Stella_Polaris
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I have owned these two Danish handmade Wiseled flashlights for a while but haven't come around to reviewing them... I'll make up for that today.
Here's a pic of the two beasts in their charging cradles... Wisedive Handheld 3,300 Lumen to the left and Wiseled Tactical NG (also 3,300 Lumen) to the right:
I ordered a special case for the Wisedive Handheld, too (note that the current case does NOT have orange filling inside anymore. It is grey now):
Plus I ordered a click-on handle for both... the handle easily clicks on and off over the lanyard ring:
While the standard colour is black throughout on the Wiseled Tactical NG ("NG" stands for "Next Generation"), you get various options for the Wisedive Handheld. As you can see, I chose the silver frontring and silver coolhead, black body made of anodized, aerospace grade and salt water resistant Aluminium.
In the 2 pictures below, you can see the "RamFlow" cooling system that uses forced convection to cool down the flashlight... used indoor or outdoor and even used non stop until the batteri needed a recharge, I have yet to experience the head of the flashlight getting hot:
There are other outer differences... for instance, the Wisedive Handheld has a "Slide" on/off button while the Wiseled Tactical NG has one single steel button controlling the various modes:
The two flashlights have different user interfaces. I am not going to go into specifics as to how UI works on the two... you can check that out both interactively and in the product sheets on the wiseled / wisedive sites.
However, I feel the need to correct the description of how to use the "Flight Mode":
1) On the Tactical NG, you need to push the on/off button quickly 4 times within 2 seconds. While doing this, look at the end of the flashlight: After the 4th. quick push, you'll notice that the end lights up orange. Wait a second more to have the end light up blue... THAT is when you are to push the on/off button ONCE again to active the Flight Mode.
To disable the Flight Mode, push the on/off button quickly 4 times again... after 2 seconds or so, the flashlight turns on will full power. So DON'T go "hey, why does the flashlight not turn on?" and look into the LED's.... because (as said) the flashlight doesn't turn on immediately after disabling the Flight Mode but has the mentioned delay of approx. 2 seconds.
2) On the Wisedive Handheld, simply slide the on/off slider to the LEFT quickly 4 times within 2 seconds. This will activate the Flight Mode (no light indication at the end of the flashlight)... to disable the Flight Mode, simply do the same again. Like with the Tactical NG, please wait 2 secs for the Wisedive Handheld to turn on after Flight Mode has been diabled.
Also, I want to point out that while the two flashlights come with a standard 5-step boost/throttling down action, both lights are "customizable" via the "WiseIrda" software availible on their site. With exception of older Wiseled Tacticals, you can customize the following settings:
Wiseled Tactical NG: 800 grams / 24.2 cm
Wisedive Handheld: 710 grams / 22.7 cm
While the Wisedive Handheld is specically made for divers, the Wiseled Tactical NG is advertised as being "Not suitable for diving"... It still is waterproof, though, which basically means "dunkable". It will cope with all everyday situations you'd have, including the unlikely case that you would drop your Tactical NG into a bath tub filled with water.
Both flashlights start out with an effect of 1,500 mA. But whereas the Wiseled Tactical NG maintains that effect (but can be manually throttled down via the pusher in 5 steps, going down to 1,000 mA), the Wisedive Handheld throttles down automatically to around 1,200 mA after a while (tested outside at 5 degrees Celsius: 40 minutes).
The LED's used in both the Wiseled Tactical NG and Wisedive Handheld is the Cree Xpe "Cool White".
It should be noted that a special "Tech Lense" is gonna be availible from Wiseled in near future that will create an incredible dense beam with an an amazing throw!
But hey... those flashlights shouldn't just sit idle in the cradle. So let's take them out of the cradle and first make some beamshots up against the wall inside. They'll be taken for a stroll outside later...
The Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
The Tactical NG, full boost:
Strope (500 Watt), Wisedive Handheld:
Despite the two flashlights having the same LED type, the Wisedive seems to emit a slightly whiter light than the Wiseled Tactical NG.... let's test them outside and let night become day:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
Wiseled Tactical NG, full boost:
A volunteer caught in full boost mode (Wisedive Handheld)... he's still being treated in the hospital for partial blindness. LOL
Tree tops:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
Wiseled Tactical NG, lowest setting:
Stop sign:
Wisedive Handheld, one step throttled down manually:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
I hope you enjoyed this review!
