GarageBoy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Was 4sevens the first?
Anyone remember the first dealer to sell Fenix lights?
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SilentK
Enlightened
I believe that it was Fenix-Store. But i also think that David owns that. Or Fenix Outfitters?
Penguin
Enlightened
David first offered Fenix lights on the forums via sales thread in mid 2005 before establishing fenix-store.com
Marduke
Flashaholic
I believe 4sevens set up the first group buys, and later set up Fenix-Store to facilitate the orders. This was back when the L1P was their ONLY light, and was the first 1xAA high power light from ANYONE.
GarageBoy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yup, the good old days. And back then, I promptly dismissed Fenix because they weren't Pelican, Arc, Surefire, Princeton Tec
Thanks. I'm trying to see if I can find the thread
In my opinion, the L1P is the light that sparked the Chinese/East Asian flashlight boom
Thanks. I'm trying to see if I can find the thread
In my opinion, the L1P is the light that sparked the Chinese/East Asian flashlight boom
carrot
Flashaholic
greg_in_canada
Flashlight Enthusiast
40 lumens! I want in!
Greg
kramer5150
Flashaholic
Wow, all that excitement over 40 Lumens 
Amazing how far and fast this hobby has evolved. I signed onto CPF, but never really got into it until ~1-2 years after my join date.
When did they introduce the L1T (one of my fave lights)? Was it marketed as an enhanced version of the L1P?
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Amazing how far and fast this hobby has evolved. I signed onto CPF, but never really got into it until ~1-2 years after my join date.
When did they introduce the L1T (one of my fave lights)? Was it marketed as an enhanced version of the L1P?
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No matter how many times you claim this, it still won't be true.
As I recall the release sequence went L1+, L1, L1P, L2P, L0P, L1T/L2T, P1... and I don't remember if the E1 came before or after the P1.
It's funny... I have vivid memories of reading Quickbeam's reviews back in 2005/2006, but I have no recollection of any official marketing from Fenix until well after the Cree versions arrived.
Since it was based on a LuxIII, I always saw the L1T as an enhanced version of the L2P that happened to run on a single cell. The later L1S was the enhanced L1P.
Flying Turtle
Flashaholic
Somewhere the Civictor fits into the sequence. It was my earliest buy from Fenix-Store.
Geoff
Geoff
TooManyGizmos
Flashlight Enthusiast
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David who .........
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I want to know the significance of the 4Sevens logo , and where that came from ?
I understand about Aces & 8's .
David who .........
:nana:
I want to know the significance of the 4Sevens logo , and where that came from ?
I understand about Aces & 8's .
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Marduke
Flashaholic
The Arc was sold as a 1xCR123 (designed to work as such) light with a 1xAA accessory tube, not as a production 1xAA light.
So unless there is another light of which you can enlighten me...
BentHeadTX
Flashlight Enthusiast
Peak shipped the Kino Bay 1AA Luxeon light in late June, 2005. I know that was before the L1P but not sure if it was the first. I think a company called TNC came out with a 1AA Luxeon before Peak, it has been years so... The downer about the Kino Bay was poor regulation.
My Fenix story is L1P--->L2D CE-->L1D RB100-->L2D Q5 The L1P was a great light back in 2005, a screaming R bin Luxeon punching 40 lumens was great. Ahhhh, the heady days of "BC" (Before Cree)
The Arc LS First Run (2001) and the first few revisions shipped with CR123A, 2AA and AA tubes. The 2AA and AA tubes were not optional accessories. The AA tubes were dropped when the version 2.0 circuit was introduced. You'll find Arc LS time lines detailed here on CPF and the LED Museum.
Gosh, let me think... there's the aforementioned Peak Kino Bay, TNC KeyLux, Maxlite, Fenix L1+, ... I imagine you could find a few more by checking the review dates at FlashlightReviews, LED Museum, etc.
Maybe you should try the forums Search features?
Marduke
Flashaholic
Well, let's take a look here.
The Arc LS circuit cut off at 1.4v, so I personally would not call that a 1xAA capable light, since 1xAA only "sorta" worked...
The TNC KeyLux was a custom product, not a production light...
I believe the Maxlite was also a custom product of very limited quantity...
And the Fenix L1 series is what we are talking about here, so...
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