Looking for (first) EDC light...

[cnuulhu]

Hi CPF!

I’m new to the world of good flashlights and am looking for an EDC light. Looking around a bit, I'm liking the Eagletac D25C Mini. In particular, I like that it:

• Takes a single CR123a,
• Is nice and small with a fixed pocket clip,
• Is capable of producing 200+ lumens OTF
  (I know, I know, lumens ratings aren't comparable to one another, but just note that I like the output), and
• Is available for USD $40.00.

The one thing I don't care for is that it's a twisty. I have seen the clicky version of this light, but I'm not sure I care for the interface on that either. Why can’t I access the highest Turbo output along with the rest? What's the POINT of a mode that just goes between Turbo and Strobe? Why couldn't the D25C Clicky be just like the D25C, but... clicky?

I was considering just ignoring my (admittedly minor) complaints with these lights and choosing one or the other, but then I figured that as a newb I really don't know my options very well, so why not ask you guys first? Note that while I am partial toward clickies, what I really don't like is the back-and-forth, back-and-forth twisty motion to change modes; I might not mind a twisty with a different action.

TL;DR - Want something with size, output, and price similar to the Eagletac D25C, but without the twisty action of the Mini or the unnecessary "output groups" of the Clicky.

 

[Random Dan]

Zebralight SC31, Fenix PD22, Sunwayman M11R are all worth taking a good look at.

 

[HerecomestheBoom]

The D25C Clicky isn't that hard to operate. I know it sounds unbelievably complicated on paper, but it'll quickly make sense once you have it in your hands.

I'm not sure if is as reliable as the twisty though, mine isn't anyways 🙁

You might prefer the simplicity of the Olight S10 better, have a look at that one I'd say.