I'm rather new to this hobby and this forum but am greatly enjoying all aspects of it. I'm very fortunate in that I can afford to buy toys, have a very understanding wife who is all for whatever I want to do.
So, since getting into this, I've visited only the LED part of the forum, almost ignorant or blind to this section. In fact, when looking at how many people are viewing, it seems the overwhelming interest is in LEDs.
I'm not sure why that is, but since discovering this section, and finding youtube videos of Polarion lights, I now know what I want.
In the short time I'm into this, I've amassed (if that's the right word, though probably an exaggeration thus far), a Jetbeam RRT3, the Tiny Monster, a Zebra SC600. and various Surefire lights.
However, I now got the jones bad for an HID, and I want a Polarion. Not sure what the heck I'll use it for, as all I do now is light up my large backyard when I play with my dogs, or go out on 3 mile walks at night.
The Polarion would probably be overkill for that, but I've been told that Overkill is my middle name, and I'm damn proud of it.
So, I ask you, as I hearken back to the title of this post, are HID lights the best kept secret? Are they not as popular because they are quite pricey?
Does the price equate to not only many fold increase in brightness and throw, or does the price also stand for quality construction and materials that cannot be found in lights a quarter of the price and less, or both?
mark
So, since getting into this, I've visited only the LED part of the forum, almost ignorant or blind to this section. In fact, when looking at how many people are viewing, it seems the overwhelming interest is in LEDs.
I'm not sure why that is, but since discovering this section, and finding youtube videos of Polarion lights, I now know what I want.
In the short time I'm into this, I've amassed (if that's the right word, though probably an exaggeration thus far), a Jetbeam RRT3, the Tiny Monster, a Zebra SC600. and various Surefire lights.
However, I now got the jones bad for an HID, and I want a Polarion. Not sure what the heck I'll use it for, as all I do now is light up my large backyard when I play with my dogs, or go out on 3 mile walks at night.
The Polarion would probably be overkill for that, but I've been told that Overkill is my middle name, and I'm damn proud of it.
So, I ask you, as I hearken back to the title of this post, are HID lights the best kept secret? Are they not as popular because they are quite pricey?
Does the price equate to not only many fold increase in brightness and throw, or does the price also stand for quality construction and materials that cannot be found in lights a quarter of the price and less, or both?
mark