Anyone buy the Armytek Tiara A1 or C1 yet?

[blah9]

Nice! My Wizard Pro has been through a lot of rain with no problems too.

 

[nimdabew]

Quick review:

I have a ZL H302WF and Tiara C1 Pro that I was going to do a lengthy comparison on here in Alaska and its freezing temperatures and cold windy mornings. I used the ZL for all of two days and now I just grab the C1. I think it is a superior light, but I would have to get the non-flood version of the ZL to make a proper comparison.

 

[gunga]

Ok. Still looking to see if it's a worthy competition for a zebralight.

 

[chadvone]

They have a frosted H302 ?? I have had both lights, I still have Armytek

 

[gunga]

Please do tell.

 

[nimdabew]

They have a frosted H302 ?? I have had both lights, I still have Armytek

It is sort of. It's a great flood light, but nearly useless on ultra high mode past about 30 feet.

http://www.zebralight.com/H302w-CR123-Flood-Headlamp-Neutral-White_p_156.html

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=RGVrZWhIenFJWkk2UkZmRWI4a0pkRjNnMzJPNTN3

 

[chadvone]

Please do tell.

Switch layout. UI. Beam profile. Tail magnet. 18350.
No issues with any of my Zebras, both good choices. I just prefer AT for reasons listed above.
I have had issues with AT.

 

[Woods Walker]

I have been using the Tiara more and more. In fact finished the smack down testing between that and the HL50. Been running a Keeppower 14500 battery which works great in the A1 but wonder if the performance in the real world is all that much better than a 2500 Eneloop pro? From the naked eye both batteries run the headlamp very bright though guessing the Lithium ion is technically brighter. Haven't tested it using a Lithium primary beyond a short walk. That too worked great. The headband and silicone holder is comfortable when running as well. With the exception of the accidental lockout as discussed earlier and a few strange UI bugs which are hard to reproduce I am happy.

 

[JorisFRST]

Decided on the Tiara C1 PRO Warm 90CRI, and it's a very nice light for going out in the garden at night etc...Output is half of that of the normal models, but still plenty.It's such a neat light that i'm getting another one of them, but the normal warm white version.Just not sure if I'll go XM-L which they only have in cold white, or xp-l in warm white ? I know the warm white xp-l will output less light, but i'm not bothered about that, any other things that are pro xm-l ? I really like the warm tint when working outside.

 

[Woods Walker]

Decided on the Tiara C1 PRO Warm 90CRI, and it's a very nice light for going out in the garden at night etc...Output is half of that of the normal models, but still plenty.It's such a neat light that i'm getting another one of them, but the normal warm white version.Just not sure if I'll go XM-L which they only have in cold white, or xp-l in warm white ? I know the warm white xp-l will output less light, but i'm not bothered about that, any other things that are pro xm-l ? I really like the warm tint when working outside.

You would be hard pressed to see the 7% difference between a XM-L V2 cool white or NW in terms of brightness.