Sorry if it's been asked before but I dont know which ones are focusable and which ones are not. Please suggest a LED that takes at least two batteries(any types) and you can focus and unfocus , brightest( meaning whitest) under $70. Thanks alot. Ben
Focusable LED with Two Batts
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Marduke
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Marduke
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Q5 is brighter and more efficient. Until the newest R-bins hit the shelves, the Q5 is the current best and brightest for LED's.
This is my favorite....
http://www.quality-items-flashlight...eon-V-Focus-LED-Flashlight-Black-housing.html
It is focusable, uses two AA batteries, and is fairly easy to modify with a high-efficiency Seoul P4. My mod took me about 1 hour. But even without the mod, it's fairly bright and has a 5-hour run time.
http://www.quality-items-flashlight...eon-V-Focus-LED-Flashlight-Black-housing.html
It is focusable, uses two AA batteries, and is fairly easy to modify with a high-efficiency Seoul P4. My mod took me about 1 hour. But even without the mod, it's fairly bright and has a 5-hour run time.
I understand the lure of wanting to be able to focus "just so you can", but in every real world situation in which I've used my L2D/Q5, I have yet to want to either focus narrower OR spread any more.
It reaches extremely well for a 2-AA (180 lumens) and at it's lowest setting (11 lumens) it's still more bright and spready than I need for middle of the night trips around the house to see where the dog threw up, yet offers a strong but soft hot spot that fits virtually every situation perfectly.
For general use at night, I think I even prefer the L2D most times over my Tiablo A9s. Yes the Tiablo is obviously brigher and throws better, but it's beam is distinctly narrower with a harder edge around the hot spot, and a lot of times you want to have a wider view at closer distances (mostly under 150 feet) which the L2D does very well.
At about $60, you might want to get one and THEN see if you still think you need a focusable light. It's my bet that you won't.
It reaches extremely well for a 2-AA (180 lumens) and at it's lowest setting (11 lumens) it's still more bright and spready than I need for middle of the night trips around the house to see where the dog threw up, yet offers a strong but soft hot spot that fits virtually every situation perfectly.
For general use at night, I think I even prefer the L2D most times over my Tiablo A9s. Yes the Tiablo is obviously brigher and throws better, but it's beam is distinctly narrower with a harder edge around the hot spot, and a lot of times you want to have a wider view at closer distances (mostly under 150 feet) which the L2D does very well.
At about $60, you might want to get one and THEN see if you still think you need a focusable light. It's my bet that you won't.
A problem with focus in a light, at least a low cost one, is the risk of BAD dark rings in the beam. People put aftermarket reflectors in the big Maglites to somewhat make up for the problem, but I suspect that the problem might be worse in lights with small reflectors???
As Zenster says, in a small light a general purpose beam with adjustable intensity does a lot. My single AA LF5 has great spill, but when I put it at max output then I can as far as I effectively could in daytime, using the centre spot in the woodlands I walk through.
If you really want a 2AA zoom light, you could go with a Maglite this size, but you want get intensity adjustment, and it's much more useful.
f22shift
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r2's are out. not worth upgrading compared to a q5 though
Bunk3r
Newly Enlightened
yeah having been a mag user for many years i thought i would miss the focus feature, but when my L2D arrived and i used it i didnt miss the focus, as its spot is brighter than the mag on spot and its spill is brighter than the mag on flood, but all at once! -best of both!
Gunner12
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I think once you start using a good high power LED light, you don't have to worry about focusing the light anymore.
In your price range, I would recommend the L2D-Rebel 100(warmer/yellower tint) or the L2D-CE Q5(white and a bit brighter). Don't forget the 8% off coupon, "CPF8"
Or if you want cheaper, look at Dealextreme and Kaidomain's Cree/Seoul section(like this light).
In your price range, I would recommend the L2D-Rebel 100(warmer/yellower tint) or the L2D-CE Q5(white and a bit brighter). Don't forget the 8% off coupon, "CPF8"
Or if you want cheaper, look at Dealextreme and Kaidomain's Cree/Seoul section(like this light).
Brozneo
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Hehe get a MagLED.... 2D or 2C... hehe
