Trying to find a cockpit night flight light for work. I have a bout 6 different flashlights collected over a number of years, and none are suitable. all are compromises, so this year I have decided to find an all in one solution..but it is VERY difficult.
Edit , had a count, more like 16 different lamps over the years
Arrived today are:
Fenix E35 Ultimate
Suprabeam Q2
LED lenser M3R
All arrived today and feeling totally deflated.
The Fenix is OK in that in comes on in Low mode and has a memory, which is what I want. But with no zoom it is not suitable for my needs. Also badly designed tail cap..It cts nicely as a tail stand, as long as you don't use the supplied lanyard, as that put it off balance, as it sits on the lanyard loop on one side. Got the diffuser to try instead of t a zoom, but it is just going to be inconvenient to use, until it gets lost or falls of downy he back of something . Also the time delay for it to come on is a pain. So this is no use to me
Q2..Nice zoom, nice low level output, but no memory for last mode used. I want a lamp for aircraft cockpit night time use and I don't wan't it to have to be cycled through bright modes to reach low level. So also useless.
The LED Lenser, bought because after a long conversation via e-mail with a LED Lenser tech in Germany I was told
The great thing at the LED Lenser "M" series is that you are able to change the order. So you can choose the low power setting to start with.
But so far I can't see how to do it. It always comes on via high first even if only a short pulse. Zoom is goo though.
I am still awaiting two lamps from China MyLED.com, and a Coast HP1..but again that is not a multi level.
Feeling very deflated, is there not one torch out there with all my requirements? Going to be giving these away as Christmas presents I think as they are no use to me.