What's the best EDC flashlight in 2012 and why?

[holylight]

i put p25 edc in car. the rest(signature) i edc 2 lights = 1 light(18650) and backup with light(aa). damn I love all the lights... I go with runtime 60% and brightness 40%..

 

[SeamusORiley]

I find it to be a toss up between:

1. Fenix PD 32 UE
2. Nitecore E 25 Cobra

Both are small, long battery life, able to start at low lumen but go up to a nice 700+ Turbo mode. Neither are perfect, however.

The Nitecore has a blinking light to be able to find it the dark but it does not have a reliable clip. It has a signal to give you the battery strength, a feature I love.
The Fenix doesn't tail stand, but has a strong clip and a very nice sized diffuser cap which it comes with.

Both are well made. If I could combine the two of them...

I call it my

Fenicore PD25:

Small length like Nitecore
Thin like Fenix
Powerful yet versatile like both
Tail stand like Nitecore
Blinking light and battery strength indicator like Nitecore

I think, perhaps, since it is "my" light, I will make it have a LED display like the TM 26 and add in an internal charger to plug it in!

 

[Gravediggaz]

so whats the best for 2013?

 

[Mr460mag]

Keyring carry: Same as 2012, Fenix E05 with Energizer Ultimate Lithium AAA. Over five hours runtime
Pocket carry: Zebralight sc52. A little bigger than the 4sevens mini cr2 i carried last year, but a lot brighter with 14500`s.
More useful modes and i can use regular aa in an emergency. Love it.