Fenix E05 Stainless Steel

[thedoc007]

I will take the feather on the head over the ball though!! :laughing:

No kidding. Inertia was eye-opening for me, when I first learned of it. I mean, in zero-g vacuum, you can move just about anything if you make a sustained effort. But you can't do it quickly...a very slow moving object could still crush you quite effectively, if it had enough mass. Weight and mass are NOT the same thing, even in layman's terms the differences are very important to understand.

 

[magicstone12]

Glad you put a laugh after that one! Of course, you did that because you realize that neglecting air resistance over the surface area relative to mass, which is not a significant factor for a key ring falling from waist high, objects of higher mass do not fall any faster than lighter ones. But you knew that, I just wanted to point it out for the new guys!

Viva la E05 (SS and aluminum, they both !)

:twothumbs:twothumbs

 

[Jiri]

God! :wow: THat is so beautiful little amazing light!!! I can't believe I didn't buy it a long time ago! I recieved two pieces just today. And... Wow! I've got dozens of different Fenix flashlights, but this one is sooo beautiful. And the silver packing! Everything so perfect! I just have it on my desk and keep admiring it! I don't get why people have a need to buy Fenix E99 Ti... this E05SS is more than enough...

...wait!! I want E99Ti !!!! :help: :help: :help:

 

[anthonyhall]

I just received mine last week. I used to have a Maglite Solitaire LED, which was nice but the black adonised surface was badly scratched to silver, and the light was flickering often, even with a fresh battery, so I bought this little beauty to replace it. I'm very happy with the light output and the stainless steel. The weight doesn't bother me.

However, I was surprised at how sharp and unpleasant the knurling felt to hold. Not sharp like you'd cut yourself on, but unpleasant, like it needs sanding off.

Interestingly the instructions for the Fenix said that if it starts to flicker, clean the contacts (including the screw fittings) with alcohol. So I did this to the old Maglite and lo, it appears to be working now! So I gave it to my son. Now we are all happy.

I just have to find a nice lobster clip to hold it to my keys now.

 

[GarageBoy]

Hmm - can't wait to upgrade mine from the single 27 lumen mode I've been using forever - now the question is SS or Aluminum - I generally like my tools lightweight, but the finish on the black HA didn't hold up that well (it was with my keys, but only attached via an S biner to my SAK Rambler)

Also - the Astrolux A01 exists... (but I'm Fenix loyal...)

 

[dts71]

Hmm - can't wait to upgrade mine from the single 27 lumen mode I've been using forever - now the question is SS or Aluminum - I generally like my tools lightweight, but the finish on the black HA didn't hold up that well (it was with my keys, but only attached via an S biner to my SAK Rambler)

Also - the Astrolux A01 exists... (but I'm Fenix loyal...)

The answer is to go for the E99Ti - lighter than SS and will look better than Alu.

SS 32g
Ti 18g
Alu 12.5g

Also a lower low, 4 vs 8 lumens, is also a nice to have.