Be honest: How disappointed were you with your first LEP?

So, here's an interesting question for you:

What's your thoughts on your LED throwers?

Even though they light stuff up WAY less far away, they just seem more impressive.

Lighting up 20 feet at 300 yards, for whatever reason, is just cooler than lighting up 20 feet at 600 yards.
I swear, it's just because at the extreme distances, human eyes just can't really see what they're looking at.
Ya it's impressive that it can hit 600-800 yards down range but other then that the only time it came in handy was when at work we were trying to track an electrical conduit in a dark warehouse with 30 foot ceilings.
 
So, here's an interesting question for you:

What's your thoughts on your LED throwers?
I am surprised to see how much of a personal preference this actually is.

I want floodies. Different emitter, different tint, different colour temperature etc., sure. But I don't need really anything that can illuminate past, say, 50 meters. I almost only use my lights for late night walks or close-up inspections or work. Which means I both want and need an even, preferably hCRI light over a wide area.

Being able to just throw a tight beam far up in the sky or over the hills and far away is fun, but it's not something I need other than as a novelty item.
It's really good fun doing that at times, but still...it's only a fun feature.

A very good friend of mine is completely the other way. He want throw. The further, the better. I bought a Fenix LR80R for him earlier this year, and he absolutely loves it.

When it comes to throw vs spill, I think it's just down to personal preference and usecase.

Flashlight vs headlamp, cats vs dogs, panpakes vs waffles - it's always going to be
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I am surprised to see how much of a personal preference this actually is.

I want floodies. Different emitter, different tint, different colour temperature etc., sure. But I don't need really anything that can illuminate past, say, 50 meters. I almost only use my lights for late night walks or close-up inspections or work. Which means I both want and need an even, preferably hCRI light over a wide area.

Being able to just throw a tight beam far up in the sky or over the hills and far away is fun, but it's not something I need other than as a novelty item.
It's really good fun doing that at times, but still...it's only a fun feature.

A very good friend of mine is completely the other way. He want throw. The further, the better. I bought a Fenix LR80R for him earlier this year, and he absolutely loves it.

When it comes to throw vs spill, I think it's just down to personal preference and usecase.

Flashlight vs headlamp, cats vs dogs, panpakes vs waffles - it's always going to be
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Yeah, maybe that's the issue. I generally most prefer floody headlamps, then AA/AA hand torches. Most of my light use is more similar to yours; walks, inspecting things, fixing things, etc.

Probably the MOST use I have for throw is when riding a bike, but then too much throw doesn't help me see better, and mostly just blinds other people on trails.


I can see the LEP being good for boating at night. Spotting marker bouys and other boats at a distance.

I've avoided the LEP for the same reason I've avoided 3/4" drive ratchets and a front end loader. I'd never use them.

That's an interesting use case.


I have found it's surprisingly useful for checking things up high during the day or in mixed/raked lighting. That's a really, really narrow use case, but maybe HVAC people would really love a small LEP to keep in their pocket.
 
I'm waiting on price to come down. None of my lights do a good job of lighting up something 100-200 yards away through a winter deciduous forest. Any spill bounces off the ground at my feet and all the little twigs downrange, and this messes with my vision.

Waiting for a focusable model, to put say a 3 foot diameter spot at 200 yards, with no spill in the foreground.

Oh and I want it to be green to avoid spooking the animal.
 
I'm waiting on price to come down. None of my lights do a good job of lighting up something 100-200 yards away through a winter deciduous forest. Any spill bounces off the ground at my feet and all the little twigs downrange, and this messes with my vision.

Waiting for a focusable model, to put say a 3 foot diameter spot at 200 yards, with no spill in the foreground.

Oh and I want it to be green to avoid spooking the animal.
Sounds like an Emisar Moctigon K1 with an Osram W1 Green LED to me.

There are some pixies here:


...Damn, I really want one of those now!
 
I have found it's surprisingly useful for checking things up high during the day or in mixed/raked lighting. That's a really, really narrow use case, but maybe HVAC people would really love a small LEP to keep in their pocket.

Very high ambient and very long distance have a lot in common - LEP or not. Very good point.
 
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