preference of headlamp with three modes or five mode

led2011

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want to do some research among the flashlight user and flashaholic. Which is your preference for the headlamp with three mode(high- low- trobe) or five mode (high -mid-strobe)

Thanks in adavnces:wave:
 

carrot

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In my opinion, the simpler the better. The less often I have to click, the happier I am.

Take the Zebralight interface. It's pretty well thought out although not perfect. From off, you can access all three modes easily: click for high, double click for mid, and hold-click for low. You can click it again from on to turn it off.

Then there's the lower end models from Princeton Tec (Byte) and Mammut (S-Flex). These are annoying: you must click repeatedly to get to the mode you want. On the S-Flex you click twice for on, then click again for brighter, then again for red and again for blink. To turn off, you must click through all the modes.

I was going to write more, but then I got bored. Someone else can fill in the gaps.
 

Gregozedobe

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I hate being forced to go through any disco modes (strobes, SOS etc) to get to steady illumination (like many of the el-cheapo 3xAAA headlamps). My preference is to go quickly from off to the level I want to use. I press and hold the ZL lights to go from Lo to Med to Hi, releasing the button when I get what I was after. Second best is to have memory so that the light clicks on to the level I last used.
 

DIΩDΣ

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I like having lots of modes so I can find just the right level for what I'm doing. But I dont want to have to cycle through any blinking modes or have to start on high either. I really like my zebralights interface :thumbsup: 6 modes quickly accessable and you can choose whether or not one of those 6 is a strobe.
 
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ryguy24000

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Strobes, beacons, and ect. are good for emergencys, but I don't want to cycle through them to get to the mode I want. I like mode memory!
 
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