Thanks you dont have to go to all that trouble I believe you I just wanted to know if it could or not.
I think one point isnt being considered here and thats the muliple tube extensions? Are you really going you hold it with your thumb at the back when you have a few extenders attached and the head is a foot from the button. That wouldnt be very ergonomic to be holding it at the back with such a long tube extending so far forward. Furthermore wouldnt the use you describe really only apply if you want to point it straight ahead and not for long period of time? Ergonomics of one or the other switch type would be entirely dependent as to how the user wants to use it. Im considering this light to replace a TK40 that I do a bit of animal spotlighting in trees. The switch at the back is of no benefit for this you have to use both hands to hold and change beam strength. When your pointing the light up at trees to have the light up over your shoulder trying to flex your wrist to get the light at near 90 degrees would be very awkward. So to if you were doing a longer walk or night hike to be holding your arm up for great lengths like that really isnt practical. Thats why you have those for tactical use and rear switches and those with a conventional for many other purposes. I have half a dozen or so lights and they all have rear switches and thats ok for the smaller ones by and large but I need something with a side switch, to be categorised as a department store user because I want a side switch for use in a way you may not use your light I think is perhaps not considering a number of different possibilities. Horses for courses as they say.
