Attention easily goes towards the newest, brightest, smallest, prettiest, and most innovative. Lets also remember the go-to lights, and models modestly offering a lot without breaking the bank, or subjecting us to early-adoption pitfalls. It may even be a light we don't use all that often. Perhaps we keep it around for its universally admired features and characteristics. Leaving aside glamour and Wow factors, how about suggestions for models to be encountered for around 100 dollars or less, with good heat management, discharge protection, current control, build quality, reliably consistent tint few would object to, simple UI with a good switch, a decent holster if not easily edc-able, not finicky about batteries, preferably happy with protected cells, able to withstand modest abuse, from a manufacturer with good QC and QA. Lumen output of around 1000 (or more) seems to interest more people, and anything over six inches in a pocket or holster can attract undesired attention.
As an example of this class, the Fenix PD40 (MT-G2) may not be HI CRI, but most people admire its tint, and it is a light you can rely on for extended use. It can't do any one thing that some other light can't do better, it is unlikely to make many envious, and the Turbo mode was designed for muggles, but with a spare 26650 or two, you will not get tired, burned, eyestrained, or left in the dark.
As an example of this class, the Fenix PD40 (MT-G2) may not be HI CRI, but most people admire its tint, and it is a light you can rely on for extended use. It can't do any one thing that some other light can't do better, it is unlikely to make many envious, and the Turbo mode was designed for muggles, but with a spare 26650 or two, you will not get tired, burned, eyestrained, or left in the dark.
