I know you don't honor what I say but let me try again.
I have an L2 and a U2. I wouldnt think about getting rid of an L4 for the L2. What advantage does the L2 really have, multiple regulated levels. The brightness isn't enough to matter. If you notice over at LED museum, the l2 is 745000mcd vs 700000mcd for the l4. 45000mcd difference isn't that much. I know you think that it is alot but it isn't. He posted the U2 today at over 1800000mcd and my tests show that it is about 25% greater total ouput over the L2. Guess what, even with this difference you won't notice that much of a greater usable distance over the L2
So what make the L2 so hot? the lower regulated level. It is still too bright for my nightly tasks ( the u2 is better but I wouldn't mind a .5lumen low level). Now where the L4 shines is the ability to use the McGizmo device to really get what you will want at the camp ground, about 10lumens or so.
So you don't have a regulated low level, guess what it won't make that big of a difference in runtime plus why would you care since you can us rechargables in the L4 and I can't in the L2!
Of course you could just get a nice Lightwave for camping and never worry about regulation or burn time again. The Lightwave4000 I got a few years ago when they can out still hasn't needed a batt change and i only did so recently just to preempt corrosion.
GL,
I have an L2 and a U2. I wouldnt think about getting rid of an L4 for the L2. What advantage does the L2 really have, multiple regulated levels. The brightness isn't enough to matter. If you notice over at LED museum, the l2 is 745000mcd vs 700000mcd for the l4. 45000mcd difference isn't that much. I know you think that it is alot but it isn't. He posted the U2 today at over 1800000mcd and my tests show that it is about 25% greater total ouput over the L2. Guess what, even with this difference you won't notice that much of a greater usable distance over the L2
So what make the L2 so hot? the lower regulated level. It is still too bright for my nightly tasks ( the u2 is better but I wouldn't mind a .5lumen low level). Now where the L4 shines is the ability to use the McGizmo device to really get what you will want at the camp ground, about 10lumens or so.
So you don't have a regulated low level, guess what it won't make that big of a difference in runtime plus why would you care since you can us rechargables in the L4 and I can't in the L2!
Of course you could just get a nice Lightwave for camping and never worry about regulation or burn time again. The Lightwave4000 I got a few years ago when they can out still hasn't needed a batt change and i only did so recently just to preempt corrosion.
GL,