Re: Is that a Maglite in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?
I would hope so, it's an LED in a D26 head with an optic, as opposed to a bulb in a D19 sized reflector. The problem with the LED output is that the landscape isn't as detailed. But the warmer tinted versions are getting better.
What batteries did you run them on? Both IMR16340's? The beamshots in a previous thread showed the IMR-E2 the clear winner over the P91, which surprised me a lot at the time. But the pictures may have been mislabeled. I know the P91 doesn't have it's full brightness potential on IMR16340's.
Sorry it took two years to get back to you!
Yes, I used a pair of AW "red label" IMRs.
The IMR-E2 may be clearly the winner up close, but I really wanted something with reach, and spill that wouldn't blind me with ground-scatter. Also, I had a
way better holster from Wilson Combat for the G2Z than is offered for the E2 head, which is probably the real deciding factor. Maybe someday I'll make an E2Z for myself on a lathe, then make a leather-kydex-laminate holster from scratch, but today is not that day.
Also, I suspect the supply of E2 bulbs may have dried up by that time.
I
also suspect that my compulsively keeping the IMRs topped up helped the P91 in the comparison.
Just adding my 2 cents here by saying that my my e2e in stock form is still one of my favorite lights. Not to be confused with my most used of course. There is nothing more beautiful than and E2E in natural HA!!
It's really got a certain
je ne sais quois.
Just got back from the post office and I have the same opinion. It seems Surefire got it quite right with this one, soon to become a favorite and one of my most carried. I don't have duplicates of any flashlight but this may be the first. Beautifully built.
I have been accused of being an LED fanboy - while this may be true, the E2 platform is the only light I own in
triplicate. (Aftermarket pineapple body, E2, E2E) Plus loose spare parts.
For those of you talking about home defense and other tactical applications, why do you care about runtime in the slightest? How many minutes do you expect your tactical encounter to last, especially if you're only using the light in momentary bursts during such an encounter? (snip)
Not really. I want ten minutes' runtime in case the cells have suffered a little self discharge or got used occasionally to test the bulb; I don't want to immediately recharge them because hot-off-the-charger cells stress incan bulbs. I want at least 120 continuous seconds before risking a meltdown, though. Word of advice: Never run a P90 down on a pair of IMR123 cells in a nitrolon body. You'll soften the casing, dent the tail, and wreck the heat shrink.