Through the courtesy of 4Sevens I have this Q-MiNi AA2 on hand to test.
I personally have a preference for single celled pocketable flashlights - so when I got this Q-MiNi AA2 I thought this was kind of negating the whole "mini" concept - but then I realized that not everyone is like me - and there is a whole population of people who really like the size of a 2x AA flashlight - witness the immense popularity of the legendary MagLite 2AA MiniMag.
Thinking that way the Q-MiNi AA2 made a lot of sense - here's a 2x AA light that is slimmer and shorter and with the pocket clip it is very portable withOUT any holster along the seam of a pocket.
Size -
I've scaled/sized this photo so that it appears life-sized on my PC monitor @96dpi (Mac monitors would show this @ 133.3% with 72dpi)
As can be seen the Q-MiNi AA2 is substantially smaller than the venerable 2AA MiniMag and noticeably smaller than its other 4Sevens counter part the standard Quark AA2 and Fenix LD20 (actually mine is a kind of made-up Frankenstein LD20 using a PD20 head which is really the same as a LD20 head on a L2D body and tailcap - illustrating well the lego principle) and most impressive is that the Q-MiNi AA2 is not that much larger than the 2x AAA Preon 2 (although I do have the clicky tailcap).
Head -
The Q-MiNi AA2 as with the latest 4Sevens Quark lights as well as the Preons use the Cree XP-G R5 - the Fenix LD20 I have uses a XR-E Q5.
vs. Quark AA2 - both on Max and NiMH
the regular Quark AA2-R5 is brighter (spec rated: 206 lumens - Q-MiNi is rated at 180 lumens)
vs. Fenix LD20-Q5 both on their Maximum outputs and NiMH
harder call to make since the Fenix LD20 has a narrower beam so the light is more concentrated than the Q-MiNi AA2. But notice the cooler/bluer tint of the Q-MiNi and the much smoother beam due to 4Sevens' self-centering design.
vs. Preon 2 both on Max and NiMH
despite being on different batteries - the Q-MiNi AA2 and Preon design concepts are close and the output is pretty close too (Ratings; 180lumens for Q-MiNi AA2 and 160lumens for Preon 2)
All in all a pretty worthwhile design giving a pretty portable 2AA light in a very compact body. Its performance was with other 4Sevens light is well thought out and pretty much state of the art.
I personally have a preference for single celled pocketable flashlights - so when I got this Q-MiNi AA2 I thought this was kind of negating the whole "mini" concept - but then I realized that not everyone is like me - and there is a whole population of people who really like the size of a 2x AA flashlight - witness the immense popularity of the legendary MagLite 2AA MiniMag.
Thinking that way the Q-MiNi AA2 made a lot of sense - here's a 2x AA light that is slimmer and shorter and with the pocket clip it is very portable withOUT any holster along the seam of a pocket.
Size -
I've scaled/sized this photo so that it appears life-sized on my PC monitor @96dpi (Mac monitors would show this @ 133.3% with 72dpi)
As can be seen the Q-MiNi AA2 is substantially smaller than the venerable 2AA MiniMag and noticeably smaller than its other 4Sevens counter part the standard Quark AA2 and Fenix LD20 (actually mine is a kind of made-up Frankenstein LD20 using a PD20 head which is really the same as a LD20 head on a L2D body and tailcap - illustrating well the lego principle) and most impressive is that the Q-MiNi AA2 is not that much larger than the 2x AAA Preon 2 (although I do have the clicky tailcap).
Head -
The Q-MiNi AA2 as with the latest 4Sevens Quark lights as well as the Preons use the Cree XP-G R5 - the Fenix LD20 I have uses a XR-E Q5.
vs. Quark AA2 - both on Max and NiMH
the regular Quark AA2-R5 is brighter (spec rated: 206 lumens - Q-MiNi is rated at 180 lumens)
vs. Fenix LD20-Q5 both on their Maximum outputs and NiMH
harder call to make since the Fenix LD20 has a narrower beam so the light is more concentrated than the Q-MiNi AA2. But notice the cooler/bluer tint of the Q-MiNi and the much smoother beam due to 4Sevens' self-centering design.
vs. Preon 2 both on Max and NiMH
despite being on different batteries - the Q-MiNi AA2 and Preon design concepts are close and the output is pretty close too (Ratings; 180lumens for Q-MiNi AA2 and 160lumens for Preon 2)
All in all a pretty worthwhile design giving a pretty portable 2AA light in a very compact body. Its performance was with other 4Sevens light is well thought out and pretty much state of the art.
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