Fenix L2D: cost, alternatives?

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Fallingwater

Fallingwater

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My L1S is still going strong, but at times I find myself wanting MORE POWER.
For a while I toyed with the idea of getting a L2T, but the output difference wasn't enough to justify the expense.
The newer L2D seems exactly what I was looking for.

Two questions:
1) the lowest price I've found on eBay is 58.50 USD delivered (I'm in Italy). Do you know of any place where I could find it cheaper that are either in europe or ship overseas?
2) The L2D is good, but I'd be even happier with a light that had the same output and was powered by one 123 cell. If my calculations are correct a single 800mah 3.7v RCR123 should have about half the energy of two 2600mah AAs, so I could expect half the battery life on maximum. This means about 50 minutes, which would be perfectly acceptable to me if it meant I could keep it in the pocket as I do with the L1S now.
Does such a thing exist?

Thanks :)
 
The Fenix-Store has free worldwide shipping and the L2D is $55.

From the Fenix Shipping Page:

"That means for those of you who are international customers,
there are not extra charges from us period. Yes, thats right,
FREE international shipping!! But please allow 1-2 weeks for
international orders as they are shipped by airmail."
 
Well, that settles the first problem.

LA OZ: the Amilite is nice (what's the difference between Cree and Seoul emitters, anyway?), but too expensive. The others are powered by one AA, so they're bound to be dimmer than the L2D, unless their converters are really beating the cell to death.
 
The Seoul tend to be more of a flood light. It however depends on the reflector design. The Amilite is a flood light and the small form that I like. All I need is two stages and the rest have many useless stages and function. AA size is nice to carry as you have experienced with the L1S. I have the L2T and it is too long for me to carry on the daily basis.
 
@Fallingwater

You can run the rexlight and the jetbeam on 14500(rechargable li-batts in AA size), then they will be as bright as the L2D. Even though there are no real reports yet about the Rexlight, the only preview we had so far says it's 80% as bright as P1D which isroughly the same as L2D. You could also do this with the L1D, but then you will lose the different levels, the light will be on max output on all the modes, until the battery drops to 3.0V. I would prefer this solution, since the UI is great on Fenix L1D/L2D, and pretty bad on the jetbeam and rexligth, in my opinion.
You can get inexpensive 14500batteries and chargers at www.dealextreme.com and www.kaidomain.com

There is another budget option, light, charger and batteries for 40USD shipped, but nobody has tested the light yet.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=159597
 
Lobo said:
the only preview we had so far says it's 80% as bright as P1D which isroughly the same as L2D
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I didn't actually know about the P1D's existence. I looked it up and it seems exactly what I want, but... $70 is quite expensive...

You could also do this with the L1D, but then you will lose the different levels
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Wait, you're telling me the L2D's head will run fine with a 3.7 volt lithium-ion cell? I thought it'd blow...
 
The L1D and L2D has the exact same head, and it's rated at 4,0V. Plenty of users here run their L1D on 14500, no reports yet of blown head. Only thing is that the circuitry will be bypassed until the voltage drops to 3,0V, so only one level of light.
 
If you plan to use rechargeable 3.7v RCR123s batteries, then do NOT get the Amilite Neo T5! There is a thread about the emitter dying in this light, and it is suggested that it is because of 3.7v RCRs. If you plan to use primaries, however, I highly suggest it, it's great.
 
and don't forget that as a CPF member we get 5% discount.. so L2D-CE will only cost $52.25
 
Lobo said:
The L1D and L2D has the exact same head, and it's rated at 4,0V. Plenty of users here run their L1D on 14500, no reports yet of blown head. Only thing is that the circuitry will be bypassed until the voltage drops to 3,0V, so only one level of light.
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It appears I'm set, then. I can use the L2D on 2 AAs when I'm home and don't need to carry it around, and I can use my L1S's body with the L2D's head to run it on a rechargeable 14500 for carry-around duty.
Should I need the various modes I can build myself a 123 holder and use a regulated "3 volt" RCR123, which shouldn't get above 3.2 volts even when fully charged, so I'd get the small size AND the modes.

Ok, I'm about to order the L2D. If anyone has any good reason why I shouldn't, speak now or forever be silent :p
 
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Yeah, 19 bucks for what is effectively a short length of metal pipe sounds pretty ridiculous to me...
I'll just get an actual metal pipe, use my angle grinder to trim it to size, paint it and have a shop put the screw threads on it.

dardar said:
Well, not to prevent you from buying the l2d but here a video of a p1d ce someone made sometimes ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Oyixf_grA
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It's very very nice, and if it had the same price of the L2D I'd get it instead. But 80 bucks is over the line of what I can afford to spend on a flashlight. I'm not quite that much of a flashaholic yet. :p
Or to put it another way, I don't yet have an actual income. :p
 
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