Anyone have the full Saint? What are your thoughts on it vs the Minimus. I have the minimus and am considering getting a second and may go with the full version. I just don't know that I would like all of the bulk on my head.
Nick
Nick
Thanks for the info, I've been considering getting the Saint as my H501 gave in after only 4 months of regular use. ZL warranty is 1 year, and I'm glad this light quit at home rather than on a trip. Somehow I expected more...I have the full-size Saint and prefer it to the Minimus. By using two straps the Saint does not require you to have the straps as tight on your head so it is more comfortable and the weight of the battery pack is hardly noticeable on your head. Most of the time I actually forget that I'm wearing a battery pack, which is an unpleasant realization if you try to lay with your head back on it -- in fact, that's the only downside, that the battery pack gets in the way of you leaning the back of your head on something, say a hammock.
My sample of one Saint is a bit on the bluish side but not overly so, and has no corona or rings as mentioned by earlier owners, which suggests to me that it is possible the problems reported have been fixed.
As far as I can tell, you cannot remove the Saint from its housing bracket. But I have never felt a need to either.
It looks to me like two Eneloops put out the same amount of light as three CR123's (100 lumens). By the numbers, two Eneloops should offer similar runtime to a single primary CR123 cell (over 2 hours on high). (2000 mAh at 2x1.2v versus 1400 mAh at 3.0v)
I've been tempted to check one out. Can you take the saint out of it's housing brackets like the zebralight? Any runtime/brightness info with 2xAA/NiMH? There seems to be a distinct lack of these type of measurements for surefire products...
Carrot, any chance you could measure or know the how wide the flood angle is?