Fenix EO5

Awesome light. I bought my second after giving my first one to a co-worker. The optic and resulting beam pattern is perfect for many every-day tasks, the size is wonderfully small, the output and the runtime seem perfectly selected.

I am more excited about this little light than by many lights that are much more expensive.
 
I gave in too. Had the R4 version in black. Got the R2 in blue recently. Nice lights.

My R2 version is throwier and a much warmer tint...while the R4 is floodier and cooler.

Great pair.....and it BUGS me that there's a purple one out there
also. :devil:
 
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I am more excited about this little light than by many lights that are much more expensive.
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It's not too surprising, really. The "AAA Battery Vampire" light class has been neglected for a long time by manufacturers, and Fenix seems to be the only one (okay, the first one) that's wised up and realized people still have a use for a little keychain light that can run all night on a single battery.
 
If I wouldn't be a flashaholic, a Fenix E05 surely would suffice 90% of the time I *need* to use a light. Anything throwier would be covered by a well adjusted M@glite with LED Dropin.

I really like this light because of its great beam profile perfectly illuminating the passenger side seat area on my smart car when getting my shopping bags.

Good thing I started this hobby - nothing beats a nice Surefire 6P in hands when talking to a client (on the phone)

Cheers
Thorsten
 
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I just got this light about a week ago, and really like it! The 27 lumens along with the floody beam and cool color temp makes is MUCH more useful than I had even anticipated!
I'm finding myself using it every night. 🙂
 
Jeff E. said:
I just got this light about a week ago, and really like it! The 27 lumens along with the floody beam and cool color temp makes is MUCH more useful than I had even anticipated!
I'm finding myself using it every night. 🙂
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Glad to hear someone else liking it as well. I use it regularly in my EDC rotation and still like it. It indeed has plenty of light for lots of tasks. Oh, and :welcome:
 
Got one yesterday this is a killer little light! I find myself seeking smaller and smaller lights lights that are less bright as well!
 
rookiedaddy said:
@Batang Regla, see below:

Code: 
                         iTP A3  EOS        Fenix E05
======================================================
LED                     XP-E/XP-G          XP-E/XP-G

Light Projection       LOP Reflector    Diffuser Optics

Power                    1 x AAA           1 x AAA

Brightness Mode          1 or 3               1

UI                     Head twisty       Head twisty

Clip                      Yes                 No

Tail-stand                No                  Yes

PWM                       Yes                 No

Body Material         HA Aluminum         HA Aluminum
                    Stainless Steel
                       Titanium

Body Colour (AL)   Black, Gray, Golden   Black/Purple/Blue
                   Blue, Purple, Red
Note that iTP A3 EOS is now replaced by newer Olight EOS i3 (with stronger clip system and able to tail-stand). 🙂
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The L0D-CE clip works just fine on the E05 🙂
 
I've had it buying AAA flashlights, and trying to find a reason to buy an E05 is just beyond me. You're not going to buy a bad Fenix anywhere. They're just too good; however, I just don't like the triple-A battery for anything. I just bought a Fenix LD15, and it just delivers anything I could want in a small household flashlight (well, it could have a magnetic clip on the side for the refrigerator...just kidding!) But seriously, I need a very low setting, and the LD15 has two very nice settings. It's much nicer than the E05 because it has a low setting of 8 lumens for almost 40 hours (almost a full work week). And when you do need the light, you get a very comfortable 117 lumens for 1.5 hours. Just about everyone I've loaned it to says they want one, including my brother and sister, who, whilst borrowing it to take out the trash in a very dark back yard, not only wanted to know where they could get one, but tried to yank it off me rather than return it!

I love small guns and I love small flashlights, yet I love large folding knives. Like any other Fenix, the E05 will have its following; but I'm not going to be one of them. The AAA is just too limiting.
 
I have both the LD15 and E05. E05 stays on the keyring with a lithium battery in it and the LD15 with an enloop usually sits in my cargo pocket.

Love them both and carry both with me constantly. The other flash is my SC600 and recently Xeno E03 but they are too big for a pocket and stay in my bag until needed.
 
Dressing up my E05...
CamoE05_01.jpg

using Digi Camo duct tape...

and...
CamoE05_03.jpg

to provide more grip... nice! :thumbsup:
 
I just ordered one of these the other day (~$12, why not?) and am pretty excited to throw this on my key chain and just have a replacement for my AAA Mag that used to be there. This simple light has pretty much all of the functionality from it I'm going to require for a AAA light.

I'll let you know more when it comes in, but at the moment, those that don' like this light because it's not feature-y enough, well, there're plenty of other lights to drown yourself in features with. 😉

For what it is, i think this light should probably be just about right. Of course, if it's not I'll let you know 🙂
 
Everyone seems to love this little light. I almost bought one after reading all the fuss but had a look and the single output puts me right off. Nothing about it that'd make me replace my current key chain light (ITP A3 EOS). I know 30lm is enough for most occasions for a key chain but it's nice knowing up to 96lm is available on my itp.
 
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I was one of the first to buy one. The single 30lm mode is not bright enough in some situation and wastes battery life in other situations. Don't need 30lm for reading or going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. 30lm is not bright enough for walking outside when there is some ambient light. If you already have a multi-mode AAA light, save your money. As a gift light to an average person, it's great.
 
davidt1 said:
I was one of the first to buy one. The single 30lm mode is not bright enough in some situation and wastes battery life in other situations. Don't need 30lm for reading or going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. 30lm is not bright enough for walking outside when there is some ambient light. If you already have a multi-mode AAA light, save your money. As a gift light to an average person, it's great.
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Of all the reviews I've read on this forum about the EO5, I have to say I disagree. Just sayin'.
 
This isn't a perfect light. A low, low mode and a higher mode would be nice. Neutral tint would be nice. But for a one level keychain light with such an extremely useful beam pattern and at this price point, I don't think anything beats it. I got mine a few months ago to replace a busted IlluminaTi. I bought my wife one a couple of weeks ago when REI had a 20% off coupon. It was a steal at $16. The night after I gave it to her she was working at our kids' school carnival and had to get some supplies out of a truck. None of the other people there (including security :shakehead) had a flashlight. Her E05 easily lit up the pitch-dark truck. After all these years of trying to convince her of the utility of EDCing a flashlight, I think the E05 did it.
 
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