Do you really use 0.2 lumen?

[dealgrabber2002]

Hey FireClaw18,

I bet there are quite a few that loves to get their hands on your LF2XT.

 

[srfreddy]

That's the difference between you and I then as I always strive for battery runtime.

Well... seeing as an infinity mag has almost that (infinity runtime, probably a few months though) I don't see where the runtime would be lacking.

 

[Testor]

I use the JetBeam TC-R2 in its lowest setting, said to be 0.003 Lumens. It's more than adequate in the dark late at night.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

I use the JetBeam TC-R2 in its lowest setting, said to be 0.003 Lumens. It's more than adequate in the dark late at night.

Besides the SPY007, Jetbeam TC-R2 has the lowest low?

 

[Lighteous]

I use the lowest lumen setting on my Nitecore IFE1, Quark 123-2 and ThruNite Neutron 1C all the time.

 

[scout24]

Jetbeam TC-R2, variable RRT-0, Titan, Titan T1A are all right around the same, the Spy's are a whole different world. Milky does some super-low work as well. :) My Luna Floodmaster goes lower than the four listed above, but for me it becomes a point of diminishing returns much below TC-R2, RRT-0, and the Titans. Any lower, and they become very near-task oriented lights, say a foot or so. Titans/ Jetbeams I can still navigate in the pitch dark in the middle oof the night without waking others or compromising night adapted vision, any brighter and both objectives go out the window for me.

 

[luceat lux vestra]

Titans/ Jetbeams I can still navigate in the pitch dark in the middle oof the night without waking others or compromising night adapted vision, any brighter and both objectives go out the window for me.

I agree.
My quark aax2 is just about right on moonlight mode except for that pre-flash
does a titan or jetbeam pre-flash? Or is that just a quark quirk

 

[scout24]

No preflash on my Titans or Jetbeams, and my point was that for me, anything else (Quarks, HDS, Sunwayman) is too bright for middle-of-the-night use. Others swear by them, and that is one of the great thinga about all the choices we have. If one thing worked for everyone, this would be a boring place. :) Preflash solved by cupping the light in your hand, or against your leg. Maybe it'll get sorted out if there is a Gen II version.

 

[cratz2]

Almost never. As far as I know, I've only ever owned two lights that can go that low. The ~16 level light which I rarely use any more and my HDS Basic 42 which I've carried pretty much every day since I got it in 2005, but it was modded with an SSC in 2007 so I'm guessing the .3L is now closer to 1 or 2L.

I guess the super duper minimum output would be great if you were stuck in a cave for ~15 days at a stretch, but I think 1 or 2 lumens is a lot more practical for most users.

 

[kaichu dento]

No preflash on my Titans or Jetbeams, and my point was that for me, anything else (Quarks, HDS, Sunwayman) is too bright for middle-of-the-night use.

They're all great lights, but hard to believe though it may be, the Titan is one of the only lights that really, really goes low and like you, the Quarks, HDS and Sunwayman, love them though I do, don't go nearly as low as I wish they would either.
Another light that gets left out of the incredible low ratings is the Spy series, all of which are capable of going down to trit levels.

No pre-flash from my Titan or 007, but then I don't have any problem with any of my lights giving a pre-flash. Guess I got rid of all that did and can't remember their names...

 

[dealgrabber2002]

No pre-flash from my Titan or 007

Better not! That 007 is a ~$700 light!

 

[dealgrabber2002]

I finally experienced what other are saying "once your eyes adapted to the dark, .2 lumen is good enough to read and do other things". I went camping last month and in pit black, I was able to read with very little amount of light. I can even read with a glow in the dark o-ring I placed in front of the light. WOW.

I didn't get a chance to use .2 lumen to walk to the bathroom because when I went, my gf went as well and she wants max brightness from the flashlight.

 

[Spin]

Common sense tells me that individuals that constantly use 0.2 lumens to read, not disturb members of their household or on a camping trip will eventually have vision problems as they mature. Using the above amount of light to maneuver about appears to be unnatural for humans & only related to non-human night-time predator/prey situations.Though i can understand the use of miniscule amounts of light for military & emergency applications. I wonder how many of the "0.2 lumen" people use this amount of light for the economic and/or wow factor? Our previous generation did not have 0.2 lumens to take care of their family or traveling about the household at night & survived quite well. 'My' personal preference is to have various inexpensive three watt plug-in incandescent bulbs situated within my house where they provide appropriate illumination with minimum disturbance to my family.

 

[Philonous]

Common sense tells me that individuals that constantly use 0.2 lumens to read, not disturb members of their household or on a camping trip will eventually have vision problems as they mature. Using the above amount of light to maneuver about appears to be unnatural for humans & only related to non-human night-time predator/prey situations.Though i can understand the use of miniscule amounts of light for military & emergency applications. I wonder how many of the "0.2 lumen" people use this amount of light for the economic and/or wow factor? Our previous generation did not have 0.2 lumens to take care of their family or traveling about the household at night & survived quite well. 'My' personal preference is to have various inexpensive three watt plug-in incandescent bulbs situated within my house where they provide appropriate illumination with minimum disturbance to my family.

First of all, most experts agree that reading etc. in low light does not damage your eyes. It might cause eye-strain, but (as an avid reader) in my experience that usually happens when the room is bright but the book is not adequately lit. More importantly, it only results in temporary discomfort.


What I can also say is that the 0.1 low on my SC600 is just fantastic for midnight necessities. Grab light, turn on, no "GAH, LIGHT!" moments, but enough light to make things out, get to the bathroom and stay on target. And when I turn it off and hit the pillow, I'm back to sleep almost instantly. It's definitely as useful as the turbo setting.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

'My' personal preference is to have various inexpensive three watt plug-in incandescent bulbs situated within my house where they provide appropriate illumination with minimum disturbance to my family.

Three watts? LOL Way too much light for me, an inveterate flashaholic who would prefer to walk around with 0.07 lumens at night, and never ever turn a light switch on. My most difficult task at night is to get the milk out of the frig without the frig light coming on. :eek:

Bill