Re: email respone from Maglite regarding LED light
I think some things said here, bear repeating.
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snakebite said:
if you think arc has problems getting luxeons good enough for the ls just think how hard it would be for the quantity mag would need!
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Very good point...
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Empath said:
Regardless of your feelings regarding Maglite's business practices, and the stagnation of their R&D demonstrated by the same old product year after year, there is a truth that needs to be pointed out. Maglite has never introduced a light that wasn't cutting edge or of the highest quality at the time of it's introduction. If the quality is indeed inferior, if and when they add LED technology, that would be an extreme departure from their past practice.
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I agree. Thanks Empath, for being a voice of reason, always (even though I don't always agree with you).
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Frangible said:
They are targeting Joe Blow consumer, who will not spend $140 for a Surefire L4...
I think Mag will only release LED products if their target market is willing to pay for the benefit difference over conventional technology. And I'm not sure that day is here...
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I agree...
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radellaf said:
Personally, I think Mags are still top-notch "regular" flashlights.
I honestly don't think anyone but us cares about beam patterns. Mags focus to a nice tight spot, and generally I bet that's where people leave them. The flood is a nice bonus...
...<chuckle> and as for making an LED bulb you have to replace, before you accuse Mag, talk to the people modding their Electrolumens Blaster 5W "1000 hour" LEDs for ampere + currents. ;-)...
...They're not new tek, but they're reliable. Their legal department sucks, I'm fully with you there...
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Again, I agree...
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Gene said:
Love 'em or hate 'em, it'll be a good long while before the general public is swayed away from cheap maglites, LED or not...
...We CPFers are really in the minority in that the common consumer still gasps at the thought of spending over $20.00 for a flashlight.
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Yup...
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James S said:
We're so used to getting a clear line on the inner workings of the smaller companies that have representatives around here that we're trying to get the same level of info out of a response from the PR department at Mag and it's just not going to happen.
I do expect that when they do it that it will be a fine light. Nothing too special but they really don't put out garbage.
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Absolutely.
And where is the Surefire representative here on CPF? Or the Surefire forum? One of the companies that garners the most loyalty here, remains unrepresented.
Where is the Streamlight rep.? The Pelican, UK or PT reps.?
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Empath said:
So, how do you interpret this comment from Mag?
"There are some benefits to the LED light source but there are some drawbacks also..."
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I think this means the luxeon lottery. As snakebite said, in the quantities Mag produces, the lottery would be a friggin' nightmare.
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The quality of Mags is, I think, very very good. The brightest single LED flashlight in the world (MR X), is in a Mag body.
The last light that was the brightest single LED (Space Needle II) was in a Mag body.
I have always liked Mags, and if they ever make an LED light, I'll get one, if I like it.
Surefire's quality is higher than that of Mag, but I still don't have one, because they haven't made one yet that I like.
That's all I have to say.
Wait, I didn't say much of anything, did I? Just a bunch of quotes...
