Heya! Yeah-- it's possible I either got a bad one or managed to drop it *just* right. I guess it's the newness when it happened: if I'd owned one for ten years and it happened, I'd write it off as a fluke.
The fixed-focus property is a drawback: when I'm searching an area for, er... Frieda *spoor*, I need a wider beam. FYI, I also got the L2 (which might be used as a prop at some point). I may well use that as the emergency, extra trail light. The L2 is *very* cool to use. At the highest beam, I think it will go through a pair of lithiums in under an hour (the beam was noticeably dimmer after about 40 minutes). Very cool. (er, and *hot*)
What I like about the 3D Maglight: I can focus the beam to see coyote or cat eyes at 120+ yards...wide beam for poopage...TONS of accessories! And also as one of the few legal weapon-useful items a walker can legally carry. Donut beam is more annoying after seeing the bright spot of the Surefire lights!
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Date: 2004-08-14 08:27 pm (UTC)The fixed-focus property is a drawback: when I'm searching an area for, er... Frieda *spoor*, I need a wider beam. FYI, I also got the L2 (which might be used as a prop at some point). I may well use that as the emergency, extra trail light. The L2 is *very* cool to use. At the highest beam, I think it will go through a pair of lithiums in under an hour (the beam was noticeably dimmer after about 40 minutes). Very cool. (er, and *hot*)
What I like about the 3D Maglight: I can focus the beam to see coyote or cat eyes at 120+ yards...wide beam for poopage...TONS of accessories! And also as one of the few legal weapon-useful items a walker can legally carry. Donut beam is more annoying after seeing the bright spot of the Surefire lights!