Flashlight
Aug. 14th, 2004 12:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
furtech[Hey Jeff! You might be interested in this...]
After reading the rave-reviews on the Surefire flashlights, and needing good lumins nightly for dogwalks (and being a tech-geek), I ordered their model 6P. I'm amazed that flashlight technology has made such a recent leap: the LED lightsource is freakishly futuristic-- there is no dark spot and the light is eerily luminescent. I have no idea how to use a "kubaton" (hi, Jeff), but I may be going back to my reliable 3D maglight: I dropped the 6P on the ground tonight (asphalt) and it broke. Not into pieces, but it no longer turned on. The light would no longer go on in any of the positions and fiddling with it brought momentary light, but only after repeated bapping on my knee. Even then, it finally wouldn't turn on at all (good thing-- my knee was getting sore).
So I'm puzzled: *this* is supposed to be a military-grade light? My sympathies to any who would try to use this in a life-or-death situation (I just couldn't paint bunnies for Cody or find Frieda...erm). I'm sending this light back with a snarky note. Also disappointed that they don't provide a red filter or strap with this model.
After reading the rave-reviews on the Surefire flashlights, and needing good lumins nightly for dogwalks (and being a tech-geek), I ordered their model 6P. I'm amazed that flashlight technology has made such a recent leap: the LED lightsource is freakishly futuristic-- there is no dark spot and the light is eerily luminescent. I have no idea how to use a "kubaton" (hi, Jeff), but I may be going back to my reliable 3D maglight: I dropped the 6P on the ground tonight (asphalt) and it broke. Not into pieces, but it no longer turned on. The light would no longer go on in any of the positions and fiddling with it brought momentary light, but only after repeated bapping on my knee. Even then, it finally wouldn't turn on at all (good thing-- my knee was getting sore).
So I'm puzzled: *this* is supposed to be a military-grade light? My sympathies to any who would try to use this in a life-or-death situation (I just couldn't paint bunnies for Cody or find Frieda...erm). I'm sending this light back with a snarky note. Also disappointed that they don't provide a red filter or strap with this model.
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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!