doubt no more...
Last night I was playing with, I mean scientifically comparing, my LI and my opalec. It was very dark and my eyes were night adjusted for only about 10 mins. before the comparison.
I won't discuss the LI in detail, other than to say it is one Bright S.O.B. with a nice hot spot and great coverage.
But the Opalec, hoooo baby. 50' from my position was a chair against a wall. Without out any light, the chair was undetectable (and remember it is my house, my chair and I knew it was there). The Opalec clearly illuminated it and cast a mild shadow against the wall. It also made visible an area about 8x8 on the wall.
I had no more distance inside to play with, so I started rumaging in darker closets, flashing various items in the darkened rooms, looking under the sofa, behind the washer, examining plumbing connections in the basement, checking for spidey webs in corners and that sort of thing. It handled all tasks with ample light to spare.
So then I used it to read. News print was no problem, no eye strain at all.
As I was doing all this, and even now, I kept thinking, " Holy cr@p, I have this much light available to me for the next 9 1/2 hours with some more to spare after that."
This light stays on me or near me at work and home and will go camping/hiking/ flying as well....along w/ my LI and E2 (and what ever else I have room for)
I submit that this light, while not as bright as some, is plenty bright for the house and field at night and can't be beat(yet) for its constant longevity...plus, it is a really satisfying mod for the techno challenged among us (although I fear I am in the minority on that front).
Last night I was playing with, I mean scientifically comparing, my LI and my opalec. It was very dark and my eyes were night adjusted for only about 10 mins. before the comparison.
I won't discuss the LI in detail, other than to say it is one Bright S.O.B. with a nice hot spot and great coverage.
But the Opalec, hoooo baby. 50' from my position was a chair against a wall. Without out any light, the chair was undetectable (and remember it is my house, my chair and I knew it was there). The Opalec clearly illuminated it and cast a mild shadow against the wall. It also made visible an area about 8x8 on the wall.
I had no more distance inside to play with, so I started rumaging in darker closets, flashing various items in the darkened rooms, looking under the sofa, behind the washer, examining plumbing connections in the basement, checking for spidey webs in corners and that sort of thing. It handled all tasks with ample light to spare.
So then I used it to read. News print was no problem, no eye strain at all.
As I was doing all this, and even now, I kept thinking, " Holy cr@p, I have this much light available to me for the next 9 1/2 hours with some more to spare after that."
This light stays on me or near me at work and home and will go camping/hiking/ flying as well....along w/ my LI and E2 (and what ever else I have room for)
I submit that this light, while not as bright as some, is plenty bright for the house and field at night and can't be beat(yet) for its constant longevity...plus, it is a really satisfying mod for the techno challenged among us (although I fear I am in the minority on that front).
