ITP C9 Arrived.

[putbinoot]

Well although i am no flashaholic the quality of what turned up on my door was quite amazing and although it did not cost the earth price is not always a sign of quality. Threads are nice, nice bit grease at the o ring and two spare rings plus clicky cover and lanyard. The brightness control is excellent and i think the actual design is great also and perfect size for my hand. All in all a quality light and a great price, if there other lights are as good a finish people should give them serious consideration when looking for a light. Two things I would like to point out first and this was picked up in the excellent review by selfbuilt

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=205780

but missed by me when reading the review when you turn the light of if you turn back on again within 5 seconds it moves onto the next output "userdefined/strobe/sos" which i don't like, i wish they would move these functions into a seperate area i know other manufacturers do, i don't know if this is a simple software reprogram required but it would be nice if maybe you had to hold the clicky down for a few sections before these could be accessed. Lastly and this goes for a lot of flashlight this size i think they are to big for your keys and to be lying in your pocket all cr123a size torches in my opinon should come with a clip so you can hook them to the inside of your pocket that way you would hardly notice it was there. Anyway just my 2p worth. 8 out of 10.

what turned up.

what i think it needs.

rough mock up.

comments welcome.

 

[mfm]

Maybe you should have bought an iTP SC1, it is a 123-light that comes with a clip and has a switch on the side for switching modes.

 

[putbinoot]

yeah I seen that one but just did not like the design as much, I think it looks strange with the clip fixed halfway up the flashlight. Just thought the C9 was a lot better looking, just needs a clip. The old design over practical use.

 

[putbinoot]

Just had my first flash outside and can't believe how much light comes out this little thing and some good throw. Although when i first turned it on i was a bit dissapointed until I turned on the strobe then realised I had ramped the constant brightness halfway down.:rolleyes: Turned it back up and :D, Still needs a clip.

 

[p moore]

I have the C9 and the C7. The heads are interchangable.I have one Tand one R. I agree, these could use a clip. I have enjoyed both of these lights, they work well, and the varied output comes in very handy.

Paul

 

[putbinoot]

I have the C9 and the C7. The heads are interchangable.I have one Tand one R. I agree, these could use a clip. I have enjoyed both of these lights, they work well, and the varied output comes in very handy.

Paul

yeah paul the variable output is great, i have 3 gripes.
1 sos is actually sososososo and so on there is not the right gap between sos and sos.
2 the 5 second wait you have after off before turning back on to avoid it moving on to strobe.
3 no clip.
change they 3 things and it's a winner.