
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1 day to 1 week
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Pros: 2 modes, very bright high mode and useful low mode. Small enough to pocket carry. Good quality, nice fitting pieces and o-ring seals. Glass lens. Has a lanyard. The size, shape and weight feel good in my hand, like I have more control than with other smaller lights that take one battery.
Cons: I see no "cons". CR123 battery needed. Very expensive in U.S. retail stores, but a great bargain at Dealextreme.
Other Thoughts: Get a supply of CR123s and/or rechargeable LR123s when you buy this light from DX. Mine is blindingly bright with a 3.6v LR123
Bottomline: This is now my everyday use flashlight. I was a bit stunned at how bright it is, and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent quality of the low mode... it's plenty bright too, but not so glaring that you can't read by it. All in all, this light is the one I'd get if I could have only 1 light that uses CR123 batteries... and it uses only one of them :)
Fantastic light!
Posted by
DDN84
on 4/7/2008
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General (knows how to use it)
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more than 1 month
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Pros: -This light is very bright on a RCR123A battery, initially brighter than RC-F4 but as it's direct driven (no busted circuit I guess), the brightness drops overtime. The overall output is awesome, a tight and smooth hot spot for decent throw, yet very bright spill also.
-2 modes, very useful:High for crazy brightness whilst Low mode for extended runtime (over 5h in my test but the output obviously drops near the end of the test)
-It gets warm when running on High for the first 5-10 mins but slowly cools down as output drops, not as warm as RC-F4 so NO, it doesn't get hot.
-Building quality is excellent, threads are lubed, smooth. It is water proof thanks to the o-rings (there's one at the lens too). There are springs on both -ve and +ve ends and barrel is large enough to accommodate protected RCR123A. I think it's worth more than its price tag.
Cons: -It's quite big for a CR123A-sized light (large head and long body).
-Because it is direct driven, it can't provide a constant output.
Other Thoughts: Will be interesting to see a Q5 in this torch :)
Bottomline: For the quality, output and money, you can't go wrong with this light but not very pocketable imo.
Insanely bright, two-mode flashlight
Posted by
sjino
on 2/19/2008
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Pros: Great build quality, has two very usable modes (high and low), small, and crazy bright. Large head, high quality glass lens. Nice white beam with good hotspot, sidespill, and throw.
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: I love this little light. It's nice having two useful modes (no strobe or SOS), and it's startling how bright it is running on one CR123 battery.
Bottomline: Great little light. Highly recommended. This light was also highly rated on the CandlePower Forum. It was one of the lights that received the highest possible rating.
Not very bright
Posted by
_kit_
on 2/3/2008
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Pros: Good solid torch, build quality and soldering looks very good.
Quite a big torch for a 1 x CR123 cell. But sits nicely in the hand.
Cons: Not very bright. SKU 2821 which runs the same emitter and battery is significantly brighter.
I got a replacement from DX as I thought my light was faulty, but it turns out the replacement isn't bright either. So I'm assuming this is how they are.
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Bottomline: Quite a well built torch, pity it isn't brighter.
I would choose one of the other torches instead due to this brightness issue.