Received my order for 20 LED lights for $20 from County Comm yesterday.
Perhaps they might not match either a Photon or Inova Microlight - but at $1 each - these have to be some kind of a bargain.......
These lights do not have a squeeze momentary on switch - instead they have a large slide on/off switch which is easy to operate - there might be a slight chance that these could accidentally switch on in the pocket and flatten the battery - the switch stiffness varies, I have one that's pretty stiff to switch on - others where it is pretty reasonably easy. Personally I prefer the easier (the majority of the ones I've tried) over the stiff - but I guess it depends on how paranoid one is to accidental switch ons.
OK a little unfair camparison follows - but that's life -
Sizes -
l to r: Inova Microlight, County Comm 20 for $20, Photon 2 (all white LEDs)
Beam shots -
20 for $20 vs. Inova Microlight -
20 for $20 vs. Photon 2 -
Notes: digicam set to Daylight White Balance (+ mark for point of focus) auto exposure.
The 20 for $20 LED lights are very white in real life with almost no hint of blue (several samples) and that blue halo ring is not visible, if anything the darker outer ring looks kind of green/brown to me - so I can't explain why there is that blue ring in the photo.
Yes, the Photon is kind of greenish - but not quite the awful green in the photo.
The Inova is distinctly blue to my eyes again the beam shot is kinder.
Look more carefully on the beam shots at the light bodies (bottom corners) and even the image of the lights - notice the bright side-spill fanning out?
On all these pocket lights there is a secondary ring/circle of light - ringing a circle of darkness - but on the 20 for $20 light this secondary ring is quite a bit more prominent - personally I find it a bit annoying - but hey - it's only $1!!!!
County Comm's photo of the light disassembled.
The holiday season approaches and these lights make great gifts/handouts - and their value to the receipient is likely to be far greater than the purchase price....
bargain indeed.
[edit Feb/29/2004 - changed photo hosting - as ImageStation no longer hotlinks reliably]
Perhaps they might not match either a Photon or Inova Microlight - but at $1 each - these have to be some kind of a bargain.......
These lights do not have a squeeze momentary on switch - instead they have a large slide on/off switch which is easy to operate - there might be a slight chance that these could accidentally switch on in the pocket and flatten the battery - the switch stiffness varies, I have one that's pretty stiff to switch on - others where it is pretty reasonably easy. Personally I prefer the easier (the majority of the ones I've tried) over the stiff - but I guess it depends on how paranoid one is to accidental switch ons.
OK a little unfair camparison follows - but that's life -
Sizes -
l to r: Inova Microlight, County Comm 20 for $20, Photon 2 (all white LEDs)
Beam shots -
20 for $20 vs. Inova Microlight -
20 for $20 vs. Photon 2 -
Notes: digicam set to Daylight White Balance (+ mark for point of focus) auto exposure.
The 20 for $20 LED lights are very white in real life with almost no hint of blue (several samples) and that blue halo ring is not visible, if anything the darker outer ring looks kind of green/brown to me - so I can't explain why there is that blue ring in the photo.
Yes, the Photon is kind of greenish - but not quite the awful green in the photo.
The Inova is distinctly blue to my eyes again the beam shot is kinder.
Look more carefully on the beam shots at the light bodies (bottom corners) and even the image of the lights - notice the bright side-spill fanning out?
On all these pocket lights there is a secondary ring/circle of light - ringing a circle of darkness - but on the 20 for $20 light this secondary ring is quite a bit more prominent - personally I find it a bit annoying - but hey - it's only $1!!!!
County Comm's photo of the light disassembled.
The holiday season approaches and these lights make great gifts/handouts - and their value to the receipient is likely to be far greater than the purchase price....
bargain indeed.
[edit Feb/29/2004 - changed photo hosting - as ImageStation no longer hotlinks reliably]