wintermute
Enlightened
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- Nov 16, 2004
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For $50.00 the light should work as led to believe in their advertising and spec sheets. Nowhere on any advertising or specs for the light does it say that it will flash when starting up. This sounds like a big glitch and quality control issue to me and it should be remedied.
I think we can all agree that the flash issue before low is a problem. I can only assume as the lights get better they will fix this issue. They may have upgraded the circuitry to a more efficient circuit recently, hence the new problems. I also am slightly bothered by the flash, but I just put my other hand over the lens (or press the lens against my shirt) to prevent the flash. I mostly use this light in high or turbo mode anyway - so it doesn't seem like a huge problem in my eyes. The low, is too bright IMO (especially with my Cree Q4 bin) - but hopefully with new driver revisions they will give us a lower low, along with eliminating the flash. I have the L1D and L2D bodies already - and will get the P2D body within a week to complete my boost Fenix lego set. :twothumbs
Overall though, I haven't had a light which performs up to the same standards for as inexpensive as this light is - $50 for a light which has 4 brightness settings (+ SOS and strobe), and can use a variety of different bodies and battery sources still seems like an excellent value in my eyes. I have one light which I have been playing with and modifying over the last couple of years with much more invested, and the Fenix light is brighter and out throws that light...hence why I am again upgrading my old light to another new driver and emitter. But this light can only use 2xAA NiMH, and it only has a single setting - so it's not anywhere near as versatile as my Fenix P2D/LxD lego set.
Still love the Fenix, even with the flash problem. Uncle Bob, are you considering selling your P2D due to the problems? If so, I could take it off your hands and keep the body, upgrade the emitter in the head, and resell it. Just let me know through PM. :wave:
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