Thanks for the continuing information Patriot! Appears that others have taken interest in this great deal as well and will have their own copies of the Abyss (Abysses???) to use and test! Great!
You got it Karl. "Abysses" haha, I love it!
Hi Sandy, I ended up with the soft case, which I really kind of like, since I'm not jumping out of aircraft with it..lol. It's compact, easy to transport and lightweight. The style is a soft, padded, camera case which is black and rectangular. It also has a nice metallic "Polarion" name plate it, so it's not completely generic. Once the charging apparatus is untied from its nice compact bundle, it can be a bit awkward to feed it back into the case with the light. Since the light would be rubbing on the charger I just remove it for short outings or pull a large, wool, lens sock over the light before putting it back in with the charger. I suppose a thin, closed cell foam panel could be added at a double deck divider as a self supplied option.Sledhead
" Patriot " I know it is a minor thing but - do you have a picture of the soft case, or did you upgrade to the hard case? Looking forward to the video - always top notch!
There are two small front pockets and two slightly roomier, end pockets on the case but they're too small for extra batteries or charger. They'll be fine for stowing a couple of filters, extra o-rings, and lens cloth but that's about it. There's also a flat zippered panel on the back side of the case and a zippered mesh panel on the inside of the flap lit but again, they really can't be used for anything associated with this light other than paperwork, o-rings, lube or filters.
If they change something, it would be to make the two end pockets laterally deep enough to house an extra battery pack. The only thing I changed was to add a second 1/4" piece of panel padding to the bottom of the case. The other sides are thickened up by the pockets already but if I drop the case with light on the concrete, I want a bit of extra protection there. About the only way this light could be damaged through the soft case would be an extreme impact on the bezel, so that what I'm protecting against.
Outside of the case, a protruding impacter, like a pointed rock could crack the front lens or tailcap polymer but I think that would be mighty rare. I've learned one thing though lately, if it's possible it will happen to me. I don't know if it's just the fortune of all my recent gear testing or not but "Murphy" has been a constant companion. Last night while taking beam videos I felt a hot sensation in my pocket. Thinking that an extra AAA light accidentally activated in my pocket I started to feel through my cargo shorts to find that the 9V battery I had tossed in my right front had heated up to about 150 degrees. It was so hot that I dropped it on the ground out of reflex. Baffled for an explanation as to why it was shorting out, I dug back into my pockets several times trying to solve the mystery but several times verified that nothing was there. Eventually and with difficulty, the tip of one finger felt what seemed like a folded tab of paper in the corner of the pocket. I pulled it out to find an old, foil, chewing gum wrapper about a 1/4 the size of a postage stamp. :shakehead The 9V was only in my pocket from the vehicle to the video site, or less than five minutes. Ironically, the 9V had been in my fire starting kit and I temporarily borrowed it as a back-up in just in case there was an issue with the brand new battery that I put into my rangefinder the night before. I was looking out for Murphy and he "got" me anyway! :laughing:
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