Cinder
Newly Enlightened
Hello there! Been lurking for over a year, but finally decided to do the inevitable and register :wave:
A little background on me: I've been fascinated by flashlights ever since I was a kid.. in fact I've always asked for flashlights for my birthday present. Back in the day, I felt secure knowing my trusty C or D cell....
.... Eveready flashlight was ready to light up the dark in case some natural disaster or extreme phenomenon that darkened the skies suddenly happened. Although I never became a flashlight collector (photos of your light collection on CPF amaze me), I always had one or two lights ready for anything. I was happy as long as I had a light, but I never knew what I was missing until I got my first "real" LED: Fenix L2D Q5. I ended up giving it as a gift and got myself another Fenix, the TK12. I've only owned it for 2 nights and so far so good! Knowing how people here like beamshots, I went outside and took some using an ordinary digital camera set to 400 ISO.
First set: Target is a concrete bench about 10 meters away. I hope you don't mind the amateur way these shots were taken
5 Lumens
50 Lumens
90 Lumens
225 Lumens
Second Set: Climbed a fire escape to get a clear view of a concrete building (gymnasium) about 125 meters away.
5 Lumens
50 Lumens
90 Lumens
225 Lumens
Pictures don't do the TK12 justice imo. So much light from such a small device.
CPF has now become a part of my daily internet browsing routine. I particularly enjoy stories about how different people used their lights to "light up the night" - from helping someone with car problems at night to making people think someone brought a car into the corn maze. I'll try to post every now and then. For now, I'm more comfortable with just reading and lurking while I familiarize myself with flashlight terms and models. (When people talk about their lights, it sounds like a conversation about weapons "Malkoff, Maratac, SF M6, etc") but that's ok, each day I learn something new.
That's it for now, see you around CPF! :tinfoil:
Edit: Anyone know what this flashlight is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLWFaKATGl4
A little background on me: I've been fascinated by flashlights ever since I was a kid.. in fact I've always asked for flashlights for my birthday present. Back in the day, I felt secure knowing my trusty C or D cell....
.... Eveready flashlight was ready to light up the dark in case some natural disaster or extreme phenomenon that darkened the skies suddenly happened. Although I never became a flashlight collector (photos of your light collection on CPF amaze me), I always had one or two lights ready for anything. I was happy as long as I had a light, but I never knew what I was missing until I got my first "real" LED: Fenix L2D Q5. I ended up giving it as a gift and got myself another Fenix, the TK12. I've only owned it for 2 nights and so far so good! Knowing how people here like beamshots, I went outside and took some using an ordinary digital camera set to 400 ISO.
First set: Target is a concrete bench about 10 meters away. I hope you don't mind the amateur way these shots were taken
5 Lumens
50 Lumens
90 Lumens
225 Lumens
Second Set: Climbed a fire escape to get a clear view of a concrete building (gymnasium) about 125 meters away.
5 Lumens
50 Lumens
90 Lumens
225 Lumens
Pictures don't do the TK12 justice imo. So much light from such a small device.
CPF has now become a part of my daily internet browsing routine. I particularly enjoy stories about how different people used their lights to "light up the night" - from helping someone with car problems at night to making people think someone brought a car into the corn maze. I'll try to post every now and then. For now, I'm more comfortable with just reading and lurking while I familiarize myself with flashlight terms and models. (When people talk about their lights, it sounds like a conversation about weapons "Malkoff, Maratac, SF M6, etc") but that's ok, each day I learn something new.
That's it for now, see you around CPF! :tinfoil:
Edit: Anyone know what this flashlight is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLWFaKATGl4
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