Here's a pic of the two beasts in their charging cradles... Wisedive Handheld 3,300 Lumen to the left and Wiseled Tactical NG (also 3,300 Lumen) to the right:
I ordered a special case for the Wisedive Handheld, too (note that the current case does NOT have orange filling inside anymore. It is grey now):
Plus I ordered a click-on handle for both... the handle easily clicks on and off over the lanyard ring:
While the standard colour is black throughout on the Wiseled Tactical NG ("NG" stands for "Next Generation"), you get various options for the Wisedive Handheld. As you can see, I chose the silver frontring and silver coolhead, black body made of anodized, aerospace grade and salt water resistant Aluminium.
In the 2 pictures below, you can see the "RamFlow" cooling system that uses forced convection to cool down the flashlight... used indoor or outdoor and even used non stop until the batteri needed a recharge, I have yet to experience the head of the flashlight getting hot:
There are other outer differences... for instance, the Wisedive Handheld has a "Slide" on/off button while the Wiseled Tactical NG has one single steel button controlling the various modes:
The two flashlights have different user interfaces. I am not going to go into specifics as to how UI works on the two... you can check that out both interactively and in the product sheets on the wiseled / wisedive sites.
However, I feel the need to correct the description of how to use the "Flight Mode":
1) On the Tactical NG, you need to push the on/off button quickly 4 times within 2 seconds. While doing this, look at the end of the flashlight: After the 4th. quick push, you'll notice that the end lights up orange. Wait a second more to have the end light up blue... THAT is when you are to push the on/off button ONCE again to active the Flight Mode.
To disable the Flight Mode, push the on/off button quickly 4 times again... after 2 seconds or so, the flashlight turns on will full power. So DON'T go "hey, why does the flashlight not turn on?" and look into the LED's.... because (as said) the flashlight doesn't turn on immediately after disabling the Flight Mode but has the mentioned delay of approx. 2 seconds.
2) On the Wisedive Handheld, simply slide the on/off slider to the LEFT quickly 4 times within 2 seconds. This will activate the Flight Mode (no light indication at the end of the flashlight)... to disable the Flight Mode, simply do the same again. Like with the Tactical NG, please wait 2 secs for the Wisedive Handheld to turn on after Flight Mode has been diabled.
Also, I want to point out that while the two flashlights come with a standard 5-step boost/throttling down action, both lights are "customizable" via the "WiseIrda" software availible on their site. With exception of older Wiseled Tacticals, you can customize the following settings:
- Dimming
- Strobe
- Boost
- Temperature setpoint
- Automatic decrease light
Wiseled Tactical NG: 800 grams / 24.2 cm
Wisedive Handheld: 710 grams / 22.7 cm
While the Wisedive Handheld is specically made for divers, the Wiseled Tactical NG is advertised as being "Not suitable for diving"... It still is waterproof, though, which basically means "dunkable". It will cope with all everyday situations you'd have, including the unlikely case that you would drop your Tactical NG into a bath tub filled with water.
Both flashlights start out with an effect of 1,500 mA. But whereas the Wiseled Tactical NG maintains that effect (but can be manually throttled down via the pusher in 5 steps, going down to 1,000 mA), the Wisedive Handheld throttles down automatically to around 1,200 mA after a while (tested outside at 5 degrees Celsius: 40 minutes).
The LED's used in both the Wiseled Tactical NG and Wisedive Handheld is the Cree Xpe "Cool White".
It should be noted that a special "Tech Lense" is gonna be availible from Wiseled in near future that will create an incredible dense beam with an an amazing throw!
But hey... those flashlights shouldn't just sit idle in the cradle. So let's take them out of the cradle and first make some beamshots up against the wall inside. They'll be taken for a stroll outside later...
The Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
The Tactical NG, full boost:
Strope (500 Watt), Wisedive Handheld:
Despite the two flashlights having the same LED type, the Wisedive seems to emit a slightly whiter light than the Wiseled Tactical NG.... let's test them outside and let night become day:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
Wiseled Tactical NG, full boost:
A volunteer caught in full boost mode (Wisedive Handheld)... he's still being treated in the hospital for partial blindness. LOL
Tree tops:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
Wiseled Tactical NG, lowest setting:
Stop sign:
Wisedive Handheld, one step throttled down manually:
Wisedive Handheld, full boost:
I hope you enjoyed this review!
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