Gerber Recon review - FLR.com
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Lara
Newly Enlightened
Putting in three colored LED's instead of the lenses + selector might have been a better idea. I don't know but having a blue emitter using phosphor (?) to become a white LED and then putting a blue lens in front of it appears to be a very inefficient design.
TORCH_BOY
Flashlight Enthusiast
I noticed that the Red Green and Blue filters inhibit the
amount of available light
amount of available light
davidefromitaly
Enlightened
like lara say: why use filters? they can use a white led and a RGB led or 3 separate leds...
ACMarina
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yeah, because it's cheaper to put a filter in front of a light that they already make (Infinity) with a little bit of a head to hold the filters. The additional LEDs and electronics to make it all work would be more expensive. .
Turt
Enlightened
I believe batterystation has em.
Turt
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nerdgineer
Flashlight Enthusiast
Boy, does this make me wish for the old Infinity Ultras to come back... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif
Penguin
Enlightened
Really? what's so bad about the newer Infinities and Recon?
ACMarina
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well, comparing the new and old Infinity, the new ones just don't feel as solid as the old ones do. Best as I can tell, Gerber improved the light from the complaints people had, and I think they tried to make things better while seeing if they could cut costs a little. The only complaints seem to have been taken care of, at the expense of a little bit less solid of a light.
The Recon is basically the Infinity with a rotating head on the front to change colors of light, using filters. Kinda makes an already strange light a little more strange. .
The Recon is basically the Infinity with a rotating head on the front to change colors of light, using filters. Kinda makes an already strange light a little more strange. .
Penguin
Enlightened
I have an Ultra-G and it's wonderful, nicest tint in a 5mm I've seen (beats out AAA-P's!!) It's solid. Hmm... I think the newer Gerber Infinities LOOK nicer. I ordered a Recon, but it hasn't arrived yet. What makes the newer Infinity less solid? Maybe I should avoid the newer ones...
nerdgineer
Flashlight Enthusiast
In answer to Penguin - Maybe it's just me but I thought the old Infinity Ultras were a kind of perfection, like the Arc AAA. It was about as bright as you can reasonably drive a 5mm LED (up there with the Dorcy 1AAA and the Arc AA/AAAs) - which is about twice as bright as the Recon. It was a small envelope for a 1AA light while the Recon has (I think) and ungainly head size for not much light. The front twisty was well sealed, smooth, and well protected from accidental turn on, and it had good run time. It was basically just rock solid and perfectly functional. Now it's become a big Sonic, which I like less, while the Recon seems to be to be a big, ungainly, and dim Sonic.
Ordered one from Battery Station. Best price I could find. Thanks all for the info, glad I found this site.
cratz2
Flashlight Enthusiast
I think I still would like to get one. I think I could skip the white output all together. I think it would be pretty cool if Peak could somehow offer a 3LED 1AA that had one red one blue and one green LED that you could somehow manually select the color.
I know CPFers have a strong tendency towards a 'brighter is always better' mentality which I try to avoid as I definately believe in using the right tool for the job but I would like a tad more output. Even with the current design, maybe have the red very dim (maybe though use of a cheaper red filter/lens but the green and blue could maybe use a higher quality filter/lens. Those output numbers just look very, very low to me.
But like I said, I'll probably still pick one up.
I know CPFers have a strong tendency towards a 'brighter is always better' mentality which I try to avoid as I definately believe in using the right tool for the job but I would like a tad more output. Even with the current design, maybe have the red very dim (maybe though use of a cheaper red filter/lens but the green and blue could maybe use a higher quality filter/lens. Those output numbers just look very, very low to me.
But like I said, I'll probably still pick one up.
ACMarina
Flashlight Enthusiast
Don't get me wrong, the new style is sleek and cool, but it's just not as sturdy feeling as the old style IMO. And the toughness was a big part of the selling point to me, which made the Ultra-G even more fun. .
Mini Review:
Ordered from Battery Station on Wednesday, received it today, $26.95 including shipping.
Pros:
Great size
Decent amount of light output. I shut all the lights off and put on just the red led and was able to distinguish objects at about 16 feet.
You can set the tail cap (twist on/off) just barely off and utilize it as a push on/off
Cons:
The detent has some play, but not enough to change the light pattern.
The belt clip is worthless. I don't think it's sturdy enough to be reliable. I'll likely remove it completely and either build a lanyard or get a small holster. Additionally, when trying to remove the clip, it scratches the poop out of the body.
Overall I like it, it's well worth the money.
Ordered from Battery Station on Wednesday, received it today, $26.95 including shipping.
Pros:
Great size
Decent amount of light output. I shut all the lights off and put on just the red led and was able to distinguish objects at about 16 feet.
You can set the tail cap (twist on/off) just barely off and utilize it as a push on/off
Cons:
The detent has some play, but not enough to change the light pattern.
The belt clip is worthless. I don't think it's sturdy enough to be reliable. I'll likely remove it completely and either build a lanyard or get a small holster. Additionally, when trying to remove the clip, it scratches the poop out of the body.
Overall I like it, it's well worth the money.
