Even if the brightness and beam were right, it uses an R4 not an S2. :sick2: 🙄 And XP-G's are green. ALL of them. Kermit the Frog green.
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Even if the brightness and beam were right, it uses an R4 not an S2. :sick2: 🙄 And XP-G's are green. ALL of them. Kermit the Frog green.
Nonsense.
If there is any green in the led then maybe the diffuser type optic will help appear more white. I have noticed with some of my greenish XP-G lights when i put a diffuser on it looks a little better.
I just saw the EO5 on the 4Sevens site and am very interested in it. I like the size and AAA battery. But I'm wondering about a question posed earlier in this thread. I'm fairly new to these lights and am wondering if someone with my level of experience would even notice the difference between R2 and R4. Are 3 lumens that much of a difference in this light? And is the R4 significantly better than the R2? Thanks for any info you can provide a newbie.
swxb12
Flashlight Enthusiast
If Fenix would take a page out of Peak's book and offer the optic on the ld01 I'd be all over it. For now, awaiting eo5 reviews 🙂
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jimbo231
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The xp-g R5 in my eagletac p20a2 mark II is very white and not green at all.
The XP-G R4 is a little more efficient and brighter while the XR-E R2 but I don't think you will notice any difference in brightness, not with 3 lumens. Generally the R4 is more of a floody beam and wide soft hotspot depending on the relflector. The XR-E is know for it's throw but depending on the reflector can be a good mix of flood/throw.
It's really hard to say what the difference will be with the E05 R4 and R2 because I have never had or scene a light with that type of optic. It could end up the R4 is all bright flood with no hotspot and the R2 a little less brighter spill with a dim hotspot, that's just a guess.
Also I just assume they mean XR-E R2 but it could also be the XP-E R2, has anyone heard?
rookiedaddy
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nanotech17
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the circuit board was born on July 24th 2010 🙂
This light looks awesome. I can see My intended use will be as a back up light. I love the fact that it has one brightness level. I don't want to fumble with settings and outputs when I need light.
There have been some posts about "Joe average guy who doesn't know anything in the world about flashlights and thinks his mini mag is the best".
Why does a light with only one output only qualify for the unenlightened?
For my intended use, as a backup, when I need light I most likely will be in the dark because my EDC just died, and to have this light come on with a twist will be awesome.
I wont have to wonder what mode I used last Tuesday to find a cat toy under the couch.. It will be nice not to have tactical strobe come on when I am trying to unlock my door..
I know this isn't the most advanced light on the market, but a 30 Lumen flood single stage light sounds awesome. Especially at this price.
-Bobby
There have been some posts about "Joe average guy who doesn't know anything in the world about flashlights and thinks his mini mag is the best".
Why does a light with only one output only qualify for the unenlightened?
For my intended use, as a backup, when I need light I most likely will be in the dark because my EDC just died, and to have this light come on with a twist will be awesome.
I wont have to wonder what mode I used last Tuesday to find a cat toy under the couch.. It will be nice not to have tactical strobe come on when I am trying to unlock my door..
I know this isn't the most advanced light on the market, but a 30 Lumen flood single stage light sounds awesome. Especially at this price.
-Bobby
ColoradoClimber
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I've been using this light for 2 days now and it is perfect for my EDC. The light is soft enough that I read on a plane last night and strong enough with it's wide beam that it can light up my backyard that is about 25 yards deep and 20 yards wide.
Great job on this one Fenix!
Great job on this one Fenix!
coyote
Flashlight Enthusiast
bobby,
i started that post. i wasn't saying that a single-stage unit isn't for the enlightened (they sure are!!!), only that the unenlightened are usually better served by single-mode units.
ie: last year i gave a bunch of Maratac, iTP, IlluminaTi and LF2XT multilevel lights to non-flashaholics family/friends, explaining to each how the levels were changed.
over the next year almost every single person came back asking me to show them again how to use it, or asking why their light wasn't as bright as i first showed them, or asked why the brightness isn't the same every time they used it, or didn't even remembered it had different levels. in the case of the LF2XT they got lost in the custom settings and couldn't get out, being left with only a strobing unit.
in my experience, most part time users just want a light to turn on and off, not something they have to remember how to use.
I understand what your saying, I was not going after you, just the general vibe I have been seeing around here lately.
(Thank you for your civil response BTW:wave🙂
I really do not like when a new light gets bashed because it doesn't do what that person wants. (.000002 Lumens, 43 modes ect)
As for the unenlightened folk:
I gifted some of the ITP 3 stage lights and everyone was able to understand them fairly quickly, (after a quick lesson of course)
I do give out E01's, and your correct, its much easier to give someone a light that "just works"
but
If you bought a LF2XT for someone not crazy like us, then you deserve to be their private customer support agent!😛
-Bobby
mcnair55
Flashlight Enthusiast
I understand what your saying, I was not going after you, just the general vibe I have been seeing around here lately.
(Thank you for your civil response BTW:wave🙂
I really do not like when a new light gets bashed because it doesn't do what that person wants. (.000002 Lumens, 43 modes ect)
As for the unenlightened folk:
I gifted some of the ITP 3 stage lights and everyone was able to understand them fairly quickly, (after a quick lesson of course)
I do give out E01's, and your correct, its much easier to give someone a light that "just works"
but
If you bought a LF2XT for someone not crazy like us, then you deserve to be their private customer support agent!😛
-Bobby
Totally with you on both counts,i am having one as it is just a single mode and bright enough for its intended use.Also for non flash peeps ideal.
What I find very very strange and it occurs post after post is for example "I need a light for my Dad/Mother etc etc to replace the old tin light from Ever Ready or where ever".A one mode little light like this is ideal for most jobs compared to what they had before but many members urge the op to look at the latest James Bond 007 multi mode multi kill light costing an arm and a leg just because they like us are light crazy,the average Joe Punter justs wants a simple on/off thank you light.I got my son a simple Cyba Lite clickie for xmas last and he loves it,thinks it is the dogs danglies.
Notsure Fire
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lol Well put. New lights should be bought, but spending within reason.
coyote
Flashlight Enthusiast
...I gifted some of the ITP 3 stage lights and everyone was able to understand them fairly quickly, (after a quick lesson of course)...
but...If you bought a LF2XT for someone not crazy like us, then you deserve to be their private customer support agent!😛
i'm with ya bobby :twothumbs
guess the folks i gave lessons too were so damn busy and distracted that the explanation didn't sink in. modern society....
and the reason a tech-savvy buddy got my LF2XT was that i couldn't handle it myself. too damn many options for me and him, it appears. hell, right after i got it i spent a whole evening trying to get out of its "hidden" modes and thought maybe this buddy would be smarter than me. guess not...
Thanks for your pics and all your input rookiedaddy, do you plan on testing the runtime on Energizer lithium?
