Kai Winters
Newly Enlightened
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- Nov 27, 2013
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Hi all,
While not a collector, I have 3 lights...two Olight i3s EOS, one older version, the other the Going Gear edition...my EDC, and one Fenix LD 09...I also have a ten year old MagLight that uses 3 "D" batteries.
Wow what a difference between the lights over the years...and my "new" lights are budget models.
I compared the beam of the Mag to the i3s and LD09...holy smoke what a difference.
The LD in the 55 lumen mode outshone the Mag significantly...aimed both at a wall approx 12 feet away...all lights in the house were off...the 130 lumen mode blew the Mag out of the water...one D battery was significantly heavier than the light and its' battery lol.
I did the same "test" with the i3s with the same basic results...even the 20 lumen mid mode was even or a bit better than the Mag.
Also the "color" of the light was much better...the Mag was the usual orangeish while the new lights were much "whiter"?
I knew the new lights would be much better but was a bit shocked by the improvement in "brightness", color and carry weight. No way would I carry the Mag unless I planned on using it as a club while the i3s is my EDC and I forget it is in my pocket. Even the larger LD09...my work EDC...goes virtually unnoticed in my pocket.
I'd love to try some of the more costly, higher lumens, etc. I read about here and at Going Gear...I imagine a night and day difference hehehe.
By the way the LD09 is a recent purchase and is my work light...I needed more lumens than the i3s provided...It works great, especially for the cost.
While not a collector, I have 3 lights...two Olight i3s EOS, one older version, the other the Going Gear edition...my EDC, and one Fenix LD 09...I also have a ten year old MagLight that uses 3 "D" batteries.
Wow what a difference between the lights over the years...and my "new" lights are budget models.
I compared the beam of the Mag to the i3s and LD09...holy smoke what a difference.
The LD in the 55 lumen mode outshone the Mag significantly...aimed both at a wall approx 12 feet away...all lights in the house were off...the 130 lumen mode blew the Mag out of the water...one D battery was significantly heavier than the light and its' battery lol.
I did the same "test" with the i3s with the same basic results...even the 20 lumen mid mode was even or a bit better than the Mag.
Also the "color" of the light was much better...the Mag was the usual orangeish while the new lights were much "whiter"?
I knew the new lights would be much better but was a bit shocked by the improvement in "brightness", color and carry weight. No way would I carry the Mag unless I planned on using it as a club while the i3s is my EDC and I forget it is in my pocket. Even the larger LD09...my work EDC...goes virtually unnoticed in my pocket.
I'd love to try some of the more costly, higher lumens, etc. I read about here and at Going Gear...I imagine a night and day difference hehehe.
By the way the LD09 is a recent purchase and is my work light...I needed more lumens than the i3s provided...It works great, especially for the cost.
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