Is xenon dead?

[Lightfoot]

Just wondering what peoples views are towards xenon bulbs these days. Seems to me LEDs have taken over but but i'm a flashlight lightfoot so i'm interested in anyones opinions? is anyone still buying xenon?

LF

 

[computernut]

I have a Surefire E2E, two A2's, and a G3 all purchased in the past year. My EDC is usually an LED due to the size, battery life, and multi-levels. Outdoors I love incans for the colour.

 

[kramer5150]

I dont think so, at least not yet. As long as LED CRI remains lower than incan, there will always be a market for incan LAs.

 

[lctorana]

Last time I turned on each of my xenon lights, they all worked.

 

[Kestrel]

Xenon is so last week. The next big thing is Radon bulbs.

 

[DM51]

Xenon is so last week. The next big thing is Radon bulbs.

I'm sure Mr. Luthor must be working on something that utilizes Krypton...

 

[lolzertank]

I seem to remember that halogen bulbs have xenon in them. :shrug:

 

[Kestrel]

I'm sure Mr. Luthor must be working on something that utilizes Krypton...

LOL, good double-entendre. :thumbsup:

 

[hoongern]

By the looks of the incan forum, doesn't look dead to me.

But if you were asking whether the xenon gas does not have life in it; 'life' meaning what humans, animals and trees have, then yes, I can assure you that xenon is "dead". :)

I don't think any photography guys would want to use anything less than 100CRI....

 

[Illum]

I seem to remember that halogen bulbs have xenon in them. :shrug:

halogen bulbs always contain xenon, and then some....Halogen groups a big group:whistle:

 

[Chrontius]

I suggest you look at the IMR bulbs (and heck, the ES energy saver ones too) that Lumens Factory is putting out. Nothing else can do thick, chewy amps like xenon superbulbs. Talk to me when the TK40 or TK45 drops below a hundred bucks - until then I'll have a ROP on bedside duty, too.

 

[rje58]

I own more LED lights than incans, but I use the incans more... I love the color rendition with incans - especially outdoors.

My favorite light is a Surefire M3, my EDC is a CR2A with an E1E head and Z68. So for me, incans are very 'live'.

 

[RA40]

I think I have a Scorpion that still works. That light hasn't seen use for years. For me, I've not had much interest simply because I grew tried of bulb replacements and they invariably die when in the middle of some lighting task. After the 2x123 incidents, it lost a great deal of appeal and 1x123 was my preference. LED was the easier choice at the time since it offered sufficient light for the tasks at hand. Even better now even in 1x battery combos.

 

[Beacon of Light]

Xenon is so last week. The next big thing is Radon bulbs.

Xenon is so last century/millenium/1970s. One look at my sig should be the last rememberance of what Xenon was.

 

[american lockpicker]

I mainly use xenon now(was using LEDs) since I've been able to get Maglite Magnum star bulbs for most of my lights.

 

[lctorana]

Xenon is so last century/millenium/1970s. One look at my sig should be the last rememberance of what Xenon was.

I see 3 lights that took vacuum bulbs, plus a 1940s-era MiniMax valve radio "B" battery. And 2 Zinc-Carbon cells.

Your point about Xenon is what, exactly?

 

[kaichu dento]

I see 3 lights that took vacuum bulbs, plus a 1940s-era MiniMax valve radio "B" battery. And 2 Zinc-Carbon cells.

Your point about Xenon is what, exactly?

Not to mention that those lights are the kind that xenon replaced! :D

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

No a single gas type is dead. They are all pretty darn much alive and kicking like a mule... Argon, Xenon, Oxygen, Nitrogen...

But if you are talking about bulbs that contain Xenon, they ain't dead either. Ask Osram, Phillips, Welch Allyn, General Electric and Carley. Not to mention countless OEM manufacturers in China and in all Asia.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

Xenon is so last century/millenium/1970s. One look at my sig should be the last rememberance of what Xenon was.

Don't forget that LEDs hit the market in the 60's, but alot of nerdy proponents of LEDs act as if such technology was invented last year...

 

[Phaserburn]

I am still very much into my incans. My M90-13V is my fave walking the dog light and it gets repeated use. I love using the EO-13 during the colder months when heat is no longer and issue and I can easily do 30 minute burns (we walk a mile or so).