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Flashlight Enthusiast
I re-read that thread. While I am not interested in examining that particular brand, the thought has occurred to me, what exactly is wrong with lights being expensive? The original thread was posted as if expense was a sin and cheapness was a virtue.
Not a thing wrong with expensive, they should be. Expensive means someone put a lot of thought into it and a lot of work and a lot of refinement.
Picture this, you are stuck in a cave somewhere, or on top of a mountain - do you want the cheapest Chimart special or a work of art?
Me, I will take a Malkoff over anything - anywhere. One of his $200 models. I want fully potted and heat-sinked. A nice reflector that he has.
I want it all. Price being no object. Well, do keep it under $1000, unless the thing has GPS capabilities as well.
If you are going into a circumstance that demands utter reliability, expensive is having your light fail and you resorting to a backup or none at all.
That's expensive.
Remember that cave incident in Thai? I do wonder what lights they used during that experience.
Not a thing wrong with expensive, they should be. Expensive means someone put a lot of thought into it and a lot of work and a lot of refinement.
Picture this, you are stuck in a cave somewhere, or on top of a mountain - do you want the cheapest Chimart special or a work of art?
Me, I will take a Malkoff over anything - anywhere. One of his $200 models. I want fully potted and heat-sinked. A nice reflector that he has.
I want it all. Price being no object. Well, do keep it under $1000, unless the thing has GPS capabilities as well.
If you are going into a circumstance that demands utter reliability, expensive is having your light fail and you resorting to a backup or none at all.
That's expensive.
Remember that cave incident in Thai? I do wonder what lights they used during that experience.