New years around the corner, still no P7 from Fenix?

[Badbeams3]

I would have been happy with only 600 or so lumen...affordable. We are all stuck with these wimpy 200~300 lumen lights. Fenix...you really are letting us down this Christmass :mad:

 

[WadeF]

There may not be enough quality P7's around to fill the demand Fenix would have for them. Fenix probably will skip the P7 and go with the Cree MC-E, but only when there are sufficient quantities available.

 

[Marduke]

Fenix does not seem to want to use any SSC product, only Cree. So I would expect a MC-E light long before a P7.

 

[jirik_cz]

AFAIK they are working on MC-E light.

 

[evenchaos]

:sigh:, thats a shame. I would have loved to seen an alternative/competition to the Wolf-Eyes P7 Sniper. Why are there so many MC-E lights coming so quickly given the short period of time that the MC-E has been on the market yet the P7 has been around like forever and so little choice in the quality market segment. :rant:

 

[WadeF]

:sigh:, thats a shame. I would have loved to seen an alternative/competition to the Wolf-Eyes P7 Sniper. Why are there so many MC-E lights coming so quickly given the short period of time that the MC-E has been on the market yet the P7 has been around like forever and so little choice in the quality market segment. :rant:

It sounds like the MC-E is a superior product to the P7. Some flashlight makers tried the P7 and just were not happy with the results.

 

[EngrPaul]

We are all stuck with these wimpy 200~300 lumen lights.

Which 200~300 lumen lights are Fenix making?

The answer to your original question is answered within. :tinfoil:

 

[Sgt. LED]

Mmmmmmm
An old 19mm body P1-CE with a MC-E. :drool:

 

[evenchaos]

It sounds like the MC-E is a superior product to the P7. Some flashlight makers tried the P7 and just were not happy with the results.

I guess depends on the application. I can see that the MC-E requires less effort to retrofit existing models (though I don't think that it will function optimally in such a config) and offers more throw. However, from my limited research the P7 would have been a better choice for a nice flood light (e.g. lighting up work).

 

[Art Vandelay]

Mmmmmmm
An old 19mm body P1-CE with a MC-E. :drool:

It had better come with a pot holder.

 

[Sgt. LED]

:) I was thinking of just using a dirty sock.

 

[zx7dave]

Would be nice to see Fenix at least make a short run of MC-E or P7 models and sell them as "Limited/Premium" ...especially around X-mas...

 

[Crenshaw]

how bout fenix coming up with some sort of decent thrower? something to compete with DBS or something....

better yet, a MCE based thrower...

:drool:

Crenshaw

 

[Illum]

Fenix does not seem to want to use any SSC product, only Cree.

I think to some manner this is a good thing, out with the blue tints:shrug:
besides, CREE's are easier to work with without squashing domes whenever its dropped or prodded by a foreign object

 

[StarHalo]

Mmmmmmm
An old 19mm body P1-CE with a MC-E. :drool:

Thanks to the LiMN cell, this is 100% possible

I'll be warming up the Paypal for it..

 

[Splunk_Au]

Simple reason is that there just aren't any good reflectors/optics for these multi-dye emitters.

Fenix will not make lights which will not provide any significant advantage or usable beam profiles, when their current lineup is already doing perfectly well.